Canadian softwood lumber production falls 8.6% in Q1/2019, driven by 14.7% decline in BC’s output
Sawmills in Canada produced 6.382 bbf in the first three months, down 8.6% from 6.985 bbf a [...]
June 13, 2019
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Rising opportunities for Russian wood pellets in Asia
Wood pellet production in Russia has been steadily increasing in the past years. The North-West Region accounts for most [...]
June 13, 2019
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Falling orders for the Italian woodworking machinery in Q1/2019
According to the Acimall (Italian Woodworking Machinery and Tools Manufacturers' Association) Studies Office, the first quarter 2019 showed an overall [...]
June 13, 2019
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France: Prices for oak logs start to fall after years of sharp rise
There are significant changes in the French oak market. This can be noticed by examining the results (see table below [...]
June 13, 2019
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More curtailments in BC announced by Canfor and Western Forest Products
Canadian Canfor Corporation announced it will be curtailing operations at all British Columbia sawmills, except WynnWood. The majority of mills [...]
June 12, 2019
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Vietnam to block Chinese relabeled timber products to beat U.S. tariffs
Vietnam has said it would crackdown on goods of Chinese origin illegally relabeled “Made in Vietnam” by exporters seeking to [...]
June 12, 2019
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Current dynamics and challenges of the Russian wood industry
The Russian wood product industry is one of the world’s most dynamic ones thanks to its increasing domestic processing [...]
June 12, 2019
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Record logging of 26 million m3 in the Czech Republic as a result of the bark beetle calamity
In 2018, logging in the Czech Republic increased to 25.7 million m3 . That is the highest value in the [...]
June 12, 2019
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Metsä Wood inaugurates new Kerto LVL line in Finland
Metsä Wood, the Wood Products Industry of Metsä Group, inaugurated the new Kerto® LVL line in Punkaharju, Finland. The decision [...]
June 12, 2019
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Sawlog prices fell throughout the world in the 1Q/19
The global flow of softwood logs from countries with a surplus of wood raw material to regions with tight, or [...]
June 12, 2019
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