The recovery of lumber production capacity in N. America is not as easy as imagined
Although the price of lumber rose sharply during this period, Canadian production capacity did not increase significantly. [...]
May 13, 2021
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US lumber importers are driving buying mania for European lumber
Facing skyrocketing lumber prices at home, US importers are driving competition for European wood, and winning. [...]
May 12, 2021
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North American lumber increase even further as sales volumes remain high
A severe lack of supply along with unrelenting demand sent North American softwood lumber prices up once again for the [...]
May 12, 2021
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China will have a serious softwood logs supply problem starting 2022
Even if China increases imports from Europe and New Zealand, there will be a gap of of 8.66 million [...]
May 11, 2021
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Indian timber industry in crisis: liquidity crunch, fears of production suspension due to Covid-19 situation
India's biggest timber cluster at Kandla is staring at a dark future, with fears of production suspension, leaving workers [...]
May 11, 2021
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China: Log imports and prices rising high in Q1/2021
China's log import volume in the first quarter of this year was 14.95 million cubic meters, an increase [...]
May 10, 2021
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Canadian lumber giants expand production capacity in US
North American lumber companies plan to ramp up production by expanding existing mills as strong home construction fuels the need [...]
May 10, 2021
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Drax to build three new pellet plants in Arkansas
Drax Group will begin constructing the first of three new ‘satellite’ pellet plants in Arkansas. The [...]
May 10, 2021
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Global trade of wood chips dropped sharply in 2020
Global trade of wood chips, which are mainly used by pulpmills, grew from about 21 million tons in 2009 to [...]
May 10, 2021
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The global timber crisis is expected to continue for a long time
The global shortage of timber is getting worse. Due to the superposition of various factors such as strong housing demand [...]
May 6, 2021
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