WTO organizes two panels to examine US lumber duties
At the request of Canada, the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) agreed on 9 April to establish two panels [...]
April 17, 2018
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / North America
Plywood in Indonesia hits record-high prices
Export prices of Indonesian plywood continue to climb with no sign of slowing down. In particular, thin panel of 2 [...]
April 17, 2018
Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / ...Industry Prices / Wood-based Panels / Asia & Middle East
Stora Enso re-opens planed line in Varkaus sawmill
Stora Enso Wood Products division will re-open the classic planed line in Varkaus sawmill, Finland, in April. [...]
April 17, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Pulp & Paper / ...Sawmilling / Europe
Supply problems affect the EU tropical imports
In practice, the recent decline in tropical imports into the EU is better seen as a region-wide phenomenon driven [...]
April 17, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
UPM sells its Myllykoski mill site in Finland
UPM sells its Myllykoski mill site and premises, located in Kouvola, Finland, to Redeve Oy. The buyer is specialised in [...]
April 17, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Pulp & Paper / ...Sawmilling / Wood Energy / Europe
Canadian mill investments in the U.S. South result in high sawmilling margins
With few mill acquisitions, almost all of the production gains arose from improvements at existing mills. Of the top 40 [...]
April 12, 2018
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Hardwood pulp manufacturers in Europe face highest wood costs in the world
Hardwood pulp manufacturers in Europe have some of the highest wood fiber costs in the world despite prices for hardwood [...]
April 12, 2018
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Vietnam wood products exports could be undermined by shortage in raw materials
Vietnam’s wood industry faces a quandary as bright export growth prospects are clouded by difficulties in finding necessary raw [...]
April 12, 2018
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Brazil’s wood products exports on a booming trend
In February 2018, Brazilian exports of wood-based products (except pulp and paper) increased 27% in value compared to February [...]
April 12, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / South America
Lumber prices in the US on varying at the beginning of April
A mix of trends in prices of framing lumber emerged across producing regions. Trends varied based on species, product groups [...]
April 12, 2018
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