Swanson Group curtails production at two sawmills; citing deteriorating market conditions
Oregon's Swanson Group is implementing production curtailments with immediate effect, citing deteriorating market conditions. The [...]
October 18, 2018
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U.S. softwood lumber production on the rise; Canadian output drops
U.S. sawmills produced 20.678 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first seven months of 2018 [...]
October 18, 2018
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Continuing stasis in EU sawn hardwood consumption expected
The UNECE Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry (COFFI) released their Annual Market Review 2017-2018, together with several [...]
October 18, 2018
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Value of Russian softwood lumber exports rises sharply
Russian softwood lumber exports increased sharply in the first eight months of the year, both in value and in volume [...]
October 18, 2018
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Japan’s imports of wood pellets up by 50%
The Japanese Forestry Agency announced the statistics for wood pellet supply in Japan for 2017. Domestic [...]
October 18, 2018
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Trends in the global MDF market
The global MDF market amounted to 99.6M cubic meters in 2017, posting solid gains over the last ten years [...]
October 18, 2018
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Kebony doubles modified wood production capacity with new plant
Modified wood cladding and decking manufacturer Kebony announced the opening of the company’s new factory in Flanders, Belgium. [...]
October 18, 2018
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Boise Cascade to acquire Arling Lumber
Boise Cascade Co. announced an agreement to acquire Arling Lumber, Inc., headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. Arling is a third generation [...]
October 16, 2018
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Germany: Sharp rise in wood pellets’ prices in October
In October, the price of wood pellets rose considerably in Germany. Wood pellets are more expensive by 3.7% as [...]
October 16, 2018
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Tolko to curtail operations at Quest Wood sawmill citing high log costs and poor market conditions
Tolko Industries Limited has told their employees in Quesnel on October 13 that they will be curtailing operations at their [...]
October 16, 2018
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