Sweden sends a record batch of softwood lumber to the United States
Last week, the ship MS Saga Faith, loaded with lumber in the amount of more than 65 thousand cubic meters [...]
January 23, 2020
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Segezha Group acquires Finnish sawmill
The Segezha Group has acquired Karelian Wood Company, a sawmill owned by Pin Arctic Oy in Kostomuksha in the Republic [...]
January 21, 2020
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Sharp drop in export of hardwoods to China has important implications for American hardwoods in Europe
Headline figures for sawn hardwood consumption in Europe show that demand has been flat for the last decade. However, these [...]
January 21, 2020
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Illegal Myanmar teak seized in the Netherlands
In the first raid of its kind, Dutch police have seized a large quantity of Myanmar teak in the Netherlands [...]
January 21, 2020
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Global outlook for wood pellet prices
The price of pellets will be heavily influenced by long-term contracts for wood pellets. In fact, the volatility of [...]
January 21, 2020
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Brazil has more than doubled particleboard exports to the United States
In 2019 the United States became the main export market for Brazilian particleboard /MDP (PB/MDP). [...]
January 21, 2020
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Sawlog prices fallen substantially in Central Europe makes the sawmilling sector in the region more competitive
Sawlog prices fell throughout the world in 2019 with European prices declining the most, resulting in a more competitive sawmilling [...]
January 21, 2020
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B.C. lumber producers have permanently closed mills accounting for 18% of the province’s capacity
Financial analysts say Canadian production cutbacks and a consumer-driven recovery in housing starts in the U.S. could mean [...]
January 20, 2020
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Growth in the European parquet market flat in 2019
The European Federation of the Parquet Industry (FEP) estimates that the overall consumption figures on the European parquet market for [...]
January 20, 2020
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Eastward shift in European hardwood consumption
EU-wide sawn hardwood consumption was around 9.98 million m3 in 2018, 3% more than in 2017. EU sawn [...]
January 20, 2020
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