US appeals to WTO ruling on Canadian lumber subsidies
The United States said Monday it had appealed a World Trade Organization ruling that favoured Canada in a longstanding battle [...]
September 29, 2020
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Egger begins operations at its first U.S. manufacturing plant in Lexington
Egger, one of the world's leading wood-based solutions suppliers, has completed its first raw particleboard production, marking the [...]
September 28, 2020
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US: Slowdown in housing probable, if lumber prices don’t fall
Homebuilder sentiment is at an all-time high, as city-dwellers seek out suburban homes during the coronavirus pandemic. But [...]
September 21, 2020
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WTO says that US’ tariffs on China broke global trade rules
The World Trade Organization has ruled that tariffs the US imposed on Chinese goods in 2018, triggering a trade war [...]
September 18, 2020
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US lumber prices expected to fall with autumn’s approach
Lumber prices notched a record on Thursday but are likely to fall back to earth. September [...]
September 14, 2020
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Impact of Covid 19 on US’ forest supply chain
The global forest products industry has been making headlines since the COVID-19 pandemic struck at the beginning of 2020 [...]
September 11, 2020
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EGGER marks key production milestone at new manufacturing plant in Lexington
EGGER announced it has laminated its first particleboard panel at its new manufacturing facility in Lexington, North Carolina. [...]
September 11, 2020
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Current trends in the global softwood lumber markets
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and its bad consequences on trade, there are more positive signals to notice in the [...]
September 9, 2020
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N. American softwood lumber prices increase by smaller amounts as demand slows
The unprecedented increases in North America construction framing softwood lumber prices seen so far during 2020 slowed somewhat last week [...]
September 9, 2020
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US lumber market: Sawmills struggle to supply
The price of lumber in the Chicago futures market is at an all-time high. The demand for lumber is [...]
September 8, 2020
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