Housing market gloom puts North American sawmills at risk
A pall in North America’s housing market is slashing demand for lumber and threatening to shut down sawmills in [...]
November 7, 2022
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Western Forest Products sees N. American housing market supporting lumber demand
Western Forest Products Inc. reported third-quarter results on Thursday. The company sees the fundamentals of the North American housing [...]
November 7, 2022
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UK: Uncertain timber market conditions expected in 2023
The Timber Development UK (TDUK) annual market conference in central London was unequivocal in its message – falling demand and prices [...]
November 7, 2022
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Mood in the German timber industry has improved slightly in October
After a temporary low point at the start of autumn, the mood in the German timber industry improved in October [...]
November 7, 2022
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Moelven to reduce production at its sawmills
Norwegian Moelven delivered a good result for the third quarter, but warns that the time ahead will be challenging. The [...]
November 7, 2022
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IHC 2022: Hardwood market between shortages of raw materials and high energy costs
On the 28th of October, a successful International Hardwood conference was organised in Lyon by the French National Wood Federation [...]
November 3, 2022
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German softwood lumber prices down 21% in September
The current situation in the German timber market is still fragile, largely dependent on the growing demand for timber brought [...]
November 3, 2022
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Western Forest Products to curtail its Port Alberni sawmill
Western Forest Products said that operations at its sawmill in Port Alberni, BC, have been temporarily curtailed. Work at the [...]
November 3, 2022
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Rayonier makes acquisitions in US South
Rayonier Inc. announced that the company has entered into two separate agreements to acquire approximately 172,400 acres of high [...]
November 3, 2022
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Disruptions in global trade of lumber and logs due Ukraine war
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24th came as a shock to many in Europe and around the world [...]
November 2, 2022
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