Changes to US GSP could distrupt Indonesian and Brazilian wood products exports
In a recent statement the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) said it believes the wood products export target for [...]
August 14, 2018
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U.S. softwood lumber production on the rise, while Candian output falls
U.S. sawmills produced 14.752 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first five months of 2018 [...]
August 14, 2018
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Lumber prices in the US keep on going down through August
The plunge in framing lumber prices in the US was unabated, but another round of steep discounting drew in more [...]
August 13, 2018
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US lumber prices drop sharply at the beginning of August
Framing lumber prices in US spiraled downward, as mills searched for trading levels to little avail. Deep double-digit cuts [...]
August 6, 2018
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Chinese wood products companies are facing considerable challenges in the US market
Data from China Customs shows that in 2017 total value of China’s wood products trade (imports and exports) rose [...]
August 2, 2018
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US imposes additional 25% tariffs on imports of Chinese woodworking machinery
As of July 6 machinery and related tools for wood processing as well as presses for the production of wooden [...]
July 24, 2018
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Arauco expands presence in US with the acquisition of Panolam
Arauco announced the purchase of Panolam’s industrial assets located in Albany, Oregon. The acquisition continues the expansion of the [...]
July 24, 2018
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Lumber market in the US under pressure by downside prices
Framing lumber market in the US was mostly affected by the downside price pressure during last week. [...]
July 23, 2018
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U.S. sawmills produce significantly more softwood lumber in the first four months of the year
Softwood lumber production by U.S. sawmills in the first four months of 2018 was 11.579 billion board ft [...]
July 18, 2018
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Trump Administration to impose 10% tariffs on imports of wood flooring from China
Wood flooring is included in a new list of 10 percent tariffs proposed for Chinese products by the Trump administration [...]
July 12, 2018
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