Conifex announces further extension of COVID-19 curtailment
With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to negatively impact global demand for forest products, Conifex Timber Inc., has announced that [...]
June 1, 2020
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Upward trend in Russian timber prices
In April 2020, the export price of hardwood timber used for sawing and planing in Russia reached the highest value [...]
May 29, 2020
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Plywood markets coming back to life after COVID-19
In the past three weeks we have seen Western US plywood markets building and coming alive, after about a ten [...]
May 29, 2020
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12 companies interested in Klausner’s Lumber One sawmill in Florida
The Klausner Lumber One sawmill in Live Oak, Florida is said to have a new owner within 90 days. A [...]
May 29, 2020
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UK to apply tariffs for imported wood and wood products
From 1 January 2021, the UK will apply a UK-specific tariff to imported goods. The UK Global Tariff (UKGT [...]
May 29, 2020
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Global demand for African tropical timber decreasing
Millers in West Africa have provided some comments on shipping opportunities and market developments saying they have been told ports [...]
May 29, 2020
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This year’s International Softwood Conference to take place digitally
The European Timber Association (ETTF) and the European Organization of Sawmills (EOS) announce that the 68th International Softwood Conference, originally [...]
May 28, 2020
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China trade and COVID-19: A double blow to US hardwood producers
The trade conflict with China has hit the United States hardwood sector hard and the coronavirus pandemic has [...]
May 28, 2020
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Canadian lumber giants’ shares see spectacular rise on strong demand and prices
Canadian lumber producers' shares soar on strong demand, prices, fueled by better-than-expected US housing market indicators [...]
May 28, 2020
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Prices of exported New Zealand logs rise sharply as Chinese inventories running low
Exports of logs from New Zealand were worth just $96 million in April 2020, down $211 million from $307 million [...]
May 28, 2020
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