Lumber exports from British Columbia to China start to go down, as demand decreases
British Columbia's lumber exports to China are decreasing, as the country's slowing economic growth traces demand for one [...]
February 19, 2019
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Germany: Seasonal increase in the price of wood pellets
In February, the price of wood pellets in Germany increased by 1.7 percent compared to the previous month. Consumers [...]
February 19, 2019
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US softwood lumber production on the rise, while Canadian output falls
U.S. sawmills produced 32.441 billion board feet (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first 11 months of 2018 [...]
February 19, 2019
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Volatile market leaves many EU plywood importers overstocked
EU plywood importers report that in the latter part of the year, the plywood market started to turn around and [...]
February 19, 2019
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German woodworking machinery reaches record in 2018
In the five years from 2014 to 2018, the production of German manufacturers of woodworking machinery increased from 2.4 [...]
February 19, 2019
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Slowdown in Chinese lumber imports in 2018; weaker demand and price uncertainty due to trade war with US
China's demand for logs and lumber grew in 2018 as compared to 2017, but most of the gains were [...]
February 18, 2019
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New Zealand wood on a high demand as China shuns US exports; export prices near records
Forestry prices in New Zealand — one of the world’s largest timber exporters — are near record highs, thanks largely to [...]
February 15, 2019
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Germany: Record wood pellets production in 2018
The energy turnaround in the heating market is still not progressing in Germany, as the only moderate increase in renewable [...]
February 15, 2019
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European softwood logs exports to China see a fivefold increase
The total European softwood logs deliveries to China have went significantly up during January-November 2018, due to a boost [...]
February 14, 2019
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Finland: Lumber production rises in 2018
Production volumes of the Finnish sawmills in the fourth quarter of 2018 fell slightly as compared [...]
February 14, 2019
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