US lumber prices finally starting to decrease, supply shortages persist, caution required
Lumber prices are finally beginning to decrease after months of skyrocketing prices amid the pandemic. At [...]
October 22, 2020
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Demand for logs strong in China due to busy construction season
Log inventory in China has increased about 300k m3 in the last month to around 4.6m m3 [...]
October 22, 2020
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Sweden: Falling trend in roundwood prices continued in Q3/2020
The trend of decreasing delivery roundwood prices continued during the third quarter of 2020 in Sweden. The price [...]
October 22, 2020
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Homann builds a new MDF/HDF production facility in Lithuania
With the aim of a strategic expansion of the location, Homann Holzwerkstoffe GmbH signed a contract for the [...]
October 22, 2020
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Swedish Setra plans to ramp up production to meet strong demand in global markets
Swedish sawmilling group Setra plans to fully ramp up production during the autumn in response to strong demand [...]
October 22, 2020
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Raute receives Euro 55 million orders from LLC Plitwood in Russia
Raute Corporation has received orders worth approximately Euro 55 million from LLC Plitwood in Russia. [...]
October 22, 2020
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Outlook of the Swedish softwood lumber market in post-corona crisis
The supply of sawlogs has been relatively good in Sweden for 2020. No significant impacts due to the coronavirus. Most [...]
October 21, 2020
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European bark beetle crisis has far-reaching implications in the global lumber markets
The Central European spruce bark beetle catastrophe is changing domestic industries within Europe and in many global markets [...]
October 21, 2020
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China: Prices of imported lumber at main timber distribution markets in October 2020
This index contains the most update prices of lumber from three major timber distribution markets in China: Shanghai Furen Timber [...]
October 21, 2020
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Lumber shortage in the US
According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's latest commercial construction index, lumber is currently the highest reported material [...]
October 21, 2020
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