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New Zealand softwood log exports reach new records for 2017

Log exports from New Zealand recorded hit volumes last year. This confirmed the local manufacturers' concerns regarding the fact that [...]

January 18, 2018

Strong lumber demand increases global sawlog prices

Global sawlog prices were reported higher throughout the world in the 3Q/17 and are likely to continue upward into [...]

January 8, 2018

Moody’s: Global wood products sector to remain stable in 2018

The likelihood of strong profits from the wood products business, alongside higher prices and growth in paper packaging from increased [...]

January 8, 2018

Record prices for softwood lumber in North America, and rising lumber export prices in Sweden, Finland and Russia

Record high prices for softwood lumber in North America in the 3Q/17 and rising lumber export prices in Sweden [...]

December 11, 2017

Australian company to acquire one of New Zealand’s largest forestry business

Australian OneFortyOne Plantations (OFO) has signed an agreement to acquire one of New Zealand’s leading forestry businesses, Nelson Forests [...]

December 6, 2017

Overview of the global forest industry in Q3/2017

The strong softwood fiber global prices, led by the US dollar weakening and the growing demand from China have risen [...]

December 4, 2017

Log prices in New Zealand reach 24-year high

Structural log prices in New Zealand reach the highest level in 24 years, while A-grade export logs hit a [...]

November 30, 2017

Mohawk Industries acquires largest flooring company in Australia and NZ

Mohawk Industries has agreed to acquire Godfrey Hirst Group, the leading flooring company in Australia and New Zealand. Mohawk presently [...]

November 29, 2017

Moody’s: High lumber prices in 2018 to outweigh cost of US duties, benefiting North American producers

Sustained high lumber prices in 2018 will cover the cost of final duties imposed by the US government on Canadian [...]

November 29, 2017

Global softwood sawmills register strong earnings

The US South was the highest margin sawmill region in North America – a place it has held since 2008 – as [...]

November 27, 2017

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