Japanese save CLT manufacturer Katerra from bankruptcy
The Japanese SoftBank has saved the US CLT manufacturer Katerra from bankruptcy with a cash injection of US $ 200 million [...]
January 11, 2021
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Vietnam to tighten timber laws to avoid US tariff threats
Vietnam’s wood industry, under investigation by the U.S. Trade Representative for allegedly importing illegally harvested or traded timber [...]
January 11, 2021
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Global lumber markets benefit from rising prices
Lumber prices have increased worldwide in the second half of 2020 with US prices almost doubling Lumber Markets [...]
January 6, 2021
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U.S. hardwood sector faces multiple issues from trade wars to changing consumption patterns
The biggest issue the hardwood industry faces is loss in domestic consumption. International hardwood export, Michael Snow, comments on key [...]
January 6, 2021
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North American lumber pricing surge expected to persist in 2021
An unexpected rebound in wood product prices in December was boosting profits for Canadian forestry companies but leaving homeowners and [...]
January 6, 2021
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North America: Wood products pricing volatility likely to persist in 2021
Pandemic-related supply constraints likely in new year A year marked by high demand, supply constraints, and mercurial [...]
January 4, 2021
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The global forest industry rides out of a tumultuous year
The global forest industry has gone through an unprecedented year caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. These are the key [...]
December 23, 2020
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Top 10 sawmills in Europe after Binderholz acquisition of Klausner Lumber Two
After taking over the two Klausner sawmills in the USA, Binderholz is moving significantly closer to number 1 in Europe [...]
December 21, 2020
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BC government creates $9.3M fund to help forest sector with COVID-19 costs
The government of B.C. has created a $9.3 million fund for small- and medium-sized forestry businesses to [...]
December 18, 2020
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N. America: Unrelenting strong demand sends softwood lumber prices higher to end 2020
This week marks the normal seasonal end to softwood lumber manufacturing across most of North America annually. Sawmills in Eastern [...]
December 18, 2020
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