Wood Construction

Collapse of China’s real estate giant Evergrande could spread to global markets

Global investors have been paying more and more attention to Evergrande, the sprawling Chinese real estate business on the brink [...]

Södra to expand its CLT business to Denmark

Södra has announced that its complete offering of CLT panels for frame assembly with complementary products and services will [...]

Metsä Group plans EUR 200 million investment in a new LVL mill

    Metsä Group is planning to construct a new LVL mill on its expanding mill area in [...]

No reason to expect that skyrocketing timber prices in Latvia will return to pre-pandemic levels

    In the Latvian timber industry, the sharp rise in prices was caused by an unpredictably high [...]

Supply situation in the German wood market is easing; prices expected to rise

    The situation on the German timber market has eased. The supply crisis in the spring and [...]

North American lumber prices finally start to reverse

    Recent lumber spike in North America highlights potential for a bullish resurgence, with seasonality pointing towards [...]

Czech Republic: Wood prices expected to rise even further

    Unusual increases in wood prices in the Czech Republic continue to impact producers in the furniture [...]

US lumber futures jump due to delivery concerns after Hurricane Ida, cutback at mills

U.S. lumber futures jumped almost 8% to the exchange-imposed limit on concern that damage from Hurricane Ida will [...]

India’s domestic timber demand to be driven up by huge infrastructure demand

The huge demand for infrastructure will inevitably drive a sharp increase in India's domestic timber demand.       [...]

Severe timber shortage in UK as ‘perfect storm’ brings price hikes and delays

    The Covid crisis, Brexit hurdles and surging construction activity have combined to create a ‘huge’ timber [...]