Archives: June 2019

US must take another look at its tariff calculation of China hardwood plywood

The U.S. Department of Commerce must take another look at its tariff calculation of hardwood plywood imported from China [...]

China: Prices of main wood products in April 2019

      This index contains the April 2019 updated prices of logs and lumber from the [...]

Exports of Brazilian wood products see sharp fall in April 2019

    In April 2019, the Brazilian exports of wood-based products (except pulp and paper) declined 19 [...]

Canada: Softwood lumber industry caught between trade disputes and climate change

      The Canadian softwood lumber industry has to handle two of the biggest challenges in [...]

Global sawlog prices on a downward trend in Q1/2019

The global flow of softwood logs from countries with a surplus of wood raw material to regions with tight, or [...]

Overview of the Russian wood-based panel market

    Russian wood-based panels consumption raised to historic records of 12.9 million m3 (12% year [...]

West Fraser curtails production at five sawmills

West Fraser announced temporary production curtailments during which all mill activities will be curtailed for one week in June at [...]

Kronospan to build a plant in Far East Russia

Kronospan plans to produce wood boards on the the territory of advanced development of Primorye, located in Far East Russia [...]

Canfor to permanently close Vavenby sawmill

Canadian Canfor Corporation announced today it will be closing its Vavenby sawmill in British Columbia this July following an orderly [...]

SCA acquires 10,000 hectares of forest land in Estonia

SCA acquired 93% of the shares in Forestum Group AB, a Swedish company which owns forest and land assets in [...]