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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UPM to close plywood mill in Finland due to profitability reasons
UPM Plywood is planning to permanently close its Jyväskylä plywood mill in Finland, which is producing spruce and birch [...]
June 3, 2020
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Supply concerns determine Chinese log buyers to pay more for New Zealand logs
The At Wharf Gate (AWG) prices paid by log exporters in May increased +NZ$50-56 per m3 from the [...]
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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EU tropical timber trade weakened before COVID lockdown
Having reached the highest level in more than a decade in October 2019, EU27+UK trade in tropical wood and [...]
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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