North American softwood lumber prices recover from lows of two weeks ago
Given the wee surge last week, North American softwood lumber prices have bounced from lows of two weeks ago. Whether [...]
April 30, 2020
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Top global lumber producing companies in 2019: Slow demand results in lower output
Top global lumber companies’ production recorded a net decline in 2019. The same 15 companies that made the list in [...]
April 30, 2020
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Metsa to buy half a billion euros equipment for its new giant sawmill in Finland
Metsä Fibre has agreed on the main equipment purchases for the new sawmill to be built in Rauma and the [...]
April 30, 2020
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China’s wood and wood products imports fall sharply in Q1/2020
According to Chinese customs statistics, in the first quarter of 2020, China’s wood and wood products imports were 15 [...]
April 30, 2020
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Vietnamese wood industry faces double trouble: coronavirus pandemic and anti-dumping tariffs
The widespread coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a serious disruption of the supply chains. Besides difficulties in the source of [...]
April 30, 2020
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First signs of bark beetle attacks in Europe, as extreme drought continues
A third consecutive year of bark beetle calamity is expected to destroy the European spruce forests. The warm winter of [...]
April 28, 2020
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Bergs Timber resumes normal production; cites improved demand in main markets
Bergs Timber to resume normal production at its Swedish and Estonian sawmills on May 4, citing good demand [...]
April 28, 2020
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First shipments of New Zealand’s radiata pine logs to China expected in mid-May
After nearly a month of strict lockdown, forest industry businesses in New Zealand has restarted activity, after the Government moved [...]
April 28, 2020
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Finland: Roundwood prices pick up in March
Trade of roundwood in non-industrial private forests went up in March. However, it was one fifth smaller than the [...]
April 28, 2020
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Survey – Impact of pandemic on Ghana’s tropical timber sector
The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the measures adopted to try and slow its spread are having a [...]
April 28, 2020
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