Global sawlog prices hardly change in Q1, despite trade interruptions; lumber demand in key markets uncertain
Global sawlog prices hardly change in Q1 from Q4, despite trade interruptions, uncertainty about short-term lumber demand in key [...]
June 3, 2020
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Sweden’s sawmills gained market shares in China and US during pandemic
Many Swedish sawmills are now running at full speed again, partly because [...]
June 3, 2020
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Will the forest products industry evolve post Covid-19?
2020 will be marked as the year of change. Change sometimes occur innately to alter the strategic direction [...]
June 2, 2020
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Concerns over the evolution of China’s log demand in the medium term
There are some concerns about the China log market in the medium term. China’s finance minister Liu Kun said [...]
June 2, 2020
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US lumber prices continue to rise but sales volumes were unsteady
Sawmills across North America looked toward the end of summer after mid-May, as lumber prices continued to rise but [...]
June 2, 2020
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Canfor completes acquisition of Elliott Sawmilling
Canfor Corporation completed the purchase of Elliott Sawmilling Company Inc. on May 31, 2020. Elliott Sawmilling [...]
June 2, 2020
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Sawmills in China slowed down or stopped production in May due high costs of imported logs
In March import prices in China had picked up despite total log inventory still building to over 8 [...]
June 1, 2020
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Chinese timber importers face additional cost pressure from Chinese currency devaluation against US dollar
On May 28, the People ’s Bank of China authorized the China Foreign Exchange Trading Center to announce that the [...]
June 1, 2020
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Wood pellet sector in US well-positioned for the post-pandemic period
The wood pellet sector in US has many advantages that other sectors might envy as they, too, navigate business during [...]
June 1, 2020
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North American softwood lumber prices continue upward trend at the end of May
Given the current situation in many regions of the US, it is assured that demand for plywood and other panel [...]
June 1, 2020
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