Canadian lumber giants make record profits; optimistic outlook for 2021
Canadian lumber companies that pulled in record earnings are optimistic about next year despite lower wood prices, as they see [...]
November 17, 2020
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Canadian lumber exports up to the highest level in 14 years
Exports of Canadian forestry products and building and packaging materials rose 10.4% in September to $3.9 billion. This [...]
November 13, 2020
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Setra plans to ramp up production to meet strong demand in global markets
Swedish sawmilling group Setra plans to fully ramp up production during the autumn in response to [...]
October 28, 2020
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European lumber exporters expanding sales outside Europe
European lumber exporters have expanded their sales overseas from 30% to 45% over the past ten years, with Asia receiving [...]
October 27, 2020
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Covid-19 and damaged wood, two major challenges of the German sawmill industry
In the German economy, Corona has led to a severe slump. The gross domestic product (GDP) in the 2nd quarter [...]
October 21, 2020
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Finland: Sawmills struggle to pay for raw materials due to low export prices of lumber
Almost 500 million cubic meters of lumber were produced worldwide last year, of which almost three quarters were coniferous lumber [...]
October 15, 2020
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Rising demand for logs and lumber in China due strong construction season
Sawmills report increased sale prices for lumber in Asian markets. These increases were agreed relatively quickly by the buyers which [...]
October 2, 2020
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BC forest companies to take full advantage of record lumber prices
A record demand and reduced supplies have pushed the price of 2x4s to historic highs but the B.C. forest [...]
October 2, 2020
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American red oak progresses in the European market
American hardwoods faced a very challenging market conditions that have emerged in the last 18 months. [...]
September 29, 2020
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N. American softwood lumber prices flatten
Most standard construction framing dimension softwood lumber commodities could level off or even start dropping, and that’s exactly what [...]
September 25, 2020
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