September 2015 - Global Wood Markets Info

Brazil: Current prices for logs, sawnwood and plywood

Brazilian logs, mill yard, domestic US$ per m3 [...]

September 30, 2015

China to increase wood construction

China is committed to increasing the use of wood in future construction, as set out in a directive signed by [...]

September 30, 2015

Chinese company Fenglin to build massive wood-processing plant in New Zealand

A Chinese company plans to invest US$250 million to build a massive wood-processing plant in New Zealand. Fenglin [...]

September 28, 2015

Global prices for hardwood chips down 14%

Prices for hardwood chips traded overseas have been in steady decline since November 2011. In less than four years, the [...]

September 26, 2015

The German wood industry reports slowdown in growth

The German wood industry recorded in the first half of the year a slight increase in sales of 1.2 [...]

September 19, 2015

US softwood lumber shipments to China down 50%

In the first half of 2015, US softwood lumber exports to China dropped nearly 50% to 247,290 cubic metres [...]

September 18, 2015

Italian woodworking sector sees 15.9% international demand growth

In the second quarter 2015, Italian woodworking technology orders have increased, as further evidence of the positive trend that characterized [...]

September 17, 2015

Yildiz Entegre buys two Siempelkamp MDF/HDF plants

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September 16, 2015

Slight increase for wood pellets prices in Switzerland

In September, the retail price for ENplus A1 wood pellets in Switzerland is slightly higher than the previous month. The [...]

September 13, 2015

Tolko cuts sawmill production due to low Chinese demand

Tolko Industries Ltd. decided to reduce the operating footprint of their Quest Wood lumber mill, due to continued market challenges [...]

September 12, 2015

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