India: Greenlam further boosts capacity for laminates
With this expansion, the company will be manufacturing an additional 1.6 million laminates sheets per annum up to a [...]
October 7, 2019
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Australia’s woodchip industry hit by US-China trade war as shipments cancelled
Australia's $1.4-billion plantation woodchip industry has been dragged into the US-China trade war, with a number [...]
October 7, 2019
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U.S. slaps China with antidumping duties on wooden cabinets of up to 250%
The U.S. trade conflict with China may not have spared the kitchen sink, or even kitchen cabinets, as Washington [...]
October 7, 2019
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Falling profits for North American sawmills in the past year
Costs for sawlogs declined in most major regions around the world in the first half of 2019. However, lumber prices [...]
October 7, 2019
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Bergs Timber to reduce production at its Swedish sawmills; bark beetle and oversupply blamed
The spruce beetle infestation in Central Europe has continued during the summer and the situation is serious in several parts [...]
October 7, 2019
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Largest US hardwood supplier to close a sawmill due to trade war with China
The largest North American hardwood supplier will close one of its Washington sawmills because of the U.S.-China trade [...]
October 4, 2019
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US softwood lumber prices down slightly last week
Drama unfolded large in downtown Vancouver last week, where was being held the Union of British Columbia Municipalities annual meeting [...]
October 4, 2019
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SmartLam aims to become North America’s largest CLT producer
SmartLam aims to produce 17.2 million cubic feet of annual CLT production by 2022. Smartlam says that it has [...]
October 4, 2019
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Here are all of the Chinese wood products that are set to face a 30% tariff this month
On Oct. 15, the US administration will raise tariffs on Chinese wood and paper products to 30% from 25%, as [...]
October 4, 2019
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Rise in EU imports of tropical sawnwood
EU imports of tropical sawn wood increased 12% to 405,600 MT in the first half of 2019 compared to [...]
October 4, 2019
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