Sweden: Sharp drop in sawlog prices in 2020
2020 roundwood prices in Sweden have decreased as compared to 2019. The price of pulpwood decreased by 11 percent and [...]
January 27, 2021
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New Zealand’s FTA with China makes 99% of NZ wood product exports tariff-free
The upgrade will also mean that 99% of New Zealand’s nearly NZ$3 billion wood and paper trade to [...]
January 27, 2021
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Moody’s: Positive outlook for the forest products sector in 2021
Moody’s is optimistic about the outlook for the global forest products industry in 2021. “Our [...]
January 25, 2021
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West Fraser’s acquisition of Norbord approved by shareholders
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. and Norbord Inc. jointly announced that the shareholders of each of West Fraser and Norbord [...]
January 25, 2021
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BSW Timber is postponing sawmill plans in Slovenia
The British BSW Timber Group, the leading wood processing company in the United Kingdom, planned to build a large sawmill [...]
January 25, 2021
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Finland: Rising roundwood prices in December 2020
Roundwood trade in Finland was very active in December, as recorded trade ended up to 4.2 million cubic metres [...]
January 25, 2021
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New Zealand log export prices to China at high levels in January
Due to the current ban on all Australian softwood imports into the country, a monthly supply gap of about 400 [...]
January 25, 2021
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Croatian wood industry continues to grow despite pandemic
The Croatian wood industry, more precisely companies operating within this wider sector, have done well despite the ongoing pandemic which [...]
January 21, 2021
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Most North American softwood lumber stay flat
As mid-January 2021 came upon us, it seemed like supply and demand for softwood lumber and panel products reached [...]
January 21, 2021
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Sweden: Softwood sawlog prices on the rise as demand from sawmills booms
In Central Sweden, state-owned Sveaskog raises the purchase price for softwood sawlogs from 18 January. The reason is continued [...]
January 21, 2021
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