China: Demand for softwood logs expected to rise as inventories shrink
China has come out of the Covid crisis with a huge amount of infrastructure spending which has, in turn, created [...]
January 14, 2021
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New Year 2021 starts off with rising lumber prices in North America
In the first full week back to work of 2021, the latest data of housing construction and home sales out [...]
January 14, 2021
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Giant new sawmill to be build in Arizona
NewLife Forest Products has acquired a 425,000-square-foot plant and 35 acres of land near Flagstaff, Arizona, which [...]
January 14, 2021
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USNR to sign contract with Tschopp Holzindustrie AG for new sawline
At the end of 2020, USNR signed a contract with Tschopp Holzindustrie AG in Buttisholz, Switzerland, for a complete new [...]
January 14, 2021
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Declining world softwood lumber trade in 2020
In the first three quarters of 2020, the largest softwood lumber flows in the world declined. [...]
January 14, 2021
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Brazilian pellet exports hit record in 2020
Brazilian wood pellet exports hit new highs in 2020, as deliveries to the UK nearly trippled and the number of [...]
January 13, 2021
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Sharp recovery in Sweden’s softwood lumber exports to Europe
During September 2020, Swedish exporters increased their supply of softwood lumber to European customers by 28%. The total volume of [...]
January 13, 2021
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India: Log and lumber import market uncertain
Sentiment from log buyers in Kandla is turning negative, with reports of four vessels to load from Uruguay, one from [...]
January 13, 2021
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Global wood fiber price indices moved up in the 3Q/20, mainly driven by a weaker US dollar
In the 3Q 2020, the Global Hardwood Fiber Price Index (HFPI) was up by 1.6% to $81.17/odmt [...]
January 13, 2021
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China: Many softwood log prices have soared after the New Year’s Day holiday
After the New Year's holiday, many log traders are worried about future market uncertainties, and many softwood prices have [...]
January 11, 2021
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