Wood has a good role in construction, EC says
On 4th March, the EU Commission published a comprehensive report on the implementation of the Circular Economy Action Plan, adopted [...]
March 18, 2019
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New Zealand: Sawmill goes out of business due to high prices of logs exported to China
On February 27th and 28th, 2019, the European Pellets Conference which took place in Wels, Austria gathered around 660 participants [...]
March 16, 2019
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US softwood lumber prices keep on falling
Winter kept a grip on many regions and key markets, but sales of framing lumber in US picked up in [...]
March 15, 2019
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Changing trends in Eastern European wood imports
While there was some increase in imports by a few western European countries in 2018, eastern EU countries recorded much [...]
March 15, 2019
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Global sawlog prices keep on rising in 2018
In early 2018, the Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) reached $80.73/m3, its highest level since 2014. Sawlog prices [...]
March 15, 2019
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Swanson Group to permanently close its Glendale sawmill
Swanson Group has announced that it will permanently close its Glendale, Oregon, sawmill, which has been operated by the Swanson [...]
March 14, 2019
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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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High stocks and weak demand cause falling timber prices in China
Timber stock levels in Zhangjiagang markets remained high throughout 2018. In November, stocks of okan, a main species imported, reached [...]
March 14, 2019
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UK’s share of total EU imports of timber products falling
There are significant shifts on-going in destinations for EU imports of timber products. After emerging [...]
March 14, 2019
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Estonian sawlogs continue to rise at the beginning of 2019
Roundwood prices in Estonia rose further in January 2019 from an already high level reported throughout [...]
March 14, 2019
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