Wood Construction

N. American lumber prices lose all 2021 gain, with demand dropping after record boom

North American lumber, which at one point was among the world’s best-performing commodities as the pandemic sent construction [...]

Rising trend timber prices in the Netherlands has no end in sight

    Timber prices in the Netherlands have more than doubled in recent months. It's also not [...]

Bergs Timber acquires Performance Timber Product Group

    Bergs Timber AB has acquired UK's Performance Timber Products Group (PTPG). The group, which comprises [...]

Lumber prices will continue to be elevated, says Weyerhaeuser’s CEO

     Weyerhaeuser CEO Devin Stockfish said home-improvement projects are a key driver of lumber prices.  [...]

Japanese timber industry in unprecedented crisis due to supply shortages and record prices

Currently, Japan is suffering from the third timber crisis, with unprecedented supply shortages and extremely high prices of timber. The [...]

US lumber prices likely to stay double the historical average for the next 5 years

     US lumber has probably found a bottom at current levels, but prices will remain over double [...]

U.S. lumber prices expected to fall further as sawmills ramp-up production

The price of U.S. lumber will fall further in the coming months as sawmills increase production, though demand is [...]

Strong rebound in European construction in 2021, says Euroconstruct

    The recovery of the European construction industry is more rapid than initially expected, with much of [...]

Warning in US against European lumber

The North Carolina Building Code Council warns of potentially “catastrophic” failures caused by European lumber. It remains to be seen [...]