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North American softwood lumber supply inconsistent as demand wavers [Apr 2]
UK: People in lockdown search for decking [Apr 2]
China log prices rise as New Zealand and others shut down and they restart, indicating bullish prospects if the trade can get going again [Apr 2]
Weyerhaeuser cuts lumber and OSB production, reduces shifts [Apr 2]
VietNam: Timber and wood products exports up 18% in the first two months [Apr 1]
Japan: Corona virus disrupts supply chain [Apr 1]
China: Sawn timber imports amounted to 38.11 million CBM, an increase of 4% in 2019 [Apr 1]
Survey: Woodworking industry faces major impacts but is still optimistic [Mar 31]
Canada: Forestry businesses remain open across Canada with 'essential' designations [Mar 31]
B.C.’s resource industries still active through COVID-19 crisis [Mar 31]
US: 'Perfect Storm' shutting Nova Scotia sawmills [Mar 31]
US: IDL keeps timber moving, toilet paper in production [Mar 30]
Finland: Metsa Fibre invests in 'world's most modern sawmill'in Rauma [Mar 30]
UK: World's first all-timber football stadium wins approval [Mar 30]
Latvia: Round timber price decline observed in first half-year of 2019 [Mar 30]
Reports: Fiberboard Packaging Market Filling Many Niches [Mar 30]
Sawmill downturn disrupts winter biomass talks [Mar 28]
Indonesia ends timber legality rule, stoking fears of illegal logging boom [Mar 28]
U.S.: Hard times for hardwoods [Mar 27]
Researchers build adhesive-free timber building [Mar 27]
Accoya Wood: A Great Sustainable Building Material [Mar 27]
US: Furniture Company noho Launches Flexible Furniture with Eco-friendly [Mar 26]
Canadad: Leon's Furniture temporarily lays off 50% of workforce [Mar 26]
FEA: forest products markets will ‘bounce back’ after sharp decline in mid-2020 [Mar 26]
CEMAC: Forest products price index was up by 3.6% in Q4-2019 [Mar 26]
UK: Construction sector implements diverging strategies [Mar 26]
VietNam Wood product processors to restructure production due to COVID-19 [Mar 26]
How mass timber is changing options for builders both now and in the future [Mar 26]
U.S.: Furniture Industry Steps Up to Combat COVID-19 Crisis and Medical Mask Shortage [Mar 25]
India: Plywood industry hit as migrants leave [Mar 25]
Coronavirus will drive paper, forest products prices lower: Moody’s [Mar 25]
New Brunswick Sawmill Specializes in Lumber Products Exported to Markets in the Middle East [Mar 24]
U.S.: Toilet paper run means demand for Alabama timber [Mar 24]
Plastic lumber maker Tangent acquires Bedford Technology [Mar 24]
U.S.: Patrick Industries acquires cabinet door maker Maple City Woodworking [Mar 23]
Canada: BC lumber producers cut production in response to COVID-19 market volatility [Mar 23]
FutureMetrics: COVID-19 unlikely to reduce demand for industrial wood pellets [Mar 23]
U.S.: Monthly Construction Input Prices Drop in February [Mar 21]
U.S. designates forest and wood products as essential industry [Mar 20]
Malaysia's lockdown closes pellet factories [Mar 20]
10 promising European forestry tech startups to watch in 2020 [Mar 20]
West Fraser to reduce lumber production by 18% at western Canadian sawmills [Mar 19]
China’s revised forest law could boost efforts to fight illegal logging [Mar 19]
Arbiom: Promising LCA data for wood to feed protein [Mar 19]
Viet Nam: Online business expected to boost export of forestry products [Mar 18]
Huws Gray acquires structural timber specialist [Mar 18]
Spotlight: Mass timber faces learning curve [Mar 18]
U.S.: First Nation buys into lumber business [Mar 18]
Next month's High Point Market postponed due to coronavirus [Mar 17]
Global sawlog prices continued decline in late 2019 [Mar 17]
Polar Life Haus orders world’s largest log planer from Ledinek [Mar 17]
Replacing petroleum with wood in chemicals production [Mar 17]
US imports of hardwood flooring rose by 10% in January [Mar 16]
EU imports of tropical sawnwood rise 5% in 2019 [Mar 16]
African Tropical Log Exports Review 2019 [Mar 16]
Japan Long term furniture import trend [Mar 16]
China: Slight increase in log imports in 2019 [Mar 16]
U.S.: All Commercial Floors Acquires Empire Office's Florida Flooring Biz [Mar 13]
World of Wood Convention Now Virtual Event on Coronavirus Concerns [Mar 13]
Sale of wood without electronic records in Ukraine to be illegal from April [Mar 13]
Thanks to upgrades, lumber mill adds second shift for first time in 16-year history [Mar 13]
UK:Budget provides massive boost in construction and infrastructure spending [Mar 12]
Engineers describe their most innovative timber projects [Mar 12]
Tokyo 2020 showcases japanese craft in timber ariake gymnastics centre [Mar 12]
Is FSC certification worth the paper it’s printed on?[Mar 12]
U.S.: EPA finalizes amendments to 2015 NSPS for wood heating appliances [Mar 12]
U.S.: IronWood revives mill west of Dolores, seeing opportunity in timber market [Mar 11]
UK: How Graham tuned in to timber while transforming a site with a musical history [Mar 11]
WOODEN PRODUCT DESIGNS THAT PROVE WHY WOOD IS GOOD [Mar 11]
France Unveils New 50% Timber Sustainability Law [Mar 11]
Atlantic Plywood Announces Expansion in Southeast U.S. [Mar 10]
Interfor Completes Acquisition of BC Interior Cutting Rights [Mar 10]
Laminate Works introduces new Surface Solutions for custom component parts [Mar 10]
Construction industry growth predicted in JLL 2020 report amid cost upticks, coronavirus uncertainty[Mar 9]
U.S.: Home improvement stores gearing up for the springtime rush [Mar 9]
Woodchip demand in China cut down by coronavirus [Mar 6]
U.S.: New Mass-Timber Sustainable Building Takes Shape in Boston [Mar 6]
Vietnam: Wood industry to promote online sales to find new markets [Mar 6]
Net Sales Decreases for Huttig Building Products in Fourth Quarter [Mar 5]
New features, technology on tap at Xylexpo woodworking fair [Mar 5]
Georgia-Pacific's $150 million plant will require minimal labor [Mar 5]
German solar glass maker acquired by timber company and start-up innovator [Mar 5]
Dubai Woodshow is expected to witness more than 7000 visitors [Mar 4]
U.S. manufacturing slows with coronavirus, but wood products and furniture roll forward [Mar 4]
Brazil's wood-based product exports declined 8.6% in January [Mar 4]
What awaits the Russian export of timber [Mar 4]
Study: Forest industry mills could near carbon-neutrality target by 2035 [Mar 4]
EU wood furniture imports rise 10% in 2019 [Mar 3]
U.S.: Monthly Furniture Insights Report From Smith Leonard [Mar 3]
Ghana targets increased timber trade following EU licensing, certification [Mar 3]
Canada: Awards honour wood construction across Ontario [Mar 3]
UK: Freres Lumber turns panels with Caldwell Posi-Turner [Mar 2]
Science: Eco-friendly lumber can resist water and mould [Mar 2]
U.S.: IronWood revives mill west of Dolores to produce veneer for plywood [Mar 2]
Tech Tips: Mass timber buildings and acoustical challenges [Feb 29]
Viet Nam: Wood firms advised to seek alternative material suppliers [Feb 29]
SLB reports nearly 1.5 BBF of softwood lumber demand generated in 2019 [Feb 28]
American Construction Source Acquires Homewood Holdings [Feb 28]
Tallin-based Timbeter, precision-forestry startup, closes €920K to expand in SE Asia and Latin America [Feb 28]
U.S.: Home Depot beats sales and profit estimates on housing market strength [Feb 28]
U.S. boxboard production decreased by 2% in January [Feb 27]
Indina: Interior Designing Trends: Multi-functional furniture make a comeback this year [Feb 27]
BUCE to facilitate export of Belarusian timber products to Germany [Feb 27]
Site work begins for Finnish modular timber building [Feb 27]
Russian Ilim group first to receive European Legal Source Certificate [Feb 26]
UK: Investment and expansion continues for A&J Scott [Feb 26]
US new home sales strong at start of 2020: NAHB [Feb 26]
Cameroon launches Profeaac to boost domestic timber trade [Feb 26]
Canada: FPInnovations issues new CLT Handbook [Feb 26]
Wood-Plastic Composite Decking Gaining in Popularity, According to Freedonia Group Study [Feb 26]
New shredder turns furniture scrap into biomass [Feb 25]
Vietnam's timber sector takes a hit from coronavirus outbreak [Feb 25]
Sodra builds biomethanol plant to utilise forest biomass [Feb 25]
UK Government announces ban on sale of ‘wet wood’ as fuel for domestic users [Feb 24]
Operating loss posted by Bergs Timber in Q4 2010 [Feb 24]
U.S.: Ready-mix concrete, gypsum products lead building materials prices higher [Feb 22]
Inside Innovation: Where does the future of engineered bamboo stand? [Feb 21]
U.S Total bedding market down 5.2% in units in 2019 [Feb 21]
Sweden’s tallest timber building completes [Feb 21]
Canfor Announces 2019 and Fourth Quarter 2019 Results [Feb 20]
New process for preserving lumber could offer advantages over pressure treating [Feb 20]
Canada: Crofton mill set for 30-day closure due to lack of lumber supply[Feb 20]
2020 Houzz U.S. State of the Industry reveals concerns over rising material costs [Feb 19]
US housing production shows solid start to 2020 [Feb 19]
UK: BSW Group acquired by private equity firm Endless LLP [Feb 18]
Sodra makes further investments at Varo sawmill in Sweden [Feb 18]
Japan: Development of super thick plywood [Feb 18]
Brazil: Domestic furniture demand grew fast in 2019 [Feb 17]
China: Reduced tariffs on US wood products [Feb 17]
US imports of hardwood plywood fell by 7% in 2019 [Feb 17]
German pellet output increased in 2019 by 20% [Feb 14]
Chinese cabinetmaker considers $86 million investment in NC,USA [Feb 14]
U.S.: Arauco to close Eugene MDF mill [Feb 13]
Demand for tall kitchen cabinets to outpace all cabinet types by 2023 [Feb 13]
Canada: Buildex Vancouver explores new building methods and materials [Feb 12]
INEOS, UPM Biofuels to produce renewable plastic from wood-based residue [Feb 12]
UK: Timber frame market to surpass £800m in 2020 [Feb 12]
New Zealand: Forestry companies restart log harvesting for China market [Feb 12]
Finland’s pulp and timber strikes come to an end [Feb 11]
Weekly Report: Utility-grade lumber prices jump, forestry labour stoppage resolved, sawmill capacity utilization improves [Feb 11]
U.S.: Furniture makers see a boom in business, and team up to find workers to meet the demand [Feb 10]
Eleven New Products For Spring Deck And Railing Projects [Feb 10]
Viet Nam: Ground broken on US$ 51.6 million timber processing factory in Ha Tinh [Feb 8]
Thermally modified wood as a green alternative to tropical hardwoods [Feb 8]
Viet Nam: Measures to promote sustainable forest development [Feb 7]
WRNS Studio designs largest timber project in North America for Microsoft [Feb 7]
2020 U.S. WoodWorks Wood Design Awards winners [Feb 6]
French government to require 50% timber in all new public buildings from 2022 [Feb 6]
UK; Pallet repair surpasses new production for the first time [Feb 6]
Study Shows Wooden Pallets are More Sustainable than Plastic Pallets [Feb 5]
Participation of traders in e-trade in raw wood will lead to rise in timber prices – EBA [Feb 5]
US housing department to align formaldehyde standards with TSCA [Feb 5]
Technology That Destroys Pests In Wood Moves Closer To Commercialization [Feb 5]
Conifex completes sale of all U.S. sawmills to Resolute Forest for $163 million [Feb 4]
UK: James Jones & Sons Ltd opens new I-Joist production line [Feb 4]
Brazil: Bento Goncalves furniture exports increased in 2019 [Feb 4]
European wood flooring consumption recovers a little ground in 2019 [Feb 4]
Largest ever shipment of Swedish timber heading for the US [Feb 4]
U.S.: 2020 Construction & Housing Market Forecast [Feb 3]
Australia; Farmers face wooden fence post shortage in bushfire recovery [Feb 3]
U.S.: Arauco to close Moncure particleboard line, invest in MDF millwork [Jan 31]
Stora Enso cites demanding market conditions as it records challenging quarter results [Jan 31]
UPM decreases sales by 2%, EBIT down 7% in 2019 [Jan 31]
Belarus seeks to supply more wood products to Romania [Jan 31]
Pinnacle expanding pellet logistics for exports to Japan [Jan 30]
U.S.: Colorful cabinet trends identified by Plain & Fancy [Jan 30]
Canada: Log prices expected to stabilize, experts say [Jan 30]
Ghana's Timber Sector Gears Up For EU, Other Markets [Jan 30]
84 Lumber opens new components plant [Jan 29]
Freres Lumber installs first horizontal plywood press in U.S. [Jan 29]
North American Lumber prices up somewhat, US November housing supply shrinks [Jan 29]
Pinnacle expanding pellet logistics for exports to Japan [Jan 30]
U.S.: Colorful cabinet trends identified by Plain & Fancy [Jan 30]
Canada: Log prices expected to stabilize, experts say [Jan 30]
Ghana's Timber Sector Gears Up For EU, Other Markets [Jan 30]
84 Lumber opens new components plant [Jan 29]
Freres Lumber installs first horizontal plywood press in U.S. [Jan 29]
North American Lumber prices up somewhat, US November housing supply shrinks [Jan 29]
Structurlam expands operations with $120-million plant build in the U.S. [Jan 28]
U.S.: Tennessee Firewood Company Grows Business with Mix of Wholesale, Retail [Jan 28]
Buildings made out of timber could become an important global carbon sink [Jan 28]
India: Govt may impose curbs on furniture imports to boost domestic manufacturing [Jan 28]
Canada: Alberta will now allow wood-building construction for up to 12 storeys [Jan 27]
Russia records 27% drop in exports of softwood logs [Jan 27]
Germany: Further turnover increase for furniture trade in 2019 [Jan 27]
Global demand for fiber cement siding will climb an average of 2.5% annually over the next four years [Jan 27]
U.S.:Technology that destroys pests in wood moves closer to commercialization [Jan 25]
Canada: Southern Pine Industry Forges Ahead [Jan 25]
German OSB production decreased sharply [Jan 25]
UK: Plan to toughen combustibles ban may damage CLT sector further [Jan 24]
Ghana: Timber export collapsing woodwork industry [Jan 24]
Mass Timber’s Expanding Presence in the Commercial Building Industry [Jan 24]
New Zealand: Sawmill closures as overseas market subsidies inflate log prices - industry [Jan 23]
European Sawlog prices declining the most throughout the world in 2019, resulting in a more competitive sawmilling sector in Central and Northern Europe, reports the WRQ [Jan 23]
LP signs agreement with conservation group [Jan 22]
Hybrid timber tower to grow in the Netherlands [Jan 22]
Softwood lumber prices mostly Flat while US housing starts jump almost 17% for December [Jan 22]
U.S.: Harden Furniture property purchased by B&B Lumber [Jan 21]
German wood consumer group calls for more softwood planting [Jan 21]
Trimble Technology Lab: Digitally enabling a sustainable built environment [Jan 21]
B.C. forestry intervenes in hope after a seven-month strike, shutdowns, changes [Jan 20]
U.S.: Housing starts finish 2019 strong [Jan 20]
Japan: Wood and paper surpass plastic [Jan 20]
Hardwood plywood manufacturer Timber Products to install Meinan lathe line [Jan 18]
U.S.: Building materials price growth slowest since 2015 [Jan 17]
Canada: Good news for lumber and OSB industries [Jan 17]
Malaysia: Timber exports hit RM18.46b in Jan-Oct 2019 [Jan 16]
UK: Timber prices set to rise in 2020 [Jan 16]
Belarusian furniture manufacturers to be featured at IMM Cologne 2020 [Jan 16]
North America construction framing dimension softwood lumber prices firm over 2019-end [Jan 15]
VietNam: Forestry industry aims at exports of $20 billion by 2025 [Jan 15]
2020 global pellet markets outlook [Jan 14]
North America Southern Yellow Pine Outlook in 2020 [Jan 14]
Indonesia: Forestry industry looks to overturn 2019 exports fall [Jan 14]
Valio and Stora Enso to introduce wood-based reusable lids [Jan 14]
Mass Timber Architecture Focuses On the Future [Jan 13]
Top 5 Herringbone Flooring Ideas [Jan 13]
Canada: Value-added wood sector riding the building boom [Jan 13]
Dubag buys timber mill from Stora Enso [Jan 10]
Euroconstruct forecasts only a slight rise by 2022 [Jan 10]
U.S.: Brookfield to build largest mass timber office building in America [Jan 10]
U.S.: The Housing and remodeling markets on Upswing as 2019 Concludes [Jan 10]
Estonia: Warm winter impeding logging work [Jan 10]
Kronospan adds plywood to product portfolio [Jan 9]
U.S.: 84 Lumber Closures and Western Expansion [Jan 9]
2020 was forestry sector's annus horribilis [Jan 8]
Innovation not optional for Atlantic Canada's forestry sector in 2020 [Jan 8]
2020 global lumber markets outlook [Jan 7]
Europe has Rapidly Become a Major Supplier of Softwood Logs to China [Jan 7]
Myanmar to produce 4,000 tons of timber from Pantaung forest reserve [Jan 7]
U.S.: Building Product Picks: January 2020 [Jan 6]
Profit Margins Declined Faster for Sawmills in Finland Than in Sweden in 2019 [Jan 6]
Nobilia expands Euro-styled cabinet presence in U.S. market [Jan 3]
UK: PLP Architecture wins bid to design Holland's tallest timber tower [Jan 3]
Swedish style: Thinning troubled forests [Jan 3]
Some Irish kitchens to inspire that kitchen renovation in 2020 [Jan 2, 2020]
Business Awards: Joinery industry joins modern era with innovative tech [Jan 2, 2020]
U.S.: Residential furniture orders drop 8% in October, Smith Leonard [Jan 1, 2020]
Windows and doors industry: A look ahead [Jan 1, 2020]
UK: Fife timber company expands amid Brexit uncertainty [Dec 31]
Wood pellet factory announced in Demopolis [Dec 31]
U.S.: The most popular stories of the year 2019 in timber industry [Dec 31]
How Italian Furniture Brand Giorgetti Continues Its Woodworking Heritage [Dec 30]
Viet Nam: Wood exports to hit $11.5 billion, exceeding target in 2019 [Dec 30]
U.S.: Resolute Forest Products buying El Dorado, Glenwood mills from Conifex [Dec 30]
IMPACTS OF WEYERHAEUSER DEAL LOOM LARGE [Dec 30]
Australia: NSW poised to privatise state forests to raise $1bn for infrastructure projects [Dec 30]
Conifex Announces Agreement for Sale of U.S. Sawmill Business [Dec 25]
Canada: Year in review: Sawmill closures hurt B.C. communities [Dec 24]
Romania's wood exports amounted to EUR 1.63 billion in 2018 [Dec 24]
Pinnacle to build new industrial wood pellet facility in US [Dec 23]
Top 10 Canadian Forest Industries stories of 2019 [Dec 23]
China's construction companies ready to buy Belarus' timber via commodity exchange [Dec 21]
Eighty percent of New Zealand's logs are exported to China [Dec 20]
Global softwood lumber trade reports in Q3' 19 [Dec 20]
South Africa: Sars introduces strict customs controls for protected SA timber [Dec 20]
Weyerhaeuser to sell 1,000 square miles of Montana timber [Dec 19]
Global wood production sees highest growth in 70 years [Dec 19]
Weekly Reports: US housing starts rise again, softwood lumber prices remain flat [Dec 18]
Top Interior Building Products for 2019 [Dec 18]
U.S.: Genesis Products & Garnica Plywood launch strategic partnership for RV market [Dec 18]
WOOD SPOTLIGHT: On the move with B.C. wood [Dec 18]
Putting Wood to Work: 7 Benefits of Using Timber in Commercial and Industrial Design [Dec 18]
Future design in Japan: Recycle, upcycle and reinvent [Dec 18]
VietNam: Timber, wood product exports reach 9.64 bln USD in 11 months [Dec 18]
European plywood market pressure persists [Dec 17]
China’s timber processing industry reports [Dec 17]
U.S.: Sawn tropical hardwood imports continue upswing [Dec 17]
World door market to grow 5% through 2026 [Dec 16]
Kenya losing African export markets to China as manufacturing shrinks [Dec 16]
Tech update: Spotlight on kilns in 2019 [Dec 13]
U.S.: Softwood lumber, gypsum products prices increase [Dec 13]
Global paper, forest products 2020 industry outlook ‘negative’: Moody’s [Dec 13]
U.S.: Loggers seek relief from $646 million drop in China log export [Dec 12]
Canada grapples with shortage of Christmas trees and high prices [Dec 12]
Hacker Architects reveals the U.S.'s next largest mass timber office building, in San Francisco [Dec 12]
Namibia: Govt Puts Stringent Measures On Timber Exports [Dec 12]
UK: M&J parent company acquires South Lanarkshire Building Supplies [Dec 11]
North America: New NAFTA deal signed, softwood lumber prices hold steady [Dec 11]
Canada: Structurlam expands to US with $90M Arkansas plant in the works [Dec 10]
Architects must lead in low carbon construction [Dec 10]
The Global Forest Industry reports in the 3Q/2019 [Dec 10]
Denmark: Wood Packaging Producer Achieves Productivity Gains with Gigabit Ethernet [Dec 9]
Architects Propose World's First Prefabricated Cross Laminated Timber Concert Hall for Nuremberg [Dec 9]
Russia surpasses Canada as world's largest exporter of softwood lumber in 2019 [Dec 9]
U.S.: Windows & doors industry: A look ahead [Dec 6]
China's forestry industry posts continuous expansion [Dec 6]
North American Wood and laminate flooring industries: projections & trends [Dec 6]
Enviva to construct 700,000-tonne wood pellet plant in Alabama [Dec 6]
UK: LIGNIA wood signs up Italian distributor [Dec 5]
SIG and YPS win at French Packaging Awards [Dec 5]
Brazilian exports of wood-based products declined almost 27% in October [Dec 5]
U.S.: Cabinet & countertop industry drivers, trends & statistics [Dec 5]
Canada: Ontario draft forest strategy to increase wood use, reduce regulatory burden [Dec 4]
Snapshot of the Mexican woodworking industry [Dec 4]
North American Softwood lumber prices stabilize, WTO could stall next week [Dec 4]
U.S.: Logging company buys 550K acres of UP timberland for $300M [Dec 3]
European hardwood markets feel the pinch in 2019, IHC reports [Dec 3]
UK: Policy Exchange report urges next government to increase use of timber in new homes [Dec 3]
Canada: Uncertainty in the logging industry as mills close down [Dec 3]
Russian Segezha to start construction of new plant in Galich soon [Dec 2]
China propose use of amended CITES certificates [Dec 2]
US redwood sequoia company wins approval in New Zealand [Nov 29]
UK Timber Markets: Another Robust Year for Forestry in 2019 [Nov 29]
Woodbois Signs Exclusive Offtake Deal For Liberian Timber Production [Nov 29]
Transparent wood: the building material of the future? [Nov 28]
UK forestry values rise 23% as battle for land intensifies [Nov 28]
Latvia's IKTK invests 2 mln euro in glued laminated timber structures plant [Nov 28]
Euro-China Train Makes Inaugural Visit to Gdansk [Nov 27]
Ghana: Massive boost for wood industry as CSIR-FORIG sets up wood testing centre [Nov 27]
North American softwood lumber prices moderate up [Nov 27]
Report Predicts US Wood Millwork Demand Will Rise 2.4% Yearly [Nov 26]
America's largest mass timber building opens at the University of Arkansas [Nov 26]
Lumber giant Canfor curtails BC mill operations for Christmas [Nov 26]
Canada: Loblaw is launching an online marketplace selling furniture [Nov 25]
IKEA buying up thousands of acres of forestland in East Texas [Nov 25]
BC drops Lakes Timber Supply Area AAC by 41% [Nov 25]
Danish furniture retailer JYSK gross profit in Romania rises 13% in FY 2019 [Nov 22]
11 ways technology improves profits: WOOD 100 Strategies for Success [Nov 22]
U.S. housing outlook improves but not breaking new ground [Nov 21]
Cameroon becomes the EU's leading supplier of sawn timber in Jan-Sep 2019 [Nov 21]
US housing starts and permits shoot up, Canada railway strike begins [Nov 20]
Home Depot lowers sales forecast for the remainder of 2019 [Nov 20]
Peru’s first forest transparency portal launched [Nov 20]
EU imports of tropical sawn wood increased 7% in the first nine months [Nov 19]
Indonesia: Log production predicted to grow by 15% next year [Nov 19]
Stora Enso launches a new concept for constructing office buildings from wood [Nov 19]
U.S.: Masco sells cabinetry division to ACPI for $1 billion [Nov 18]
New Zealand: Export demand for logs in November rose along with prices [Nov 18]
Sustainable timber construction: Exploring engineered timber as a climate friendly building solution [Nov 16]
U.S.: Construction Input Prices Remain Unchanged in October [Nov 15]
84 Lumber closes on $310 million loan to fund expansion [Nov 15]
Canada: High cost of logs hurting lumber mill workers throughout the Okanagan [Nov 15]
Estonian forestry sector bracing for downturn [Nov 15]
U.S.: Benchmark softwood lumber prices flat, some specialty items soar [Nov 14]
UK: Construction figures reflect uncertainty [Nov 14]
UK: Robertson closes timber frame factory [Nov 14]
Timber’s Prefab Advantage: How Offsite Prefabrication and Wood Construction can Boost Quality and Construction Speed [Nov 14]
Canada: B.C. forest industry trade mission finding new markets in China [Nov 14]
BC, FESBC invest $27M in BC biomass and forestry projects [Nov 14]
Canada: BC forest company executives on trade mission to Asia [Nov 13]
UK wood use faces uncertain present but hopeful future [Nov 13]
U.S.: Virginia Sawyers Cutting American Chestnut Trees for First Time in Decades [Nov 12]
Malaysia: Dip in Sarawak timber products export value as demand falls [Nov 12]
Eucalyptus Pulplog Prices in Brazil Have Fallen Over the Past Year [Nov 12]
Construction materials price rises moderate for September 2019 [Nov 11]
U.S.: DNR speeds up tamarack timber auctions as beetle decimates Minnesota stands [Nov 11]
Australia: Victoria to phase out logging of native forests [Nov 9]
BC mass timber suppliers see surging sales in Canada, US [Nov 9]
New England to invest $2.6 million in new, innovative wood products [Nov 8]
Swedish bedmaker Dux partners with Thos. Moser to launch new products [Nov 8]
Georgia-Pacific Opens $135M Lumber Plant in Georgia [Nov 8]
U.S.: PotlatchDeltic lumber profits plummet 66 percent, still beats expectations [Nov 7]
UK: Cairngorm's National Timber Group adds Teesside door maker [Nov 7]
European consortium forms to “take multi-storey timber mainstream” [Nov 6]
Nordic sawmill curtailments continue [Nov 6]
Outdoor furniture trends for summer [Nov 6]
Australia: QLD timber industry ensured until 2026 [Nov 6]
China FTA upgrade will assist processed timber exports [Nov 6]
U.S.: 82 million Americans have spent $23.5 billion replacing and repairing furniture [Nov 6]
U.S.: Monthly Furniture Insights Report From Smith Leonard [Nov 5]
WPMA welcomes China to reduce tariffs on New Zealand timber manufacturing [Nov 5]
U.S.: Timber firm to sell off 3K acres [Nov 5]
The timber architecture revolution has arrived in Norway [Nov 5]
Sierra Leone resumes timber exports, worrying environmentalists [Nov 5]
Norbord posts lower quarterly earnings [Nov 5]
U.S.: Hampton Lumber invests $25 million to make the most of logs [Nov 4]
Ireland homegrown timber marketing strategy launched [Nov 4]
India: Low demand, high GST plague Kutch timber industry [Nov 3]
UK tropical wood product imports up in the first half of 2019 [Nov 2]
India: Plywood imported from China is growing steadily [Nov 2]
Japan: Furniture and home furnishing retail sales surge in September [Nov 2]
2020 Timber Design Awards: Finalists announced [Nov 1]
North American Wood Panel Prices Recover [Nov 1]
Trex decking sales up 17 percent in Q3 [Nov 1]
Canada: Wood use rises in residential buildings and hotels [Nov 1]
New Zealand: New rules see increase in forestry investment [Oct 31]
Canada: Multiple disciplines tackle mass timber’s challenges [Oct 31]
Metsa Wood Awards Estonian Start-up Team 99 for an Eco-friendly Modular Design [Oct 31]
U.S.: Roseburg Forest opens $200 million high-tech engineered wood plant in SC [Oct 30]
How Timber Construction is Transforming Australian Development [Oct 30]
Canada: 2020 to be tough for forestry, Rustad says [Oct 30]
U.S.: Room & Board introduces Business Interiors for contract market [Oct 29]
Stora Enso suspending cutting at Uimaharju sawmill [Oct 29]
Canadian mills’ woes drive up lumber prices [Oct 28]
New Zealand: Log export price increases build as China's stocks fall and demand there rises [Oct 28]
Metsa Wood’s new UK terminal to open at Ipswich [Oct 25]
Canfor lumber suffers $124 million quarter loss [Oct 25]
Canada: Kootenay logging companies diversifying products amid challenging time in forest industry [Oct 25]
Georgia-Pacific shuts down two more facilities [Oct 24]
Philippine Wood Expo 2019 showcases innovative wood tech [Oct 24]
11 product ideas to grow sales: WOOD 100 Strategies for Success [Oct 24]
Why timber buildings are catching on [Oct 23]
North American softwood lumber prices moderate downward over one month [Oct 23]
Romania: Romsilva to harvest 9.5M3 of round wood in 2020 [Oct 23]
Germany: Incoming orders in kitchen industry rise in first 7 months [Oct 22]
International Softwood Conference hears about market deceleration [Oct 22]
Canada: West Fraser Timber records Q3 loss of $45 million on lower lumber production [Oct 22]
Weyerhaeuser Company announces sale of Michigan timberlands [Oct 21]
Belgium's Recor now distributed in UK by Litmus [Oct 21]
U.S.: Dura Supreme Cabinetry acquired by GHK Capital [Oct 18]
China: Output of wood-based panels rise slightly [Oct 18]
Deal on wood pellets to Japan to help B.C.'s struggling forest industry [Oct 18]
Ireland: Ballygar sawmill approved for Brexit proofing extension [Oct 18]
How to make use of all of a tree - A giant Finnish timber mill explores sustainable forestry [Oct 18]
U.S.: Lumber Manufacturer Announces Alabama Facility, 100 New Jobs [Oct 17]
U.S.: Feds propose opening nation's biggest national forest to logging [Oct 17]
Multi-story timber construction receives EU funding boost to tackle climate change s [Oct 17]
Australia: Woodchip backlog just a “blip” s [Oct 17]
Canada: Curtailments dont impact lumber retail prices [Oct 17]
European wood flooring consumption presents mixed picture in 2019 [Oct 16]
Sarawak timber export value down 12 pct in 2019 [Oct 16]
UK: Certainly Wood launches firewood processing line [Oct 16]
Despite Trump campaign pledge, Oregon logging not increasing [Oct 15]
U.S.: The Cost of materials used in residential construction fell 0.3% [Oct 15]
Australia: Melbourne CBD to get its own timber workshop [Oct 15]
Brazil manufacturers have large presence in High Point Market Global Sourcing Pavilion [Oct 14]
UK: SR Timber sees solid panels growth [Oct 14]
Japanese giant Nippon Paper looks for more deals as it seals $1.72b Australian takeover [Oct 14]
Top 10 Interior Design Trends for 2020 by Designer Maxwell Alexander #Millennials [Oct 12]
Official start of construction of new Juodeliai sawmill [Oct 12]
2Q 2019 BC sawmill profit margins lowest since 2009: WRQ [Oct 11]
Wood Pellet Market to exceed USD 19 Bn by 2025 [Oct 11]
Canada: Webinar highlights growing demand for mass timber [Oct 10]
North America sawmill margins drop to 15 year low [Oct 10]
UK: Significant timber forest with energy developing potential for sale on 5,342ac [Oct 9]
U.S.: Construction Input Prices Slide in September, Says ABC [Oct 9]
Building materials year-to-date price growth is slowest in years [Oct 9]
U.S.: Omnova laminate design receives printing award [Oct 8]
Global and European Sawlog Price Indices Have Both Fallen Over the Past Two Years as Sawlog Prices Have Moved Downward in Most Countries Worldwide [Oct 8]
UK: Forest Garden increases profit despite timber price inflation [Oct 7]
US-China trade war hits Australian woodchip industry as shipments cancelled [Oct 7]
Czech forest owners face $1.7 bln loss this year from bark beetle crisis [Oct 7]
U.S.: SupPLYwood specializes in the import of Russian wood products [Oct 5]
Industparquet USA Announces New Distribution Partners [Oct 4]
Product Insight: Making cabinets for cars [Oct 4]
Greenlam further enlarges capacity for laminates [Oct 3]
Somerset Hardwood Expands Partnership with Belknap White [Oct 3]
Global Sawlog Price Index fell to two-year low in Q2 2019 [Oct 2]
North American Softwood lumber prices moderate nicely [Oct 2]
China: Decline in tropical sawnwood imports in 2019 half [Oct 2]
EU tropical wood trade up 16% in the first half of 2019 [Oct 1]
Brazil; Furniture production back into positive territory [Oct 1]
Malaysia's timber products export hits RM12.5b [Sep 30]
In the face of climate change, Seattle encourages greater use of wooden designs [Sep 30]
U.S.: Furniture Insights: New orders up 6% in July [Sep 28]
Canadian firm to expand sawmill operations in Westmoreland, Henry counties [Sep 27]
B.C. communities adopt mass timber technology [Sep 27]
84 Lumber relocating to larger facility in Richmond, Virginia [Sep 27]
Vida investing 14m SEK in Urshult sawmill [Sep 26]
BC Logging Convoy demands action to rectify forestry crisis [Sep 26]
Major Ikea supplier in Europe uses UV LED curing in furniture finishing [Sep 26]
US housing data mixed, softwood lumber prices strengthen further [Sep 25]
U.S. Wood Container and Pallet Market – the U.K. Strengthened Its Position As the Largest Market for U.S. Exports [Sep 25]
West Fraser turns to forest biomass as supply of sawmill residuals declines [Sep 25]
Top furniture looks to come out of London Design Festival [Sep 24]
Stora Enso Raises Awareness and Presents Solutions to the Construction Industry's CO2 Emissions [Sep 24]
U.S.: Katerra says its new cross-laminated timber plant is the largest in the country [Sep 23]
New England Hardwood Industry Struggles Amid Trump's Trade War [Sep 23]
U.S.: Construction materials prices rise modestly [Sep 21]
Ashley buys Homestar plant to produce RTA furniture [Sep 20]
U.S.: The Rise of Mass Timber Office Buildings in Texas [Sep 20]
Wood Kitchenware And Tableware Market in the EU [Sep 20]
Canada: Tolko announces more cuts to lumber operations in B.C. [Sep 19]
Expect European Lumber Exports to Climb [Sep 19]
U.S.: Lumber prices recover slightly as autumn arrives [Sep 19]
Softwood lumber trade up 5% in first half of 2019 [Sep 19]
Shrinking EU demand for tropical flooring [Sep 18]
Japan: Imports of logs from North America were slight decreased [Sep 18]
Indian furniture makers show interest in Swedish softwood [Sep 18]
U.S.: Trex expands distribution partnership with Capital Lumber [Sep 17]
New Zealand: Forestry industry officials gloomy about log trade [Sep 17]
French paper mill’s new biomass plant reduces CO2 emissions 71% [Sep 17]
U.S.: Construction input prices fall [Sep 16]
UPM Raflatac introduces two wood-based renewable materials [Sep 16]
B.C. Views: Cutting wood waste produces some bleeding [Sep 13]
Vietnam likely to gain 11 billion USD from wood, forest products [Sep 13]
U.S.: GP announces plans to upgrade, invest $70 million in Gurdon plywood, lumber mill [Sep 12]
WPC Pocessor Deceuninck: result affected by business in Turkey [Sep 12]
UK: Profits stack up for Fife wooden pallet firm Scott Timber [Sep 12]
North American Softwood lumber price movements remain cryptic: 3Q 2019 [Sep 12]
In Depth: Engineered wood products' market trends [Sep 11]
Canada: West Fraser Timber sawmills cutting production by up to 25% in B.C. [Sep 11]
AkzoNobel Wood Coatings unveil 2020 color of the year [Sep 11]
Wood Product Picks: September 2019 [Sep 10]
Brandt to acquire Nortrax Canada operations [Sep 10]
West Fraser to Reduce British Columbia Lumber and Plywood Operating Schedules and Production [Sep 10]
Sweden: Sodra adjusts timber prices to conditions in the market [Sep 9]
U.S.: Michigan Lumber Producer Adds Logging Operations in Order to Ensure Wood Supply [Sep 9]
Global Sawlog Price Index falls for the fifth consecutive quarter reaching two-year low In 2Q 2019 [Sep 9]
Australia: No demand for oak timber in the eastern region [Sep 6]
U.S.: Manufacturing of Furniture and wood products grow in August [Sep 6]
US-China trade dispute stalls timber sale negotiations in Haines [Sep 6]
The Deluxe Group completes Europe's first eco-friendly mosque [Sep 5]
U.S.: ACS American Construction Source Acquires Contractor’s Truss Systems [Sep 5]
Wood Costs Declined for Many North American Pulpmills During the 1H/19 [Sep 5]
Trimble acquires 3LOG Systems to expand its forestry management software solutions [Sep 5]
UK: Housebuilding giant Barratt to increase use of Scottish timber frames [Sep 4]
North American Softwood lumber prices bounce prior to Labour Day [Sep 4]
Mozambique reduces timber exports in 2018 [Sep 4]
America's Largest New Pallet Manufacturer PalletOne More Than Doubles Its Wood Pallet Manufacturing Capacity [Sep 3]
Vietnam's forestry exports up 18.6% in first eight months [Sep 3]
Wood fibre costs down in North America in 2Q/19 [Sep 2]
Foreign homebuyers boost Turkey's furniture sector [Sep 2]
Brazil: Exports of panels to Asian markets dip [Sep 2]
European plywood markets facing multiple pressures [Sep 2]
IPE Decking Supplier will offer Premium Quality Wood Product in US [Aug 30]
Cameroon launches portal for timber traceability [Aug 30]
China-Europe cargo train imports over 1,000 tonnes of timber from Belarus [Aug 30]
U.S.: Sawmill opens in Southeast Alabama [Aug 29]
North Amnerican Lumber industry hoping for improved sales in September [Aug 29]
Vietnam’s Tea And Timber Drive Farming Exports Hike [Aug 28]
Canfor curtailing multiple mills in BC [Aug 28]
Knoll acquires eCommerce furniture firm Fully [Aug 27]
B.C. won't slash stumpage fees to help struggling forestry sector [Aug 27]
Additional tariffs levied against U.S. hardwood & veneer exports to China [Aug 27]
NZ log export prices bottom out after slump [Aug 26]
US researchers develop engineered timber from recycled carbon fibre [Aug 26]
India seeks removal of restrictions on trade of sheesham wood products [Aug 23]
Arauco to acquire Prime-Line, expands moulding & millwork presence in North America [Aug 23]
U.S.: Understanding Lumber Prices [Aug 22]
UK: Survey shows timber construction specification growth [Aug 22]
Revenues soar in Russia’s timber processing sector [Aug 22]
A slow-selling lumber market continued through mid-August [Aug 21]
Home Depot cuts outlook citing tariffs, lumber prices [Aug 21]
Canada: Forestry summer slowdown affects pellet producers [Aug 21]
Kazakhstan bans export of timber [Aug 21]
U.S.: Sawn tropical hardwood imports from Brazil jumped 25% in June [Aug 20]
Market reports: Stasis in EU market for wooden doors [Aug 20]
Malaysia: Optimism high in the export of wood products in 2019 [Aug 20]
China: Wood chips sales expanding 10% annually [Aug 20]
U.S.: Universal Forest Products continues acquisition spree, continues record growth [Aug 19]
Log price war hurting New Zealand's wood processors [Aug 19]
How the by-product of timber production is a cheap and clean renewable energy source [Aug 19]
INDOWUD - India’s First Environment-friendly, Alternative to Plywood Launched [Aug 19]
U.S.: Construction material prices steady in July [Aug 16]
Belarus president wants program on processing all timber [Aug 16]
SFC reveals 2019 Wood Furniture Scorecard [Aug 15]
Home Builders Confident Even as Construction Costs, Housing Affordability Crisis Grow [Aug 15]
Canada: Conifex to reduce operations at El Dorado sawmill [Aug 15]
Housing association aims to be first in UK to build plastic-free homes [Aug 14]
French forests scarred as heatwaves bring bark beetle infestation [Aug 14]
Canadian billionaire makes bid to privatize lumber giant Canfor [Aug 13]
India: Importers to challenge inspection fee on timber [Aug 13]
Prices paid for building materials increase in July [Aug 12]
U.S.: Construction Input Prices Rebound in July [Aug 12]
Evergreen Packaging Partners with The Rainforest Alliance [Aug 9]
U.S.: Lumber Is One Of The Few Industrial Markets That Rallies After The Fed Cuts Rates [Aug 9]
Eastern Canadian lumber producer holding recruitment drive [Aug 9]
Australia: A specifier's guide to wood heater regulation and compliance [Aug 9]
Stella-Jones reports 2Q sales $661.8 million [Aug 8]
Germany: Modular Timber School by gmp Architects Tops Out in Frankfurt [Aug 8]
UK: Lagan acquires majority stake in Frame-Tech [Aug 8]
Canada invests in wood construction and innovation [Aug 7]
Ethiopia: 3 Wood Processing Factories to be Built at $111 Mn [Aug 7]
U.S.: Boise Cascade reported net income of $27.7 million [Aug 6]
Lithuanian broker plans to buy more timber via Belarusian commodity exchange [Aug 6]
U.S.: Manufacturing adds 16,000 jobs in July, furniture and wood products contribute [Aug 5]
Myanmar to reduce annual timber logging quota by half [Aug 5]
EU imports of tropical sawn hardwood up 14% [Aug 2]
India: Modest rise in wood product price indices [Aug 2]
U.S.: BMC acquires Kingston Lumber in Washington [Aug 2]
New Zealand's Timber prices take a tumble [Aug 2]
U.S.: New furniture orders in May continue four-month decline [Aug 1]
Vietnam's wood, woodwork export rises 16.4 pct in 7 months [Aug 1]
Prefab Wooden Houses: A Booming Business In Czechia [Aug 1]
U.S.: PotlatchDeltic lumber profits plummet 63 percent [Aug 1]
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