Chinese plywood presence on the US market crashes due to countervailing duties
US hardwood plywood imports from China have plunged this year after massive anti-dumping [...]
November 2, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood-based Panels / China / North America
US lumber prices hit lowest level in two years
Disappointment permeated US framing lumber markets, as trading lacked follow-through from the previous week’s pickup in sales. One [...]
November 2, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Market Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / North America
Trends in the French sawmill industry
The year 2017 in France is characterized by a return of confidence and growth. France has [...]
November 2, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Europe
Russia: ULK Group to build large wood processing complex
Within five years, ULK Group of Companies will build from scratch the largest in Russia complex for deep processing of [...]
November 1, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Russia
Bark beetle infestation hits the German sawmill industry
After the high amount of damaged timber from various windthrows and the subsequent problem of beetle wood, the sawmills focus [...]
November 1, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Europe
Homebuilding rebounds in the US
Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 3.5% in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 629 [...]
November 1, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Construction / North America
Vietnam’s wood industry to play a decisive role in the US-China trade war
Starting from mid-September 2018, the US decided to impose 10 percent tariffs with the total cost of $189 billion [...]
November 1, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / North America
Trends in the European furniture sector
The UNECE Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry (COFFI) released their Annual Market Review 2017-2018, together with several [...]
November 1, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Furniture / Europe
Sweden’s sawmill industry facing raw materials short supply
During the last year, raw material supply in Sweden has been restricted somewhat by different factors. After a rainy autumn [...]
October 30, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Rising prices for Sarawak logs
Logs prices in Sarawak significantly increased due to higher demand from neighbouring Sabah, which banned timber exports since May this [...]
October 30, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Market Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East