Mixed lumber price trends in the US
The first full workweek of the year generated more inquiries and sales of framing lumber in the US, but traders [...]
January 14, 2019
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Central/West Africa: Logs & sawnwood prices continue to stand firm
Across the Central/West African region producers report no major change in overall international market sentiment since the end of [...]
January 10, 2019
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Forestry industry production in Ireland to double by 2035
The Irish forestry industry might invest around €250 million during the next years, in the preparation of a major expansion [...]
January 10, 2019
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Forecast: North American lumber market expected to grow in 2019; prices to rise
Growth in U.S. domestic softwood lumber consumption is expected to continue next year and well into 2020 as the [...]
January 9, 2019
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European tropical wood imports impacted by supply issues
Looking at factors behind the sales trends, European importers earlier reported supply issues out of Asia due to an extended [...]
January 9, 2019
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Wood pellets market outlook for 2019
From a North American producer’s perspective, 2018 was one of the best years in quite [...]
January 8, 2019
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Lumber industry in British Columbia is optimistic about growth in exports to China
British Columbia lumber producers are getting ready for a rough 2019, considering the concerns over Canada-China trade, the US [...]
January 8, 2019
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Potential Chinese trade tariff and Brexit impacts on the European hardwood market
Projecting into 2019, importers were concerned at the potential for an increase in market impacts of Chinese tariffs on US [...]
January 8, 2019
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US$2.4 trillion worth of construction projects to boost UAE’s wood products demand by 2020
The wood industry in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is expected to boom over the next two years as the [...]
January 8, 2019
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IKEA sells particleboard plant in France
IKEA Industry AB, part of the Inter Ikea Group, has accepted the takeover offer made at the end of September [...]
January 8, 2019
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