European sawn softwood market growth driven more by domestic consumption than exports
The European market showed steady growth in 2018, with consumption rising to 99.9 million m3; it is expected to [...]
November 28, 2019
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Estonia: Falling spruce sawlog prices, as bark beetle infestation puts price under pressure
The year 2019 is marked by falling roundwood prices in large parts of Central, Northern and Eastern Europe. In particular [...]
November 27, 2019
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North American softwood lumber prices moderate up
The work stoppage on CN Rail ended - as of mid-day Tuesday - which was soon enough to avoid truly negative [...]
November 27, 2019
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59 Chinese wood and furniture business to relocate factories to Indonesia
59 Chinese investors engaged in the wood and furniture business will relocate factories to Indonesia. The investors plan to relocate [...]
November 27, 2019
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Finland: Metsä Group, Stora Enso, and UPM plan 6-day lock-out at sawmills, plywood mills
Finnish Forest Industries Federation said on Wednesday it would hold a 6-day lock-out from Dec. 12, closing half [...]
November 27, 2019
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Conifex’s lumber segment lenders approve asset divestment and restructuring plan
Conifex Timber Inc. announced that the agent for its lumber segment lenders approved in principle Conifex's proposed asset divestment [...]
November 27, 2019
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Improving market conditions for U.S. hardwood in the Chinese market
Recently, the weakness of the U.S. hardwood industry has not improved, and shipments to China of various types of [...]
November 26, 2019
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IHC 2019: Hardwood industry marked by trade tensions and general economic slowdown
On November 20-21 the 2019 edition of the International Hardwood Conference (IHC) took place in Berlin. The international meeting [...]
November 26, 2019
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B.C. forestry crisis deepens as Canfor announces 2 week shutdown for all its sawmills
Canfor is shutting down all 10 of its sawmills currently operating in B.C. over Christmas and New Years. [...]
November 26, 2019
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Sales of wood products in Germany increase by 2.5% in 1Q-3Q 2019 despite challenges
After nine months, the German timber trade sector increase its sales across all assortments by 2 [...]
November 26, 2019
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