France: Heatwave expected to bring bark beetle infestation; softwood prices already down sharply
Long waves of heat, dry weather have brought the worst bark beetle infestation in two decades to eastern France, ruining [...]
July 22, 2019
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US to cover 65% of EU wood pellet imports by 2020
The US has the potential to supply 65 percent of the EU wood pellet import demand, at an expected trade [...]
July 22, 2019
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US lumber prices fell after 5 weeks of consecutive growth
After several weeks of consistent growth, the US lumber prices fell quite considerably last week. On average, lumber prices fell [...]
July 22, 2019
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Russian Sveza to set up its own logging company
Russian plywood manufacturer Sveza has set up its own logging company, Sveza Resource LLC. The company is currently conducting pilot [...]
July 22, 2019
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Growth in the European construction sector to slow down in the next three years, says Euroconstruct
European construction output is forecasted to increase by less than 2% in 2019, and by less than 1.5 percentage [...]
July 22, 2019
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Stora Enso plans major investments in its Wood products segment
Stora Enso has initiated feasibility studies for a possible cross laminated timber (CLT) unit in connection with its Ždírec [...]
July 19, 2019
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Sharp rise in EU wood pellet production
With a production of about 16.9 mmt in 2018, about fifty percent of global production, the EU is the [...]
July 19, 2019
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Canfor to further reduce production in BC
The curtailments will reduce Canfor’s annual production output by approximately 400 million board feet. Canfor Corporation announced [...]
July 19, 2019
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Africa a growth market for furniture
Several African countries have good potential to develop their furniture industry, both for expanding internal consumption and for export markets [...]
July 19, 2019
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Malaysia: Plywood production threatened by declining log supplies and rising costs
The media in Sarawak recently highlighted the impact declining log production and rising production costs are having on the plywood [...]
July 19, 2019
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