Canfor reports decline in its lumber segment
Lower lumber prices and severe forest fires in Western Canada are partially behind Canfor's Q3 decline in both its [...]
October 30, 2018
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US hardwood plywood imports from China drop sharply due to countervailing duties
US hardwood plywood imports from China have plunged this year after massive anti-dumping and countervailing [...]
October 30, 2018
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US lumber prices at lowest levels in two years
Disappointment permeated US framing lumber markets, as trading lacked follow-through from the previous week’s pickup in sales. One [...]
October 30, 2018
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Finland: Rising roundwood prices this autumn
In September, the stumpage price for pine logs in Finland was EUR 61.6 per cubic metre, and the price [...]
October 30, 2018
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San Group to build a new sawmill in Canada
Canadian San Group has signed an agreement to purchase land on the Port Alberni Catalyst Paper mill site in order [...]
October 26, 2018
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Current trends in the French sawmill industry
The year 2017 in France is characterized by a return of confidence and growth. France has experienced a big political [...]
October 26, 2018
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ULK Group plans to build Russia’s largest wood processing complex in Arkhangelsk
Within five years, ULK Group of Companies will build from scratch the largest in Russia complex for deep processing of [...]
October 26, 2018
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China planted a huge forest the size of France
China recently confirmed that it had successfully planted and nurtured a man-made forest so massive it is as big [...]
October 26, 2018
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The German sawmill industry in difficulty due to massive amounts of beetle and storm wood
After the high amount of damaged timber from various windthrows and the subsequent problem of beetle wood, the sawmills focus [...]
October 24, 2018
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New housing sales and starts rebound in US
Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 3.5% in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 629 [...]
October 24, 2018
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