China: August review of the softwood log market
China softwood log inventory has remained stable at about 4.6 - 4.7m. Fresh pine logs are sold quickly after [...]
September 1, 2022
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N. American lumber prices fall to new low as housing market continues to cool off
North American lumber prices fell 4% to a new 2022 low on Tuesday as the housing market continues [...]
August 31, 2022
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‘Timber cities’ could save a billion tonnes of emissions by 2100, scientists say
Making new homes out of wood instead of steel and concrete could avoid more than 100 billion tonnes of CO2 [...]
August 31, 2022
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Metsä Tissue curtails production due to high energy prices
Metsä Tissue has had to curtail its production both in its Zilina mill, Slovakia, and Kreuzau mill in Germany for [...]
August 31, 2022
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Softwood supply in UK far in excess of demand
UK softwood trading has continued its subdued trend into August with supply far in excess of [...]
August 31, 2022
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The European timber market to face multiple new normals
Inventory levels at most European lumber mills were running low at the start of 2021. By the middle of the [...]
August 30, 2022
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The price of wood in Latvia has experienced unprecedented fluctuations
In the first half of 2022, the price of wood in Latvia has experienced unprecedented fluctuations, starting with atypical price [...]
August 30, 2022
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Canada to challenge U.S. softwood lumber duties under USMCA trade pact
Canadian Trade Minister Mary Ng says Canada is formally initiating a challenge of “unwarranted and unfair” U.S. duties on [...]
August 30, 2022
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Russia: Sanctions dramatically bring down wood product manufacturing
In July, wood products manufacturing in Russia fell 20.4% y-o-y according to data published by the Russian [...]
August 30, 2022
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China’s demand for softwood logs and lumber still sluggish in the third quarter
The implementation of pandemic prevention and control measures in China in the first half of the year had a great [...]
August 29, 2022
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