Swedish sawmills have lowest stocks in 20 years; pressure on sawn wood prices
Demand for wood products remains high, but their supply is limited. Despite full production and manufacturing records in March, Swedish [...]
May 11, 2021
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German raw wood exports increased by 42.6% in 2020
Germany's exports of raw wood in 2020 amounted to around 12.7 million m3 with a value of € 845 [...]
May 11, 2021
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Indian timber industry in crisis: liquidity crunch, fears of production suspension due to Covid-19 situation
India's biggest timber cluster at Kandla is staring at a dark future, with fears of production suspension, leaving workers [...]
May 11, 2021
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China: Log imports and prices rising high in Q1/2021
China's log import volume in the first quarter of this year was 14.95 million cubic meters, an increase [...]
May 10, 2021
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Canadian lumber giants expand production capacity in US
North American lumber companies plan to ramp up production by expanding existing mills as strong home construction fuels the need [...]
May 10, 2021
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Timber prices are exploding in Germany; significant supply shortage
Wood for Germany's construction sites is becoming scarce. Real estate companies warn that urgently needed housing construction is threatened [...]
May 10, 2021
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Drax to build three new pellet plants in Arkansas
Drax Group will begin constructing the first of three new ‘satellite’ pellet plants in Arkansas. The [...]
May 10, 2021
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Global trade of wood chips dropped sharply in 2020
Global trade of wood chips, which are mainly used by pulpmills, grew from about 21 million tons in 2009 to [...]
May 10, 2021
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The global timber crisis is expected to continue for a long time
The global shortage of timber is getting worse. Due to the superposition of various factors such as strong housing demand [...]
May 6, 2021
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China: Prices for imported European spruce logs at record highs
For the Chinese timber import market, 2021 can be described as a crazy year. The prices of most wood species [...]
May 6, 2021
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