European construction growth expected to slow
The construction industry in Europe is losing some momentum. The rise is expected to increase by 2.7% this year [...]
July 16, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Construction / Europe
Myanmar might allow exports of raw timber produced in plantations
Raw timber produced from Myanmar's private forest plantations can now be exported, U Zaw Min, deputy director general of [...]
July 16, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling
Costs for wood pellet producers in North America on the rise
Wood fiber costs for pellet producers in both Canada and the US were slightly higher in the 1Q/18 than [...]
July 16, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Wood Energy / North America
Canada imposes 10% duties on imports of US plywood
Starting July 1 Canada imposed a 10% import duty on plywood and upholstered seating furniture made in the U.S [...]
July 16, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood-based Panels / North America
Revival of the Greek timber industry ongoing
In Greece, the level of timber trade is still restricted following the financial crises which came to a head in [...]
July 16, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Europe
Conifex Timber increases capacity by 50% with acquisition of US South sawmills
Conifex Timber, publicly listed softwood forest products company operating in the Northern Interior region of British Columbia, Canada, has completed [...]
July 16, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
Chinese wood products companies relocate to Vietnam due to US tariffs
Wood and wooden products manufacturers in China have been imposed 25% tariffs on all exports on the US market, as [...]
July 12, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / China / North America
Overview of the Vietnamese wood pellet market
The wood pellet exports from Vietnam have gone from nearly zero to approximately 2.75 million metric tonnes per year [...]
July 12, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / Asia & Middle East
CatchMark Timber finalizes acquisition of 1.1 million acres in Texas
CatchMark Timber Trust, Inc. completes acquisition of 1.1 million acres of prime East Texas timberlands [...]
July 12, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / North America
Kronospan to invest US$463 million in Alabama expansion project
Austrian wood-based panel producer Kronospan plans to increase the investment in their Oxford, Alabama expansion [...]
July 12, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Wood-based Panels / ...Europe / North America
