Homag Group acquires 70% stake in Danish Kallesoe Machinery
With the majority takeover of the Danish machine manufacturer Kallesoe Machinery A / S, the Homag Group is further expanding its [...]
May 3, 2021
Companies in the timber industry / Daily News / Global Trends / Sawmilling / Woodworking machinery / Europe / Global
Russia might ban exports of particleboard
The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation (Minpromtorg) has proposed to introduce a temporary ban on the [...]
May 3, 2021
Daily News / Global Trends / Statistics / Wood Products / Wood-based panels / Global / Russia
US lumber prices ‘could spiral out of control in the next few months’
Last week the price per thousand board feet of lumber soared to an all-time high of $1,188. Since [...]
April 28, 2021
Daily News / Global Trends / Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Lumber / Price analysis and info / Sawmilling / Wood Products / Global / North America
High market dynamics are causing unrest in the German sawmill industry
In the past few weeks, industry and media reports about warned about a lack of lumber in Germany. [...]
April 28, 2021
Companies in the timber industry / Daily News / Global Trends / Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Lumber / Price analysis and info / Sawmilling / Wood Products / Europe / Global
India: Log and sawn timber import market hit hard by latest Covid-19 wave
The log market in Kandla was improving, and logs were in short supply in Tuticorin before the latest wave of [...]
April 28, 2021
Daily News / Global Trends / Market Analysis / Forestry / Lumber / Sawmilling / Wood Products / Asia & Middle East / Global
Prices for New Zealand logs exported to China at record levels
The CFR prices for New Zealand radiata pine logs in China increased approximately 20 USD over the last month. The [...]
April 28, 2021
Daily News / Global Trends / Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Lumber / Price analysis and info / Sawmilling / Statistics / Wood Products / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Global
International wood markets volatility
Over the last six months we have witnessed one of the most volatile periods in forest product markets we've [...]
April 28, 2021
Daily News / Global Trends / Market Analysis / Forestry / Lumber / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Wood flooring / Wood Products / Wood-based panels / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / Global / North America / Russia / South America
Prices of N. American softwood lumber products surpass seemingly impossible highs
There aren't many adjectives left to describe these non-stop increasing lumber prices. Customers who regularly make large-volume [...]
April 28, 2021
Daily News / Global Trends / Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Lumber / Price analysis and info / Sawmilling / Wood construction / Wood Products / Wood-based panels / Global / North America
China’s softwood lumber import fells sharply in Q1/2021; inventories low
China imported approximately 4.13 million m3 of softwood lumber during January-March 2021. This means a reduction with 20 [...]
April 28, 2021
Daily News / Global Trends / Market Analysis / Lumber / Sawmilling / Statistics / Wood Products / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / Global / North America
Setra launches planed timber exports to the US
Setra's first delivery of planed timber went from Varberg, Sweden, to Port Canaveral in Florida and will be distributed [...]
April 28, 2021
Companies in the timber industry / Daily News / Global Trends / Lumber / Sawmilling / Wood construction / Wood Products / Europe / Global / North America