Wood Construction

Global lumber markets benefit from rising prices

Lumber prices have increased worldwide in the second half of 2020 with US prices almost doubling  Lumber Markets [...]

N. America: Wood products pricing volatility likely to persist this year

  Pandemic-related supply constraints likely in new year  A year marked by high demand, supply constraints [...]

BSW acquires the Building and Supply Solutions division of SCA Wood UK

    BSW has acquired the Building and Supply Solutions division of SCA Wood UK, which includes the [...]

West Fraser’s CEO sees homebuilding going strong for years

    Strong homebuilding activity in North America will mean tight wood supply and demand for several more [...]

Evolution of Sweden’s forest industry companies in the pandemic year

    The Swedish forest industry companies' quarterly reports for the third quarter of the year have been [...]

Stora Enso ready to deliver CLT to the US market

Stora Enso has received approval for producing and delivering cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels to the United States in accordance [...]

US lumber prices on the rise again against normal seasonal slowdown

US lumber futures have rallied in November, fueled by strong home construction and remodeling activity amid the pandemic.   [...]

German sawmill industry under rising pressure as Covid-19 infections skyrockets

The Corona crisis goes into the second round in winter and increases the pressure in the individual processing areas within [...]

Global CLT production expected to double by 2025

CLT has become popular in Europe, Japan, North America and Oceania. The global production of  CLT (cross-laminated timber) in [...]

Interfor reports huge lumber sales

Canadian lumber giant Interfor has reported a huge rebound in sales after an earlier COVID-19 setback.    [...]