Sweden sends a record batch of softwood lumber to the United States
Last week, the ship MS Saga Faith, loaded with lumber in the amount of more than 65 thousand cubic meters [...]
January 23, 2020
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Sharp drop in export of hardwoods to China has important implications for American hardwoods in Europe
Headline figures for sawn hardwood consumption in Europe show that demand has been flat for the last decade. However, these [...]
January 21, 2020
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Brazil has more than doubled particleboard exports to the United States
In 2019 the United States became the main export market for Brazilian particleboard /MDP (PB/MDP). [...]
January 21, 2020
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India is becoming a more attractive destination for American hardwood
A booming furniture market is expected to drive up demand for American hardwoods in India this year. With the total [...]
January 17, 2020
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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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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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Vietnam suspends some plywood exports to the U.S. to avoid the transit of Chinese products
Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade announced it would suspend some plywood exports to the U.S. [...]
January 7, 2020
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Slight decline in U.S. softwood lumber production for Jan.-Oct. 2019
U.S. sawmills produced 29.909 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first 10 months of 2019 [...]
January 7, 2020
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Resolute Forest acquires Conifex Timber’s 3 U.S. sawmills
Resolute Forest Products Inc. announced it will acquire Conifex Timber Inc. 's three U.S. sawmills for $163 million, plus [...]
January 6, 2020
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Loggers in US seek relief from sharp drop in China log exports
The Carolina Loggers Association (CLA) has joined logging associations across the United States and the American Loggers Council (ALC) to [...]
December 17, 2019
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