New Zealand sawmill shuts down, due to skyrocketing log prices paid by the Chinese
New Zealand's Waverley Sawmill based in South Taranaki, which has traded since at least 1932, has been sold and [...]
March 11, 2019
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US softwood lumber prices fall at the beginning of March, but rising trade gives encouraging signals
Winter kept a grip on many regions and key markets, but sales of framing lumber in US picked up in [...]
March 11, 2019
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Eastern Europen countries boost timber imports from outside the EU
While there was some increase in imports by a few western European countries in 2018, eastern EU countries recorded much [...]
March 11, 2019
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DelhiWood 2019 opens its gates this week
The sixth edition of the woodworking industry’s eagerly anticipated biennial event, DelhiWood 2019 is all set to be put [...]
March 11, 2019
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Global sawlog prices reach highest level in 4 years
In early 2018, the Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) reached $80.73/m3, its highest level since 2014. Sawlog prices [...]
March 11, 2019
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Swanson Group to permanently close its Glendale sawmill in Oregon
Swanson Group has announced that it will permanently close its Glendale, Oregon, sawmill, which has been operated by the Swanson [...]
March 7, 2019
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Canada: Sawmill production falls into a lower gear
The recent lumber curtailments of major Canadian lumber producers, announced back in the fall and winter of 2018, have seriously [...]
March 7, 2019
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China: Timber prices falling sharply due to high stocks and weak demand
Timber stock levels in Zhangjiagang markets remained high throughout 2018. In November, stocks of okan, a main species imported, reached [...]
March 7, 2019
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Sliding importance of the UK in the EU market for timber products
There are significant shifts on-going in destinations for EU imports of timber products. After emerging as by the largest [...]
March 7, 2019
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Estonia: Sawlog prices continue to rise at the beginning of the year
Roundwood prices in Estonia rose further in January 2019 from an already high level reported throughout 2018. Pine and spruce [...]
March 7, 2019
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