Outlook of the Canadian softwood lumber market in 2020/2021
The main driver for Canadian softwood lumber production is not domestic consumption, but rather exports— and exports to the US [...]
October 13, 2020
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European construction markets on the road to recovery
The European construction sector was severely affected by the pandemic in April but recovered strongly in most countries in the [...]
October 13, 2020
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ISC 2020: The Covid-19 pandemic impact on the softwood market
On 8 October 2020 the 68th edition of the International Softwood Conference was held for the first time ever online [...]
October 12, 2020
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Swedish sawmills defy corona crisis helped by rising global lumber demand and higher prices
Current situation of the Swedish forest industry Swedish demand for sawn wood products has decreased by [...]
October 12, 2020
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Finland: Weak ability for sawmills to pay for raw materials due to low export prices of lumber
Almost 500 million cubic meters of lumber were produced worldwide last year, of which almost three quarters were coniferous lumber [...]
October 8, 2020
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UK’s timber products imports show strong market recovery
UK's timber and panel import volumes are ‘back on track’ for 2020 following a sharp rise in July, according [...]
October 8, 2020
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Forecast: N. American lumber, panel prices expected to remain high for several years
Forest product market analysts expect prices for lumber and building panels in North America will remain strong for several years [...]
October 7, 2020
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Forecast: Finland’s sawnwood to face falling exports and prices this year due to corona crisis
Demand for sawnwood has recovered since the beginning of the year, but this year Finnish exports will decrease sharply from [...]
October 7, 2020
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Russian plywood squeezing out Indonesian suppliers
Indonesian plywood supply is also reported to be almost back to normal, albeit with freight rates increasing costs. One importer [...]
October 7, 2020
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Steady recovery in European plywood deliveries from China
In terms of plywood supply to Europe the major concern early on in the pandemic was China. [...]
October 5, 2020
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