More lumber produced in the US and less in Canada in 2018
Softwood lumber production by U.S. sawmills in 2018 was 34.873 billion board ft. (bbf), up 3.3% from [...]
March 26, 2019
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Kronospan to build a new OSB plant in Ukraine
Kronospan will build a new OSB plant on the existing Kronospan particleboard plant in Novovolynsk in northwestern Ukraine, 10 km [...]
March 26, 2019
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Mixed trends in US lumber prices as market becomes uncertain
Framing lumber sales in US were inconsistent and price trends mixed, leaving buyers and sellers uncertain about the market’s [...]
March 26, 2019
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Dubai WoodShow 2019 closes with record number of visitors, exhibitors
Dubai WoodShow 2019, the region's largest wood and wood machinery showcase, closed on a grand note with a record [...]
March 26, 2019
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More Russian plywood on the EU market
Russian plywood deliveries to the EU totaled EUR 504 million in 2018, a 13% rise compared to the EUR 447 [...]
March 18, 2019
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Germany: Seasonal price drop for wood pellets in March
The price of wood pellets fell in Germany by 0.8 percent in March compared to [...]
March 18, 2019
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Global lumber trade falls due to slowing markets in US, China, UK and Japan
In 2018, global trade of lumber fell for the first time in five years, with total trade down 7% year [...]
March 18, 2019
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Booming roundwood purchase prices in Latvia
In the third quarter of 2018, the average roundwood purchase prices in Latvia have continued their booming trend. The sharpest [...]
March 18, 2019
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EU imports of tropical logs rise 11% in 2018
After a sharp downturn in 2017, EU imports of tropical logs recovered some lost ground in 2018 but were still [...]
March 18, 2019
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Current trends in the Central European wood pellet market
On February 27th and 28th, 2019, the European Pellets Conference took place in Wels, Austria. Around 660 participants came to [...]
March 15, 2019
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