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Ghana: Waive taxes on imported lumber to save local wood industry - Lumber association [Apr 26]
Canada: Soaring softwood prices offsetting U.S. duties,industry says [Apr 26]
Mass Timber is in for massive change [Apr 26]
UK: Scots forest sales soar as timber prices hit record levels [Apr 25]
Global Wood-Based Panels Market - Key Findings And Insights [Apr 25]
Wood Charcoal Market - Key Global Trends [Apr 25]
U.S.: Demand for Oregon timber continues to rise [Apr 24]
UK: Highland timber plant's £95 million expansion protects thousands of forestry jobs nationwide [Apr 24]
Brazilian Elliotis pine plywood exports rising more than in 2017 [Apr 24]
U.S.: Housing boom hoists lumber higher [Apr 23]
UK: Building product sales up in February [Apr 23]
Hardwood pulp manufacturers in Europe have the highest wood fiber costs [Apr 23]
Vietnam accounts for 6 pct of world’s timber, wooden furniture market [Apr 23]
Demand for pine chips is increasing in Asia [Apr 20]
UK: Higher material costs are being passed on to British home owners by builders [Apr 20]
British pallet industry produces 42.5m pallets [Apr 19]
Swedish Mellanskog raising industrial wood/softwood sawlog prices [Apr 19]
Timber importation, harvesting from private plantations permitted [Apr 19]
Brazilia: Exports of furniture up 30% in February [Apr 18]
China's furniture imports at a record high [Apr 18]
U.S.: Keruing sawnwood imports rise twofold in February [Apr 18]
Canadian wood recycling sector positions itself for growth [Apr 17]
Could timber skyscrapers rise across Asia Pacific? [Apr 17]
Ontario government invests $1.9M to modernize sawmill [Apr 17]
New Zealand: Some local mills turning away orders due to lack of capacity [Apr 17]
German BayWa pellet sales raised by 14 % to roughly 457,000 t [Apr 17]
Swedish Bergs Timber boosts sales revenue by roughly 28 % [Apr 16]
U.S.: Lumber company to invest $15M in Franklin County [Apr 16]
Ireland: Rising timber price floats the farm forest's boat [Apr 16]
Canada: Softwood lumber exports to U.S. fall 20 per cent in March amid railway woes [Apr 13]
U.S.: Koppers wood products acquires Cox Industrial for $200 million in cash [Apr 13]
Idaho Forest Group Acquires Athol Mill [Apr 13]
U.S.: Atlanta company acquiring Shone lumber [Apr 12]
Ghana halts exports of timber [Apr 12]
Germany: HECO targets structural timber market with new products [Apr 12]
German furniture exports bounced back in January [Apr 11]
Swedish sawmilling industry planning greater investment [Apr 11]
New tech can automatically identify & separate wood species [Apr 11]
U.S.: Housing construction index slowed in March [Apr 10]
Have Timber Prices Peaked? [Apr 10]
UK: Concern at shortage of timber for pallets [Apr 10]
Canada: Softwood exports plunge [Apr 10]
U.S.: Lumber and logs report [Apr 9]
Making a living on lumber [Apr 9]
Germany: Beech roundwood exports to China up by one third [Apr 5]
Finnish Lunawood to invest roughly 9m € in site expansion [Apr 6]
Canada: BC announces $7.8 million funding to promote BC wood [Apr 6]
UK: BSW Timber expands its product offering for 2018 season [Apr 6]
Vietnam's wood industry faces difficulties in raw materials [Apr 6]
UK: Obtala Hits Record Quarterly Contracted Sales, Timber Production [Apr 5]
Canada: Timber Automation acquires VAB Solutions [Apr 5]
Forest product company to purchase Rowesville plant [Apr 5]
Brazilian exports of wood products increased 27% In February 2018 [Apr 4]
European tropical sawn hardwood imports fall to all-time low [Apr 4]
U.S.: Flooring imports down in January [Apr 4]
U.S.: Cabinet manufacturers continue growth trend [Apr 3]
Asian woodchip imports decline after 7 consecutive growth years [Apr 3]
Modest wood fiber cost increases and substantial rise in market pulp market [Apr 3]
High lumber demand, soaring prices turn down volume on Canada/U.S. softwood dispute [Apr 3]
Ltfirewood looks for suppliers of timber in Russia, Belarus [Apr 3]
Local mill, Canadian companies disagree on effect of softwood imports [Apr 2]
U.S.: Tuscaloosa company plans new lumber mill [Apr 2]
Baltic sawmills increased lumber production in 2017 [Apr 1]
Canada: Hunt Forest Products announces $115 million mill [Mar 30]
Slight increase in purchase prices of round timber registered in Latvia in H2 2017 [Mar 30]
Research indicates sharp increase in Russia's import of woodworking machines [Mar 29]
U.S.: FORECAST: SOFTWOOD LUMBER DEMAND TO INCREASE [Mar 29]
Tolko re-opens long dormant OSB plant [Mar 29]
Canadian industry works to diversify the use of wood fibre [Mar 28]
Softwood lumber consumption likely to reach record highs in U.S. [Mar 28]
G-P Building Larger Mill in Georgia [Mar 28]
Austrian timber "baron" sells its Romanian forests to Swedish group [Mar 27]
German Furniture industry’s sales reduced in December [Mar 27]
Brazilian Elliotis pine exports edged 27% higher in February as well [Mar 26]
Canada: Softwood lumber supports could aid Corner Brook mill [Mar 26]
Coastal Innovation: veneer facility thinks outside the box [Mar 26]
US softwood lumber demand projected to grow 2.3% annually through 2030 [Mar 23]
Global trade of softwood lumber reached a record-high in 2017 [Mar 23]
Chile: Plywood sales of CMPC decreased by 9% in 2017 [Mar 23]
Can artificial intelligence really fit into a sawmill operation? [Mar 22]
New Zealand Red Stag Timber planning to build CLT works by mid-2019 [Mar 22]
Belarus' wood product exports up to Georgia [Mar 22]
Dubai WoodShow success for Russian firms [Mar 21]
High demand for wood fast eating into Kenya's forest cover [Mar 21]
U.S.: Mass timber construction okayed for Washington State building codes [Mar 20]
Swedish timber exports grow to 13.1m m3 in 2017 [Mar 20]
TIMCON warns about shortages in the supply of small logs in the UK [Mar 20]
Warm winters are a threat for the timber industry in Scandinavia [Mar 19]
Russia timber and logs export up 12.7% in January [Mar 19]
First biorefinery facility to boost South Africa’s wood and paper sector [Mar 19]
Ireland Farmers encouraged to make the most of rising timber prices [Mar 19]
Ontario invests $3.2 million in Columbia Forest Products [Mar 16]
Austrian timber industry expanding abroad [Mar 16]
Finnish exports of lumber to China up 36% on preceding year [Mar 16]
US hardwood lumber, veneer exports to Mena reach $97m [Mar 15]
Canada: Forest industry 'disappointed' with groundwood paper duties [Mar 15]
Two new greenfield sawmills planned in Georgia, USA [Mar 15]
Mega projects drive wood, products demand in UAE [Mar 14]
US forests reach new heights with wood exports [Mar 14]
"Timber Rising" exhibition spotlights the tall timber construction revolution [Mar 14]
UK: Wood Awards 2018 opens its call for entries [Mar 13]
US housing starts at positive level in January [Mar 13]
Roseburg expanding into Canada with Pembroke MDF [Mar 12]
U.S.: Southern Oregon log prices broke last month's 25-year record [Mar 12]
Dubai WoodShow takes off with more than 300 exhibitors from 55 countries and six country pavilions [Mar 12]
U.S.: ECMD Acquires Klumb Lumber [Mar 9]
German foreign trade in OSB heading upwards again [Mar 9
Swedish OrganoWood signs agreement with Maxbo [Mar 9]
New Zealand: $20m Investment to produce cross laminated timber [Mar 8]
Canada: Atlas Engineered Products Announces Expansion in Alberta [Mar 8]
Universal Forest Products sees record earnings gain following acquisition of idX [Mar 7]
Russian timber firms aim to boost GCC presence [Mar 6]
Sodra to Increase Market Price for Softwood Pulp in Europe [Mar 6]
The future of NZ housing is prefabs, and 180,000 'tiny' homes [Mar 5]
Estonian lumber exports to Australia increase by 80% [Mar 5]
Japan imported 7% more plywood in fourth quarter [Mar 3]
U.S.: Residential furniture orders drop 9% in December [Mar 3]
US kitchen cabinet manufacturers' sales up 2.9% in 2017 [Mar 2]
Brazil: Furniture exports begins favorably in 2018 [Mar 2]
Recovery in EU wood imports continues in 2017 [Mar 2]
Biomass Market Suffers from Low Gas & Oil Prices, But a Few Bright Spots Reported [Mar 2]
Finland: 9.0% increase registered in plywood output [Mar 2]
Polish kitchen furniture production 16% down [Mar 1]
Mercer Timber produces 281.3m bdft softwood lumber [Mar 1]
U.S..: Hunt Forest Products Plans $115 Million Lumber Mill in Louisiana [Mar 1]
VietNam: 2018 to be good year for wood products export [Feb 28]
U.S.: Jones Lumber Acquires Lumber Mill in Natchez, MS [Feb 28]
Winners announced at 2018 Wood Design Awards in B.C. [Feb 28]
Poland: Increase of 9% in supply of oak at the auction in Poznan [Feb 27]
Wood conference looks at role of timber in design and construction [Feb 27]
Vancouver's Canfor going ahead with US$120M sawmill in U.S. as softwood dispute continues [Feb 27]
U.S.: Multiple factors cause log price surge [Feb 26]
UK: Two Leading timber companies merge [Feb 26]
Canadian OSB exports headed higher last year [Feb 26]
US softwood timber imports 3% down in 2017 [Feb 24]
Finnish Raute selling LVL line to client in north-east Asia [Feb 24]
Brazil: Furniture production increases in December [Feb 23]
EU imports of sawn temperate hardwood decline 7% [Feb 23]
China: Solid wood flooring sales rise 9% in 2017 [Feb 23]
Georgia-Pacific to build $135M lumber plant in east Georgia [Feb 22]
U.S.: Potlatch and Deltic Timber Complete Merger [Feb 22]
Colville National Forest plans for larger 2018 harvest [Feb 22]
Timber products company to launch operations in Millinocket [Feb 22]
This Boring Resource Might Be the Perfect Investment [Feb 21]
Euro construct raises forecast for completions [Feb 21]
Minor downturn recorded in Swedish SCA Wood timber sales [Feb 21]
Canadian lumber producers buoyant about 2018 as duties expected keep prices high [Feb 20]
U.S.: Double-Digit Decline in OSB Prices from December to January [Feb 20]
UK: Timber demand fuels growth at sunderland firm [Feb 20]
Acimall figures show upward trend for Italian woodworking and furniture industry equipment [Feb 20]
Gonzaga receives approval to build $48 million science building near campus lake [Feb 20]
U.S.: Montana firm eyes $22 million Maine expansion for high-tech timber [Feb 19]
Tariffs on Canadian Lumber Have Sent U.S. Home Prices Soaring [Feb 19]
Make wood products more valuable to customers [Feb 19]
U.S.: Eastern Panel Mfg. plans $1 million expansion [Feb 16]
UK: Timber Merchant Merges with Scottish Counterpart [Feb 16]
Japan Plans for Supertall Wooden Skyscraper in Tokyo by 2041 [Feb 15]
Future of wood: Stronger than ever [Feb 15]
U.S.: Maibec mill planning several million dollars in upgrades [Feb 14]
New Zealand: Average log prices remain well above 3yr average with firm demand from China [Feb 14]
Myanmar to implement 10-year reforestation plan [Feb 14]
U.S.: Mill leaders looking for solutions to high energy costs [Feb 13]
Mirach Energy's unit to acquire 70% interest in Malaysian timber firm in plan to expand core business [Feb 13]
Ghana inaugurates wood and furniture testing centre [Feb 13]
U.S.: Lumber prices jump to record high [Feb 12]
VN, India eye greater trade in paper products [Feb 12]
New Zealand: Juken Confirms Changes To East Coast Mill Production [Feb 10]
Timber production slowed by felling and logging problems in europe [Feb 9]
Australia to welcome new era for commercial timber construction [Feb 9]
Cambodia: Rise in timber exports to Vietnam in 2017 [Feb 8]
Superdense wood is lightweight, but strong as steel [Feb 8]
New business reveals bamboos secret beauty [Feb 7]
New Zealand: New era for Prime site as sawmill reopens [Feb 7]
Hancock Lumber acquires Mainely Trusses [Feb 6]
Strong panels markets boost Norbord earnings [Feb 6]
U.S.: Timber industry report for Feb. 4 [Feb 6]
The United States' Largest Timber Office Building to Be Constructed in Newark [Feb 6]
North America: Hardly any change in composite-panel sales in 2017 [Feb 6]
Canada: Truck driver shortages hitting Canada's forest products sector [Feb 5]
Finland: UPM plywood division in record 2017 performance [Feb 5]
European consumption of parquet flooring growing slowly [Feb 2]
Australian Wesfarmers’ UK retail chain acquisition falls below expectations [Feb 2]
US Furniture market outlook positive [Feb 1]
Germany: Natural materials preferred at Cologne furniture show [Feb 1]
Brazil: Residential furniture exports up 7% in 2017 [Feb 1]
Finnish: Almost 3m m3 more logs taken in by Finnish timber industry [Jan 31]
UK: Nilsson Pflugfelder brings German pre-fab to Cambridge with House R [Jan 31]
Myanmar: Government Orders Cut in Teak Production, Bans Private Timber Operations [Jan 31]
Vietnam's forestry, wood exports to top 9 billion USD in 2017 [Jan 31]
Germany: Another dip in raw particleboard production [Jan 30]
U.K. Botwood eyes wood chip project as biofuel plant bites dust [Jan 30]
Japan anticipating reduced supply of european softwood timber [Jan 29]
U.S.: Freres's mass plywood panels almost ready for market [Jan 29]
Record timber prices will not impact NewZealand sawmills [Jan 27]
UAE Steel Wood Industries launches revolutionary product [Jan 27]
Canada: Atlas Engineered Products reports 22% increase in revenue in second quarter [Jan 26]
US new home sales fall by most since Aug 2016 [Jan 26]
U.S.: Senior Housing Construction Costs Are Still Rising [Jan 25]
Angola: Agriculture Sets New Rules for Logging [Jan 25]
China high quality log buying grows [Jan 25]
German furniture industry turnover down again [Jan 24]
China's new construction rules to allow use of Japanese timber [Jan 24]
U.S.: Lumber prices have timber mills cheering, but home builders passing costs to buyers [Jan 23]
Euroconstruct expects 3.5% european construction rise in 2017 [Jan 23]
Japan's timber exports near 40-year high on Chinese demand [Jan 23]
Finland: Toxic phenol compounds alternatives being developed [Jan 22]
Austrian Andritz starts up refiner at Panel Plus MDF [Jan 22]
Malaysia's 2017 timber exports to surpass RM23b [Jan 22]
U.S.: Montana will salvage 30,000 of 700,000 acres of burned forests [Jan 19]
Log transportation can now begin in the Baltics [Jan 19]
Australian Brambles to sell CHEP pallet recycling business [Jan 18]
UK: Woodworking industry branches out on product and customer investment [Jan 18]
North American softwood lumber production up 0.6% [Jan 18]
U.S.: Softwood Lumber, OSB, and Gypsum Lead 2017 Price Increases [Jan 17]
The 15 Most Popular IKEA Products of All Time [Jan 17]
Japan: Tight supply of particle board [Jan 16]
Brazil: Exports of the forest products rose 11.4% by the end of November 2017 [Jan 16]
China: Firm demand for custom home furnishings [Jan 16]
EU wood furniture surplus narrows as imports rise [Jan 16]
UK: Pooling Partners transports one million extra wooden pallets in 2017 [Jan 15]
NZ softwood log exports hit new record [Jan 15]
Canada raised pellet exports by 46% in 2016 [Jan 13]
Finland: Using Big Data for sustainable agriculture, forestry and fishery [Jan 13]
Canada: BC lumber producers welcome federal government's appeal to WTO [Jan 12]
UK: Accord expands offsite production to make timber frames for houses [Jan 12]
IBS 2018: Day One Product Finds [Jan 11]
Germany: Forest Products Shed Opens in the Ostuferhafen [Jan 11]
Economic panel predicts housing will continue to gain ground in 2018, NAHB reports [Jan 10]
U.S.: Homebuilders face rising costs in 2018 [Jan 10]
U.S.: Timber is a winner for Caroline cattle producer [Jan 10]
Decking Manufacturers Reveal Their Top Products For 2018 [Jan 9]
U.S.: Oregon mills can't keep up with demand [Jan 9]
UK construction products slow [Jan 9]
U.S.: Blue Ridge Lumber plans $2.7 million expansion [Jan 9]
FIRA publishes latest industry statistics for the UK Furniture Industry [Jan 9]
Belarus increases exports of softwood lumber by 54% [Jan 8]
U.S.: Timber report for January [Jan 8]
World’s First Tricoya Wood Chip Acetylation Plant Breaks Ground [Jan 8]
U.S.: Residential furniture orders post 8% gain in October [Jan 5]
Forest-based bioeconomy benefits climate, jobs and growth [Jan 5]
Learning from Europe and Canada's timber industry [Jan 5]
2018 North American Market Timber Outlook [Jan 4]
Norway to build world's tallest timber building [Jan 4]
Sweden: SCA increases kraftliner prices [Jan 4]
China: 2018 Timber Price Hikes Will Continue in China [Jan 4]
U.S.: Wood Manfacturer Investing $3.3M in Milan Facility [Jan 3]
Canada: Millar Western acquires Spruceland Millworks [Jan 3]
Finland increases exports to Asia by 59% [Jan 3]
Global sawlog prices likely to trend upward into 2018 [Jan 2,2018]
China's total forestry output expected to exceed 7 trillion RMB in 2017 [Jan 2,2018]
Malaysia: Sawmillers seek higher plywood product export prices [Jan 1,2018]
UK: Timber prices continue to strengthen [Jan 1,2018]
Latvia: Furniture industry turnover improves in Q3 [Dec 29]
Metsa Wood Calls for Collaboration in Timber Innovation [Dec 29]
U.S.: 84 Lumber opens second store in San Antonio [Dec 28]
UK: TTF statistical review charts industry growth of wood products [Dec 28]
Vietnam: Nearly $8 billion of wood products exported in 2017 [Dec 27]
India: Plywood manufacturers to hike prices by 5% [Dec 27]
Six of the best: Favourite award-winning kitchens from 2017 [Dec 26]
Trends in the Paper Packaging Market 2017–2027 [Dec 26]
Looking back at commodities in 2017 [Dec 25]
Egypt: Top market for American hardwoods [Dec 25]
Global sawlog prices were higher throughout the world in the 3Q/17 [Dec 23]
U.S.: Culpeper Wood Preservers acquires Cox Ind.'s residential lumber division [Dec 23]
Australia: Timber squeeze jams housing industry [Dec 22]
Global Wood Production Growth Accelerates [Dec 22]
Canada: Timmins sawmill makes investments despite softwood lumber dispute [Dec 22]
U.S. boxboard production decreased 0.4% in November [Dec 21]
Higher prices help offset impacts of softwood lumber duties [Dec 21]
Increased demand for certified timber would be a major challenge [Dec 21]
In 2017, EU’s timber imports slumped due to lower exports from Cameroon, Gabon and Congo [Dec 20]
Dollar falls on Jerusalem announcement then up on US tax plan [Dec 20]
Real estate investment powers ahead [Dec 20]
U.S.: Cox Industries sells residential lumber division [Dec 19]
Builders could see another year of double-digit growth, analysts believe [Dec 19]
Timber exports to EU may hit 1 billion USD [Dec 19]
UK:Forestry Bill could tie future Scottish governments to tree planting [Dec 18]
Wooden Decking Market Growth Rate, Demand, Outlook, Revenue & Forecast Study [Dec 18]
US residential construction recovers again in October [Dec 15]
UK: New era for Scotframe as timber frame market continues to grow [Dec 15]
Chilean radiata pine exports decreased [Dec 15]
Russia: plywood export value 15.9% up in Jan-Oct 2017 [Dec 15]
U.S.: Commission sides with US lumber mills [Dec 14]
Gambia impounds timber logs bound for export [Dec 14]
Knoll plans to purchase furniture company Muuto for $300M [Dec 14]
Cascading use of wood to ensure sustainability [Dec 13]
IHC Venice, 2017: Globalisation, branding and building for the future [Dec 13]
Ikea generates 2.4% turnover increase in Germany [Dec 13]
Moody's: Wood product growth supports 2018 stable outlook, offsetting commodity paper decline [Dec 13]
USA and Japan push German wood planed-product exports [Dec 12]
Global Softwood Lumber Trade Reports in the 3Q/17 [Dec 12]
Western Forest Products buys lumber-processing centre in Washington state [Dec 12]
Russia weighs moves to climb timber industry value chain [Dec 12]
Malaysia: Dent in the earnings of Sarawak timber companies [Dec 11]
How timber is emerging as an important industry for Gabon [Dec 11]
Brazilian wood-based product exports increased by 44% in October [Dec 9]
Russia: Sveza planning to take over Tyumen plywood works [Dec 9]
European plywood gaining a foothold in India [Dec 8]
Canada and Indonesia benefit most from higher US flooring imports [Dec 8]
Value of global hardwood trade static at US$35 billion [Dec 8]
Australia: Victorian timber shortage will add $5000 to cost of building home [Dec 7]
Norway to build world’s tallest timber building [Dec 7]
Firewood price up in Romania by 250 pct during 2011-2017 [Dec 7]
U.S.: Home Depot to upgrade stores [Dec 7]
Canada: Record-high lumber prices keep Canadian lumber industry strong [Dec 7]
U.S.: Wood components market drivers foretell industry growth [Dec 7]
U.S.: Growth forecast for window & door industry [Dec 7]
U.S.: Wood and laminate flooring forecasts & analysis [Dec 7]
U.S.: Residential furniture industry: Trends & analysis [Dec 7]
FDMC/CMA annual benchmark survey shows optimism [Dec 6]
South Africa Sappi expands its speciality and packaging paper capacity [Dec 6]
U.S.: Timber and Logs Industry Report [Dec 5]
VietNam wood firm to cooperate with Japan [Dec 5]