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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EUTR and FLEGT cause market shifts in the tropical wood market
The European timber trade regulation EUTR and the FLEGT agreement concluded with Indonesia are causing market [...]
September 29, 2020
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COVID-19 disrupts growth in the European hardwood industry
At the start of the year, before the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic were felt [...]
September 28, 2020
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Slowdown in US housing market probable, if lumber prices don’t fall
Homebuilder sentiment is at an all-time high, as city-dwellers seek out suburban homes during the coronavirus pandemic. But [...]
September 28, 2020
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Sweden: Record volumes of damaged wood caused by the bark beetles
The spruce bark beetle has already done as much damage to Sweden’s forests so far this year as in [...]
September 28, 2020
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Hurricane Laura caused $1.6 billion in forestry, timber damages
Hurricane Laura caused $525.4 million in damage to Louisiana farmers and $1.1 billion to [...]
September 28, 2020
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LIGNA 2021 receives strong industry support despite the challenges of the COVID-19
Preparations for LIGNA '21 are already in full swing. The world's top international wood-industry trade show is enjoying [...]
September 28, 2020
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Outlook for global forest sector turns positive, says Moody’s
The overall outlook for the global forest products industry has been changed to positive from negative [...]
September 25, 2020
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WTO says that US’ tariffs on Chinese products break global trade rules
The World Trade Organization has ruled that tariffs the US imposed on Chinese goods in 2018, triggering a trade war [...]
September 25, 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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