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Moody’s: Wood product profits support global paper and forest products stable 2017 outlook

The likelihood of more profits from the wood products and paper packaging businesses offsetting declines in the printing and writing [...]

January 30, 2017

Global wood products production in its sixth consecutive year of growth

All major wood products global production increased for the sixth consecutive year in 2015, while trade in wood products decreased [...]

January 24, 2017

Hardwood pulpwood prices on the rise

The two Global Wood Fiber Price Indices were close to parity in the 3Q/16. The Hardwood Wood Fiber Price [...]

January 12, 2017

Overview and forecast for the global wood pellet markets in 2017

The past few years have been challenging for wood pellet producers and pellet production project developers. A temporary plateau in [...]

January 11, 2017

Sawlog prices trending downward throughout the world over the past two years

Sawlog prices have trended downward throughout the world over the past two years with the GSPI Index being 14.3 [...]

January 9, 2017

Global trade of softwood lumber forecasted to increase by almost 14% in 2016

The World Trade Organization (WTO) reported in September that world trade will expand by only 1.7% in 2016, a [...]

December 19, 2016

New Zealand to upgrade free trade agreement with China; new boost for timber industry

New Zealand’s Wood Council is planning to upgrade the country’s free trade agreement with China and the forestry [...]

November 24, 2016

NZ log export prices reach third straight month increase

Export log prices in New Zealand increased in November, at a third straight month. The low shipping rates and the [...]

November 23, 2016

New Zealand’s prices for timber are set to rise due to recent earthquake

News is emerging that timber harvesting will be affected by the massive earthquake in New Zealand. A magnitude 7.8 [...]

November 18, 2016

China Fenglin Group abandons plans to build massive sawmill in New Zealand

The Chinese Fenglin Group recently announced that the company has decided to terminate its intention to invest a massive wood [...]

November 8, 2016

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