A new sawmill will start operating in Lithuania in October
The Lithuanian company Juodeliai is putting into operation a new sawmill with an annual processing capacity of 1 million m [...]
September 28, 2020
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EU climate plan to limit growth in forestry, biomass sector
While recognising the positive role of forests in mitigating global warming, the European Commission has riled the agroforestry and biomass [...]
September 25, 2020
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N. American softwood lumber prices stay flat, plywood, OSB prices going up
While most construction framing dimension softwood lumber prices stayed flat last week, Plywood and Oriented Strand Board did increase. The [...]
September 25, 2020
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Dutch authorities block high-risk plywood import from one of the largest exporters in China
The Dutch competent authority has ordered the company Sakol Nederland B.V. to cease importing tropical face plywood from Jiangsu [...]
September 25, 2020
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Sawlog prices in Russia on the rise after coronavirus lockdown period
Sawlog prices in Russia have increased slightly in June 2020, indicating a recovery from the coronavirus lockdown months, when prices [...]
September 24, 2020
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How has COVID-19 impacted wood consumption in US?
The forest products industry in the US has been making headlines since the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 1Q2020. The [...]
September 24, 2020
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Uncertainty in the French oak market revealed at autumn auctions
The first autumn auctions in France have just been launched by France's Natonal Forest Office (ONF) in a general [...]
September 24, 2020
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American red oak makes inroads into European market
American hardwoods faced a very challenging market conditions that have emerged in the last 18 months. [...]
September 24, 2020
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EUTR and FLEGT are causing market shifts
The European timber trade regulation EUTR and the FLEGT agreement concluded with Indonesia are causing market shifts to a certain [...]
September 24, 2020
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US: Slowdown in housing probable, if lumber prices don’t fall
Homebuilder sentiment is at an all-time high, as city-dwellers seek out suburban homes during the coronavirus pandemic. But [...]
September 21, 2020
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