China: Sharp fall in imports of hardwood lumber balanced more softwood lumber imports
In the first half of 2019, the total import of logs and lumber totaled 485.394 million cubic meters, amounting [...]
October 10, 2019
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Stora Enso to temporarily suspend operations at Uimaharju Sawmill due to oversupply
Finnish-Swedish forest industry giant Stora Enso will suspend operations for more than two months at [...]
October 10, 2019
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Enviva to build a 700,000 t/yr wood pellet plant in Alabama
Enviva, the world’s largest producer of wood pellets, is to build a new production plant in Alabama, US. The [...]
October 10, 2019
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US lumber prices back to growth despite low housing starts
North American lumber prices have bounced back but how long will this last? A look at the latest US housing [...]
October 10, 2019
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Vietnam forestry products exports up 18.1% in the first nine months of 2019
Forestry exports were estimated to exceed 7.93 billion USD in the first 9 months of 2019, up 18.1 [...]
October 10, 2019
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ENplus opens revision process
With recent studies highlighting the rapid expansion of the wood pellet market with a global production increase of 11 percent [...]
October 8, 2019
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Brazil’s forest sector will invest USD 7.84 billion in additional production capacity by 2023
Investments in pulp, soluble cellulose, paper and wood panels - the sector represented by the Brazilian Tree Industry Asociation (Ibá) -are [...]
October 8, 2019
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Czech forest owners face losses of US$ 1.70 billion due to the bark beetle infestation
Czech forest owners face 40 billion crowns ($1.70 billion) of damage this year from an escalating spread of bark [...]
October 8, 2019
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Norbord to reduce OSB production due to lower demand
Since September 5th Norbord has reduced production at Line 1 of its Cordele, Georgia OSB mill. [...]
October 8, 2019
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Indonesian timber and furniture industry seeks to take advantage of the US-China trade war
The Indonesian government is mulling over banking on its timber and furniture industry to seize the momentum amid the ongoing [...]
October 8, 2019
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