N. American lumber prices year-end 2021: A brand-new market balance
The North American construction framing dimension softwood lumber market seems to have changed forever. Following the massive flooding and infrastructure [...]
December 10, 2021
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New Zealand log prices hit by ‘perfect storm’
New Zealand log prices were at near record levels earlier in 2021, but last month sunk to lows not seen [...]
December 10, 2021
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Top global lumber companies: large acquisitions and expansions continue
With lumber companies being flush with cash from record prices in 2020 and 2021, there continues to be several new [...]
December 8, 2021
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Deforestation-risk countries’ ban proposal would significantly alter and extend EUTR obligations
On 17 November 2021, the European Commission announced a Proposal for a new Regulation to reduce global deforestation and forest [...]
December 8, 2021
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Trends in the Russian wood-based panels market
Good market dynamics exist in the Russian wood-based panels market, with a rise in plant investment projects there. [...]
December 8, 2021
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Canfor hardest-hit by US lumber duties
Canfor Corp. is bearing the brunt as new tariffs on softwood lumber exports into the United States come into effect [...]
December 8, 2021
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China: Rising volumes and CIF prices for log imports
According to China Customs, log imports in the third quarter of 2021 totalled 48.4 million cubic metres valued at [...]
December 7, 2021
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N. American lumber prices are back up 120% since summer
When the North American lumber bubble popped this summer, economists and commodity traders alike pointed to [...]
December 7, 2021
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UK’s sawn timber supply back to normal after nearly a year of record imports
More than 3.32 million m3 of sawn timber and panel imports were imported into the [...]
December 7, 2021
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Lithuanian timber exports to China blocked due to political dispute
China downgraded its diplomatic ties with the Baltic state and suspended consular services there after the Taiwanese Representative Office in [...]
December 7, 2021
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