Swanson Group curtails production at two sawmills; citing deteriorating market conditions
Oregon's Swanson Group is implementing production curtailments with immediate effect, citing deteriorating market conditions. The [...]
October 18, 2018
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U.S. softwood lumber production on the rise; Canadian output drops
U.S. sawmills produced 20.678 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first seven months of 2018 [...]
October 18, 2018
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Continuing stasis in EU sawn hardwood consumption expected
The UNECE Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry (COFFI) released their Annual Market Review 2017-2018, together with several [...]
October 18, 2018
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Trends in the global MDF market
The global MDF market amounted to 99.6M cubic meters in 2017, posting solid gains over the last ten years [...]
October 18, 2018
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Tolko to curtail operations at Quest Wood sawmill citing high log costs and poor market conditions
Tolko Industries Limited has told their employees in Quesnel on October 13 that they will be curtailing operations at their [...]
October 16, 2018
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EC reports steady progress in EUTR implementation
On 5th October, the European Commission (EC) formally adopted the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) Report 2017, the second biennial report [...]
October 16, 2018
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ISC 2018: Buoyant construction in Europe supports sawmill industry’s solid financial performance
On the 11th and 12th October 2018 the 66th edition of the International Softwood Conference was held in Riga in [...]
October 16, 2018
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EU is ready to begin trade arbitration with Ukraine to lift timber exports ban
The European Union is ready to begin commercial arbitration with Ukraine to lift a moratorium on exports of round timber [...]
October 16, 2018
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Brazilian lumber exports rise as to meet US demand
Brazilian lumber exports have followed a similar trend as exports from other countries over the last decade, which is to [...]
October 15, 2018
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Interfor cuts production by 20% in BC Interior due to dropping lumber prices
Interfor Corp. says it plans to cut production by about 20 percent across its sawmills in the B.C. Interior [...]
October 15, 2018
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