North America softwood lumber prices firm over 2019-end
As expected by most softwood lumber players at the end of last year, the generally buoyant demand for construction framing [...]
January 16, 2020
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Indonesian forestry industry forecasts boost in exports this year after drop in 2019
Indonesian’s wood products exports totalled US$11.6 billion in 2019, a 4 per cent drop from the previous [...]
January 16, 2020
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Climate change debate threatens to tip European hardwood market over the edge
Headline figures for sawn hardwood consumption in Europe show that demand has been flat for the last decade. However, these [...]
January 16, 2020
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Japan wood pellet imports up by 36% in 2019
Japan’s market for wood pellets continues to expand rapidly. The policy-driven market opportunity for foreign wood pellet suppliers [...]
January 14, 2020
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Global softwood lumber production is forecast to grow by 1.6% in 2020
In reviewing 2019, where Europe is grouped as “one region,” the five largest producers are Europe, the U.S., Canada [...]
January 14, 2020
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U.S. wood moulding and millwork producers to file anti-dumping petitions against China and Brazil
The Coalition of American Millwork Producers (CAMP) filed antidumping (AD) petitions on imports of wood mouldings and millwork products from [...]
January 14, 2020
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Laminate flooring production in Europe falls in 2019 as declining world trade remains noticeable globally
In 2019, the worldwide sales of the EPLF members was 447 million m² of laminate flooring from European production (2018 [...]
January 14, 2020
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European bark beetle crisis could have far-reaching implications in global lumber markets
A new wildcard in the global supply of lumber, as well as log exports, is the rapid expansion of the [...]
January 13, 2020
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Russia wood pellet production continues to grow in response to growing European demand
Russia’s wood pellet industry will continue to increase production and exports in response to growing demand from European countries [...]
January 13, 2020
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Is 2020 going to be as horrible as 2019 for B.C. sawmills?
For B.C. sawmills and loggers, 2019 was an annus horribilis that they can only hope is not repeated in [...]
January 13, 2020
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