US lumber prices increase, even if consumption lowers
Prices for framing lumber in the US continued to rise in all species during last week. Yet, trading cooled down [...]
February 15, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / North America
Global wood industry market predictions for 2018
In 2018, the US lumber producers will supply most of the 1.5bbf production gap in British Columbia, while the [...]
February 12, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Wood Energy / Wood-based Panels / China / Europe / North America
Domotex 2018 forecast to be world’s leading trade fair
DOMOTEX held in Hannover, Germany, between 12th and 15th January claims to be the world's leading trade fair for [...]
February 12, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Europe
Norbord reports strong results for 2017, due to strong wood-based panels market
Nordbord has released financial results for full year 2017, with record earning for its business worldwide [...]
February 12, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Wood-based Panels / ...North America
Other suppliers benefit from the US duties on Chinese plywood
US hardwood plywood imports grew strongly in October before declining again in November. Not surprisingly imports from China were significantly [...]
February 12, 2018
Market Analysis / Wood-based Panels / ...China / North America
Laminate flooring is losing market share to non-wood alternatives
Much of the competitive pressure on real-wood flooring comes from the laminate flooring industry, which is large with sales [...]
February 12, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood-based Panels / Europe
Kastamonu raises wood-based panels production at Alabuga plant in Russia
Turkish Kastamonu increased its output in 2017 at the Alabuga plant in Russia. Production of wood-based panels and laminate [...]
February 12, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Market Analysis / ...Wood-based Panels / Europe / Russia
Tarkett invests EUR 70 million in LVT production capacity
Tarkett announced it will invest EUR 70 million during the next three years, for expanding its luxury vinyl tiles (LVT [...]
February 8, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Wood-based Panels / ...Europe / North America
Guangdong wood-based panels exports went down in 2017
Chinese plywood exports from manufacturers in Guangdong Province fell in the first 11 months of 2017 with the largest drop [...]
February 8, 2018
Market Analysis / Wood-based Panels / ...China
Egger grows production at St. Johann mill with Siempelkamp technology
Egger invests in a new short-cycle press at its St. Johann mill in Austria. With the new equipment, the [...]
February 5, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Wood-based Panels / ...Woodworking Machinery / Europe
