US lumber prices keep to fall as no major production curtailment in BC announced
The measured pace in US framing lumber trading that began in early July persisted into the latter part of the [...]
July 29, 2019
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UPM to invest US$2.7 billion in a new pulp mill in Uruguay; company’s pulp capacity to rise by 50%
UPM has made the investment decision to construct a 2,1 million tonne greenfield eucalyptus pulp mill near Paso de [...]
July 24, 2019
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New Zealand exports more logs, despite falling log prices overseas
New Zealand exported more logs and wood in June 2019, despite falling log prices overseas. In June 2019, the value [...]
July 24, 2019
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More competitive sawlog costs in Germany drive the lumber industry export sales
Large volumes of storm and insect damaged trees in Germany have resulted in an oversupply of logs and declining sawlog [...]
July 24, 2019
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Conifex to curtail Mackenzie sawmill
Conifex Timber Inc. announced that it will temporarily curtail its Mackenzie, British Columbia sawmill operations for two weeks commencing July [...]
July 23, 2019
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France: Heatwave expected to bring bark beetle infestation; softwood prices already down sharply
Long waves of heat, dry weather have brought the worst bark beetle infestation in two decades to eastern France, ruining [...]
July 22, 2019
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US lumber prices fell after 5 weeks of consecutive growth
After several weeks of consistent growth, the US lumber prices fell quite considerably last week. On average, lumber prices fell [...]
July 22, 2019
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Russian Sveza to set up its own logging company
Russian plywood manufacturer Sveza has set up its own logging company, Sveza Resource LLC. The company is currently conducting pilot [...]
July 22, 2019
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Canfor to further reduce production in BC
The curtailments will reduce Canfor’s annual production output by approximately 400 million board feet. Canfor Corporation announced [...]
July 19, 2019
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Beetle logging in the Czech State Forests more than doubled in one year
+112% of beetle-infested wood in the 1H In the first half of 2019, the number of bark [...]
July 18, 2019
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