Opportunities for hardwood in the European construction sector
The UNECE Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry (COFFI) released their Annual Market Review 2017-2018, together with several [...]
October 22, 2018
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ISC 2018: Buoyant construction in Europe supports sawmill industry’s solid financial performance
On the 11th and 12th October 2018 the 66th edition of the International Softwood Conference was held in Riga in [...]
October 16, 2018
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Hyne Timber expands its glue laminated timber capacity in Queensland
Hyne Timber has announced a significant expansion to its Glue Laminated Timber (GLT) manufacturing capability in Maryborough, Queensland. Construction of [...]
October 15, 2018
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Amazon makes major investment in prefabricated housing
As Amazon announced their investment in a prefabricated housing start-up, factory-built homes may just become the next voice [...]
October 15, 2018
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Swedish pine showcases Scandinavian design at the London Design Fair
With its pink stained wood, the Swedish Design Pavilion attracted a great deal of attention at [...]
October 15, 2018
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Sweden plans 31 CLT towers in Stockholm
Swedish architects are planning a housing development on Stockholm's waterfront featuring 31 cross-laminated timber (CLT) towers. [...]
October 9, 2018
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Overview of the wood processing industry in Guangdong Province, China
During the last few years, once with the increase in demand for wood processing products in Guangdong Province, Southeast China [...]
October 2, 2018
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Tariffs on Chinese wood products imports could be catastrophic for some US companies
The US has announced that it had finalized the list of approximately US$200 billion worth of imports from China [...]
October 1, 2018
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Shares in Canadian lumber companies fall on negative expectations for the US housing market
Shares in several major Canadian forestry companies closed down Wednesday after an analyst downgrade and lower-than-expected building permits [...]
September 21, 2018
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Japan targets Russia wooden houses market
Iida, a Japanese wooden house construction company, is targeting the Russian market. Setting it sight on Kazan, one of Russia [...]
September 21, 2018
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