Sharp rise in prices for exported logs from New Zealand
At wharf gate (AWG) prices for logs delivered to ports around New Zealand increased on average 12-13 NZD per [...]
February 15, 2019
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ISO published new standard for chain of custody of wood products
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) has published a new, voluntary standard for chain of custody (CoC) of wood and [...]
January 22, 2019
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Global construction boom is most likely to have reached its peak in 2018
After ten years of growth (2008-2018), the peak has been reached in the global construction growth cycle: 2018 will [...]
December 21, 2018
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Global sawlog prices keep on decreasing during Q3/2018
Softwood sawlog prices declined throughout the world in the 3Q/18. Consequently, the Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) fell 3 [...]
December 18, 2018
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Norske Skog invests in doubling wood pellets capacity at facility in New Zealand
The Norske Skog group has decided to invest about A$ 7 million ($5 million) to upgrade the Nature’s Flame [...]
December 12, 2018
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22,6% of the global industrial roundwood production is now FSC certified
A recent analysis across FSC forest management audit reports revealed that approximately 423 million cubic meters of wood are harvested [...]
December 6, 2018
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Sawlog prices on a downward trend in Russia, Brazil and Eastern Europe
The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) fell by 1.4% from the 1Q/18 to the 2Q/18. This was [...]
November 14, 2018
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Hyne Timber expands glue laminated timber capacity in Queensland
Hyne Timber has announced a significant expansion to its Glue Laminated Timber (GLT) manufacturing capability in Maryborough, Queensland. Construction of [...]
October 22, 2018
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Increased demand for lumber in Asia and Europe boosts exports from Russia, Germany and the Nordic countries
Worldwide trade of lumber inched up again in early 2018, hinting that this may be another [...]
October 11, 2018
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Falling log prices in New Zealand
New Zealand's export log market took a hit from the trade dispute between the US [...]
October 9, 2018
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