Largest German sawmills expected to rise production this year despite pandemic
Last year, Germany’s biggest sawmills again raised their cutting volume. As to 2020, companies are [...]
August 11, 2020
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BC forest industry faces wave of sawmills closures
Softwood lumber prices soared 75% in recent weeks – but that won’t bring closed mills back As governments [...]
August 11, 2020
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Russia plans to stimulate exports of wood pellets
The Russian government expects to reduce the amount of wood waste by stimulating exports of wood pellets. [...]
August 11, 2020
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Vietnamese wood and wood products exports recover in June
Vietnam earned nearly 5 billion U.S. dollars from exporting wood and wood-based products in the first half of [...]
August 11, 2020
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European forests under sustained pressure, study says
No year since weather records began was as hot and dry as 2018. A first comprehensive analysis of the consequences [...]
August 11, 2020
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Holmen becomes an important player in the CLT industry
On Thursday, July 16, Holmen announced the news that the Group has signed an agreement to acquire the family-owned [...]
August 11, 2020
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SmartLam quadruples CLT production
SmartLam, the first commercial manufacturers of cross-laminated timber (CLT) in the U.S., has officially opened its new production [...]
August 10, 2020
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German spruce lumber puts pressure on Finnish and Russian exports to China
After February, a large volume of German spruce lumber was reported at the Chinese ports, with imports reaching approximately 340 [...]
August 10, 2020
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African tropical timber exports driven down by pandemic
The rapid spread of the coronavirus has adversely affected West Africa’s export markets, imports, foreign investment, tourism and remittances [...]
August 10, 2020
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Canada export of logs to Japan collapses, possible TPP violation
Log exports from Canada to Japan have dropped in recent months despite a side deal to the Trans-Pacific Partnership [...]
August 10, 2020
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