Germany: Sawmills’ profits booming, as forests are ravaged by insects and drought
Sales of German sawmills, planing mills and wood impregnators have increased nominally by around 33% over the past ten years [...]
September 25, 2019
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US-China trade war hits the French oak market: prices for logs at auctions down sharply this year
The euphoria that characterized France's oak market in 2017-2018 is now about to end. This is one of [...]
September 24, 2019
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Weak market for US hardwoods in China
In September, the market trend of US hardwood still shows no obvious improvement in the Chinese market. [...]
September 24, 2019
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Bark beetle emergency: The current situation on the European roundwood market is unprecedented
The forest emergency in Europe is at the beginning of a hard battle campaign against Bark Beetle and other parasites [...]
September 24, 2019
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Stora Enso establishes a new Forest division
Stora Enso announced establishment of a new Forest division to manage the recently acquired Swedish forest assets. [...]
September 24, 2019
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Germany: Oversupply of logs and declining sawlog prices due to large volumes of damaged wood
Large volumes of storm and insect damaged trees in Germany have resulted in an oversupply of logs and declining sawlog [...]
September 24, 2019
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Tolko to reduce stud lumber capacity by 20%
Tolko announced that it is implementing a flexible operating footprint at its Soda Creek and Armstrong stud lumber mills. This [...]
September 19, 2019
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Weak market for Finnish pine in China
The recent performance of the Finnish pine market is unremarkable and the market is weak. Some [...]
September 19, 2019
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US lumber prices on the recovery road this autumn
Compared to historical trends, this week’s WSPF KD 2×4 #2&Btr price is up +$11 relative to [...]
September 19, 2019
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High level of production in Russia’s wood industry: lumber +16%; pellets +21%
Over the past eight months of this year, the Russian domestic timber industry has been showing steady growth in almost [...]
September 19, 2019
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