Wood Construction

ISC 2022: Softwood market expected to remain subdued short to medium-term

After the successful hybrid event last year in Helsinki, this year the organizers offered once again the opportunity to follow [...]

North American lumber market to remain volatile in Q4/2022-Q1/2023

After surging to record highs at the pinnacle of North America’s pandemic housing market boom, lumber prices have taken [...]

Poland’s wood industry in crisis, as raw material prices are expected to skyrocket

    The Polish wood industry is protesting against the decisions of the State Forests, which lead to [...]

FAO: Consumption of primary processed wood products predicted to grow 37 percent by 2050

Overall consumption of primary processed wood products is expected to grow 37 percent by 2050 in a business-as-usual [...]

Stora Enso inaugurates new CLT production site in the Czech Republic

    Stora Enso’s new production site for cross-laminated timber (CLT) in Ždírec, the Czech [...]

Global CLT market expected to more than double by 2027

The global cross-laminated timber (CLT) market was valued at US$786.71 million in 2019 and is expected to [...]

US lumber prices fell 10% after the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates

   US lumber prices extended their 2-day decline to 10% after the Fed hiked interest rates by 75 [...]

N. American lumber producers are cutting back production, a signal that higher interest rates are taking root

A growing number of Canada’s largest producers, including Canfor Corp. and West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd., recently announced plans [...]

New large glulam production facility to be built in the US

    SmartLam North America’s Dothan Division plans to construct a new production facility in Houston County [...]

N. American softwood lumber prices rise 10%, despite weak housing market

North American softwood lumber prices broke a three-week losing streak and edged higher on Friday, extending its three-day [...]