US lumber prices rise sharply amid sawmill curtailments in BC
Lumber prices continued their sharp climb in June after North America’s largest producer said it would close one mill [...]
May 21, 2019
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France: The bark beetle crisis pushes down the prices for softwoods at auctions
In the northern half of France, forest owners of spruce and fir are very concerned. During an unusually mild winter [...]
May 21, 2019
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The future’s not bright for the Indian plywood industry
The future hasn't panned out the way organised Indian plywood and particleboard makers envisaged after the implementation of the [...]
May 21, 2019
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New phase in the US-China trade war: Consequences on the wood products industry
On 13 May China's State Council announced increased tariffs on US$60 billion of US imports (some 5,140 [...]
May 20, 2019
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Romania plans to ban the exports of logs
Romania's ruling Social Democrat Party (PSD) has announced the intention to file a bill to ban the export of [...]
May 20, 2019
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U.S. hardwood lumber exports to China drop 40% in Q1/2019
Hardwood lumber exports from U.S. to China fell 39.8% y-o-y to 352.0 thousand m3 in [...]
May 20, 2019
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Booming roundwood prices in Norway
Following a favourable 2018 for the Norwegian forest industry, when a total of 10.7 million cubic metres of roundwood [...]
May 20, 2019
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Sharp drop in US lumber prices
The US lumber market took a step back after showing signs in prior weeks that it might break out of [...]
May 20, 2019
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Massive Chinese investments in wood product plants in Russia’s Far East
China Forestry Group Corporation (CFGC) will build mills in the Russian Far East to supply wood products for China. [...]
May 17, 2019
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Wood pellet prices drop sharply in Germany
The price of wood pellets in Germany dropped by 4.1% in May compared to the previous month. [...]
May 17, 2019
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