Conifex sells Fort St. James sawmill to Hampton Lumber
Conifex Timber Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement with Hampton Lumber for the sale of [...]
July 2, 2019
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EOS GA reconfirms Sampsa Auvinen
The 2019 European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry (EOS) General Assembly elected its new Board of [...]
July 2, 2019
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Global lumber-exporting countries increased their shipments in early 2019
The uptick in demand for lumber continued in early 2019, with most of the major lumber [...]
July 1, 2019
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Vietnam sharply rising wood products exports might determine a lack of raw materials
With its abundant potential in wood processing, Vietnam is emerging as a major exporter of finished wood products in the [...]
July 1, 2019
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Recovery in EU softwood lumber deliveries to China this year
After a -32% drop in exports last year, European softwood lumber deliveries to China have recovered [...]
July 1, 2019
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Booming softwood lumber prices in US
News broke last month of another mill closure in British Columbia, which shifted trading in most [...]
July 1, 2019
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West Africa: Logs & sawnwood FOB prices under pressure
European markets are uninspiring according to producers. FOB prices remain at the same level as in the past 2 months [...]
July 1, 2019
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EU requests arbitration with Ukraine on wood export ban
The EU requested the establishment of an arbitration panel under the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement on [...]
July 1, 2019
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EU sawmill industry hit by bark beetle outbreaks and wildfires
On 18 June 2019, EOS, together with its Member, Fachverband der Holzindustrie Österreichs, hosted the EOS General Assembly and [...]
July 1, 2019
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Negative performance for the US forest products industry
US forest industry performance in April and May was recently reported by both the US government and the Institute for [...]
July 1, 2019
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