US hardwood sees collapse in demand and drop in prices due to trade war with China
Lumber mills in the U.S. have been a casualty of President Trump's trade war with China [...]
September 30, 2019
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Kronospan enters plywood production: Completes first plywood plant in Belarus
A little more than a year has passed since the moment when the first stone was laid in the foundation [...]
September 30, 2019
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Stora Enso to close Kitee sawmill by the end of the year
Stora Enso will consolidate its spruce timber production at its mill in Varkaus, Finland, where spruce timber production has synergies [...]
September 30, 2019
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Timber skyscrapers hold the key to green cities, says top Japan architect
Recent studies have shown the environmental benefits of timber residential developments and in future wooden skyscrapers could hold the key [...]
September 30, 2019
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China: Particleboard and MDF market recovering in September
With the arrival of the peak season, China's particleboard market in September has slightly accelerated, and the business pressure [...]
September 27, 2019
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Russia doubles export tariffs for Far Eastern softwood species
By Decree No. 1169 of September 7, 2019, the Government of the Russian Federation doubled (from 6.5% to 13 [...]
September 27, 2019
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Finnpulp to raise its investment into a new bioproduct mill in Finland to EUR 1.6 billion
Finnpulp increases its investment assessment in bioproduct mill in Sorsasalo, Kuopio to EUR 1.6 billion, or nearly 200 million [...]
September 27, 2019
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France: Lumber prices for the Q2/2019
FRANCE LUMBER PRICES for the 2nd quarter 2019 Prices 2018-Q2 [...]
September 27, 2019
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Shrinking EU demand for tropical flooring
Total imports of real-wood flooring into the EU increased 6.2% to 29.52 million sq.m in 2018 [...]
September 27, 2019
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Falling wood raw-material costs for lumber producers in Europe and N. America
Wood raw-material costs for many lumber producers in Europe and North America have fallen over the past year both [...]
September 27, 2019
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