Australian softwood log exports: Indian market not yet able to fill the Chinese void
November 2021 was the thirteenth consecutive month to record declines in Australia’s annual softwood log exports, with the annual [...]
February 16, 2022
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Vietnamese wood product exports are expected to grow in 2022
Vietnamese wood and furniture products are expected to grow in 2022 due to the purchasing demand of the international market [...]
February 16, 2022
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Record pellet production in Germany
Although the production of wood pellets in Germany fell slightly in the fourth quarter of 2021, a new production record [...]
February 15, 2022
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China: Prices for imported softwood logs start to pick up as inventories fall
Domestic log prices in China have continued to firm in the last 4 weeks with the Chinese Government implementing a [...]
February 14, 2022
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North American lumber prices are up 30% in February
Lumber has surged nearly 30% so far this month in step with the wider rally in global commodities [...]
February 14, 2022
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UPM Plywood profitability hits record high in 2021
In 2021, sales of plywood by the Finnish forestry group UPM-Kymmene increased by 8% year-on-year to 738 [...]
February 14, 2022
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Swedish sawmills plan record investments in production capacity expansions
Swedish sawmills have made record results in 2021 and there are plans for record investments and increased timber demand in [...]
February 9, 2022
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Falling softwood log inventories in China
GWMI industry sources in China reported that softwood log inventories at the country’s main ocean ports totalled 5.3 [...]
February 9, 2022
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North American lumber surges again as supplies shrink
Lumber is on a tear again, bringing back the specter of increasing construction costs. Lumber futures [...]
February 8, 2022
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Czech sawmills expect some stabilization in both lumber sales and prices
The year 2021 was a year of unexpected extremes for the Czech sawmills. Especially in the prices and sales of [...]
February 7, 2022
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