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N. American wood industry giants announce more production curtailments in response to coronavirus

Wood business companies in North America are responding to the threats of the coronavirus pandemic. Here is a tracking of [...]

March 27, 2020

North American softwood lumber production on a downward trend

U.S. sawmills produced 26.616 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first nine months, edging down [...]

December 17, 2019

North American hardwood prices drop sharply in Chinese timber markets

The recent price of North American red oak fell by 500-600 yuan/cubic meter (US$ 70-85/m3) in [...]

October 25, 2019

Wood fiber costs declined for many North American pulpmills during H1/2019

Wood fiber costs fell in most regions of North America during the first six months of 2019, with the biggest [...]

August 29, 2019

Forestry summer slowdown affects pellet producers in North America

Follow-through from unstoppable demand for solid wood products at the end of 2017 lead to robust lumber sales through [...]

August 22, 2019

Leading Russian timber companies plan to increase exports to North America

Leading Russian timber companies plan to significantly increase exports of their unprocessed timber and pulp to Canada and the U [...]

May 27, 2019

Pulpwood prices in North America on the rise in 1Q/19

Prices for pulplogs and wood chips moved up slightly in the US in the 1Q/19 while they were unchanged [...]

May 9, 2019

North American wood pellets gain ground in EU

North American wood pellets exports to the European Union countries grew sharply in 2018, as UK's hunger for pellets [...]

March 28, 2019

Japan’s huge demand for wood pellets to be satisfied with North American supplies

Japan's consumption of wood pellets continues to increase significantly in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in [...]

March 14, 2019

Forecast: North American lumber market expected to grow in 2019; prices to rise

Growth in U.S. domestic softwood lumber consumption is expected to continue next year and well into 2020 as the [...]

January 9, 2019

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