Canada: Lumber production falls sharply as production curtailments rise
The recent lumber curtailments of major Canadian lumber producers, announced back in the fall and winter [...]
March 14, 2019
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Canfor reports 14% drop in lumber shipments in Q4 /2018
Canfor Corporation generated strong financial results in 2018 with reported operating income of $608.6 million [...]
March 4, 2019
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Record production of wood pellets in Germany
The energy turnaround in the heating market is still not progressing in Germany, as the only moderate increase in renewable [...]
February 20, 2019
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Finnish lumber production increased during 2018
Production volumes of the Finnish sawmills in the fourth quarter of 2018 fell slightly [...]
February 19, 2019
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Russian forestry sector production announces growth for 2018
The Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) published the first final data on the volumes of timber [...]
February 18, 2019
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West Fraser temporarily stops production at 3 of its sawmills in BC
West Fraser announced temporary curtailments of approximately three weeks of production throughout the first quarter of [...]
January 22, 2019
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Irish forestry industry production forecast to double by 2035
The Irish forestry industry might invest around €250 million during the next years, in the preparation [...]
January 18, 2019
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Belarusian furniture companies’ number doubled in the last three years
In 2018 furniture output in Belarus may reach roughly $612 million, 60.6% up from 2013, the press service of [...]
December 20, 2018
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Many plywood mills in Malaysia and Indonesia stop production due to logs supply shortage
Log supply shortage is serious in both Malaysia and Indonesia, and this has forced some plywood [...]
December 18, 2018
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Overview of the the current trends in the Chinese plywood market
There are around 5,500 major enterprises manufacturing plywood in China. The total production capacity of plywood by these enterprises [...]
December 17, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood-based Panels / China