Weaker demand for high value ‘redwoods’ in China
Many timber suppliers in the Shanghai Furen timber market are complaining that demand for timber for furniture making has suddenly [...]
January 21, 2019
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Latvian forestry products exports up sharply in 2018
In the first 11 months of the year, Latvia exported EUR 2.414 billion worth of forestry products, up 15 [...]
January 18, 2019
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Chinese traders concerned on rising prices for US hardwoods
The trade friction between China and the United States has been on everyone’s mind in 2018, especially manufacturers which [...]
January 18, 2019
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New pattern of demand impacting the Indian plywood market
The plywood market in India has absorbed an earlier price rise but supplies are still increasing faster than demand. Analysts [...]
January 14, 2019
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Kronospan seeks to expand in Ukraine with the acquisition of a MDF company
Wood panels producers worldwide consider speeding up the expansion on the market in Ukraine, through building their own production facilities [...]
January 14, 2019
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Mixed lumber price trends in the US
The first full workweek of the year generated more inquiries and sales of framing lumber in the US, but traders [...]
January 14, 2019
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IKEA sells particleboard plant in France
IKEA Industry AB, part of the Inter Ikea Group, has accepted the takeover offer made at the end of September [...]
January 8, 2019
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US lumber prices continue to fall at the beginning of the year
US traders welcomed a new year, but failed to discern a clear direction for the market amid the holiday-shortened [...]
January 7, 2019
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Egger reports sharp turnover rise
The Egger Group with headquarters in St. Johann in Tirol (Austria) closed with a consolidated turnover of EUR 1.43 [...]
January 7, 2019
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Armstrong sold its Wood Flooring segment
Armstrong Flooring announced that it has completed the previously disclosed sale of its Wood Flooring segment to an affiliate of [...]
January 7, 2019
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