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A look at Estonia through plywood: the material of the modern world [Aug 18]
India: Uniply sells plywood unit to subsidiary [Aug 18]
Canadian imports of meranti and other tropical sawnwood rise [Aug 17]
U.S.:Maine company seeks to produce innovative wood-fiber insulating boards [Aug 17]
Logs and primary products top Brazilian timber exports [Aug 17]
Germany:Dieffenbacher sells another three wood-based panel plants [Aug 16]
Egger Group to Open U.S. Manufacturing Facility [Aug 16]
Latvian wood-processing companies raise turnover by 7-8% in H1 [Aug 15]
Tougher than steel: Japan looks to wood pulp to make lighter auto parts [Aug 15]
Germany: Larger turnover fluctuations in the furniture industry [Aug 14]
U.S.:Las Vegas homebuilders see record prices, lower sales [Aug 14]
Canada: Conifex Timber earnings jump, but it sets millions aside for U.S. duties [Aug 14]
New Zealand's biggest laminated wood building takes shape [Aug 12]
Japanese Sumitomo acquires share in pellet producer PBEC [Aug 12]
U.S.: Historic group buys Avon Plywood [Aug 11]
Polish Stelmet ships first garden timber containers to USA [Aug 11]
Wood raw-material costs for European pulpmills continue slide [Aug 10]
UK: Timber Trends Report tops previous years with growth forecast beyond 2018 [Aug 10]
Canada: Vancouver architect Michael Green at centre of mass-timber moment [Aug 10]
Middle East an attractive market for Brazilian wood company [Aug 9]
LP to acquire Barrier fire retardant maker for panels [Aug 9]
Swedish Nobia turnover increases in north only in Q2 [Aug 8]
Deal said to be closer in Canada and U.S. lumber dispute [Aug 8]
U.S.:Log and lumber export demand adds tension to pricing, says Pope Resources CEO [Aug 7]
UK's smaller building companies starting to experience Brexit price hikes [Aug 7]
Brazil: Stronger wood products exports bring pine sawlog prices up [Aug 5]
China-Australia wood products trade increased by 17% [Aug 5]
Canadian Tolko to put High Prairie OSB works into service [Aug 4]
FraserWood innovates with high-end timber products [Aug 4]
U.S.: Hardwood flooring imports surge [Aug 3]
Japan's wooden furniture imports rising [Aug 3]
Indonesia increases share in declining EU market [Aug 3]
Brazil: Woodbased panel exports rising [Aug 3]
Fibre costs for North American pellet plants trending downward [Aug 2]
Chile exported 8.1% more Radiata pine timber [Aug 1]
Raute receives an order worth over EUR 11 million to USA for an LVL layup line [Aug 1]
US Lumber and log prices are high in July [Jul 31]
India: Timber demand drops 40% after GST [Jul 31]
UK: Building Material prices are soaring [Jul 31]
Russia:New timber mill to open in Arkhangelsk Region in 2019 [Jul 29]
China's furniture industry embraces independent designer brands [Jul 29]
UK softwood market quietens down [Jul 28]
U.S.:Building Material Company to Invest $10 Million for Bowling Green Facility [Jul 28]
Canada: Wildfires help push plywood costs higher in Metro Vancouver [Jul 28]
Malaysia: Timber Product Exports Rise to RM9.75 bln in First 5 Months [Jul 28]
Port Alberni sawmill shut over supply, softwood dispute [Jul 27]
China likes Canada's canola, lumber [Jul 27]
UK:Co Antrim kitchen furniture builder looking to expand after profits climb by 30% to reach £12.6m [Jul 26]
U.S.:Highland Pellets manager speaks about the wood pellet market [Jul 26]
Austrian Egger Group plans $700 million particleboard plant in North Carolina [Jul 25]
U.S.:84 Lumber sees continued growth with newest location in Florida [Jul 25]
Swedish sawmiller Södra Wood increases profits [Jul 25]
Malaysia: Sarawak may need foreign investors to upgrade timber industry [Jul 25]
US pellet industry increases production by 5.4% [Jul 24]
Canadian fires leave US builders critically short of timber [Jul 24]
Intelligent building technology, inside and out [Jul 22]
New Zealand log exports on decline [Jul 22]
US housing starts rebounded in June [Jul 21]
Universal Forest Products Sales Up 23% in 2Q [Jul 21]
Jeld-Wen acquires Finnish interior door manufacturer Mattiovi [Jul 20]
U.S.:Lumber prices could drive up cost of new homes [Jul 20]
NAFTA fight could rock timber industry [Jul 19]
New Zealand: Value of logs exported three times exported lumber [Jul 19]
US ipe imports remain strong [Jul 18]
Laminates share of European flooring sector on the rise [Jul 18]
China's trends of domestic demand for wooden flooring [Jul 18]
India:Demand for imported plantation teak logs remains stable [Jul 18]
U.S.:Shavings company opens Shelton plant [Jul 18]
Wood fibre costs for pulp mills fall rapidly in US Northwest [Jul 18]
Canada: Lumber prices see 'big jump' after B.C. wildfires [Jul 17]
Malaysia's Furniture exports keep growing [Jul 17]
U.S.:Wisconsin Timber Harvests Slow Due To Heavy Rains [Jul 15]
Home Builder Lumber Shortage Growing in U.S. [Jul 14]
Canada: Softwood deal could be in reach, analyst report says [Jul 14]
Finland: Äänekoski pulp mill starting operation in mid-August [Jul 14]
Swedish Häggmark invests SKR50m in prefab-house plant [Jul 14]
EU timber license could help Indonesian small-scale furniture exporters access global markets [Jul 13]
U.S.:EPA proposes formaldehyde labelling change for composite wood products [Jul 13]
Latvian Vika Wood sees 0.8% increase in turnover in 2016 [Jul 12]
U.S.: Could a framing lumber shortage be underway [Jul 12]
Canada wood prices to rise as western wildfire interrupts logging [Jul 12]
The new trend in decks: 'monster' size, and luxurious [Jul 12]
German furniture exports to the USA down by 17.1% [Jul 12]
U.S.: Prices of building materials being relatively stable [Jul 11]
Paper dominates Indonesia`s export in 2016-2017 [Jul 11]
Ryerson U. and Upper Canada Forest Products partner on Toronto park project [Jul 11]
Spinnova partners with Brazilian forestry business [Jul 10]
European Parquet consumption up by 1.7% in 2016 [Jul 10]
Australia: Victorian radial sawmill taking concept to commercial reality with timber technology [Jul 10]
Stora Enso sells Swedish subsidiary Re-board [Jul 7]
Canada: Fluctuating forest industry performs well in first quarter [Jul 7]
Malaysian plywood giant cutting shipments to Japan due to reduced supply of timber [Jul 7]
Germany Upholstered furniture turnover down by 13.3% [Jul 6]
For Wellness and Green Building, Commercial Wood Systems Win [Jul 6]
Concrete from wood [Jul 6]
Canada: Skeena Sawmills spending millions to modernize [Jul 5]
Vietnam Export value of forest products expected to exceed 7.5 billion USD [Jul 5]
EU tropical veneer imports on the rise [Jul 4]
China expands share in US moulding imports [Jul 4]
Ghana: First quarter exports down 21% [Jul 4]
U.S. Housing market & trends in the woodworking industry [Jul 4]
German Higher timber costs only partially passed on to pallet prices [Jul 4]
China's forestry trade volume grows 10.8 pct in H1 [Jul 3]
Croatia restricting oak exports with immediate effect [Jul 3]
Malaysia Rubberwood export ban: RM12b target for furniture makers by 2020 [Jul 1]
The French outdoor furniture retailer is bouncing into the Australian market [Jun 30]
U.S.: Lumbermen's acquires Michigan wood products manufacturer [Jun 30]
German Furniture exports up again by 1.3% in March [Jun 30]
Explainer: everything you need to know about mass timber [Jun 29]
The logistics chain of Metsä Group’s bioproduct mill is ready [Jun 29]
U.S.: 84 Lumber realigns its divisional structure for national expansion [Jun 28]
Canadian Softwood Lumber Producers In the Crosshairs [Jun 28]
Södra stepping up deliveries to customers in Sweden [Jun 27]
Europe at forefront of timber construction finds CTBUH report [Jun 27]
Environmental Improvements in the North American Pulp and Paper Industry [Jun 26]
U.S.: Blue Lake Power Biomass Plant to Restart [Jun 26]
UK Timber Company James Latham records pre-tax profits of £13.8m [Jun 26]
Zambia will be a major exporter of timber [Jun 26]
U.S.:West Fraser modernization ensures long-term sustainability [Jun 23]
Vietnamese data show timber exports are continuing [Jun 23]
Italy: Wood and furniture sector developed well in the first quarter of 2017 [Jun 22]
UK: Wood based panels supplier posts record figures [Jun 22]
German Pallet production rises to 102.9m units [Jun 22]
Tall timber: the world's tallest wooden office building to open in Brisbane [Jun 21]
New Zealand: Both domestic and export markets report steady to strong demand [Jun 21]
Nigeria removes ban on Egypt's furniture [Jun 20]
Global softwood lumber prices trended upward in early 2017 [Jun 20]
U.S.:Freres Lumber's massive plywood panels receive big grant [Jun 20]
UK: Timber frame systems join BIM Store [Jun 19]
Likewood timber look panels: Looks like wood, feels like wood [Jun 19]
The future of Canada’s forest industry hinges on innovation [Jun 19]
U.S. imports 16 percent less lumber from Canada [Jun 16]
Idaho Arena to Use Mass Timber Construction [Jun 16]
Veneer Sheets Market Poised for Steady Growth and Forecast in the Future [Jun 15]
Zambia extends ban on timber exports to all species [Jun 15]
New Zealand: Global demand fuelling forestry export growth [Jun 15]
EU forest pact gives Vietnam timber firms a leg up [Jun 14]
Italian experts to train Pak woodworkers to compete in global market [Jun 14]
EGGER Romania invests EUR 23.9 mln in recycling installation [Jun 13]
U.S.:Vaagen spinoff will turn scrawny trees into engineered building material [Jun 13]
Weather resistant: Quadra cedar going strong in B.C. [Jun 13]
Canadian lumber being used in $2.5B Chinese eco-district project [Jun 13]
U.S.:Arkansas saw timber surplus may keep prices "static" [Jun 12]
High Point Market shows that lush layers are trend setters for décor: Trend Watch [Jun 12]
India:Century Plyboards to invest Rs 282 cr to fund expansion [Jun 12]
Brazilian Tanac’s pellet plant soon to convert to regular operation [Jun 12]
U.S.: Timber, forest jobs go high-tech [Jun 10]
The global forest industry in the 1Q of 2017 [Jun 10]
Oregon approves permits for first all-wood highrise in the nation [Jun 9]
Global Wooden Decking Market predicts rise in demand by 2016-2024 [Jun 9]
Home-grown timber to raise the roof in Ireland [Jun 9]
Choppy trading in the German furniture industry[Jun 8]
U.S.:Timber construction has lumber milling machinery rolling [Jun 8]
Canada-to-US Lumber Imports Drop 16% YOY in Q1 2017 [Jun 7]
Zambia reduces export excise duty on wood products [Jun 7]
Canada:Weyerhaeuser agrees to sell Uruguay timberlands, facilities [Jun 6]
U.S.: MJB Wood Acquires 2 PacTrim MDF Plants [Jun 6]
The Humble Pallet Gets Smart [Jun 5]
Domain Timber Advisors acquires Timbervest portfolio [Jun 5]
Tasmanian farmers allowed to cut down more native timber under government changes [Jun 5]
Malaysian Plywood manufacturers seek higher export cost and freight prices [Jun 5]
U.S.: Kadant to take over NII FPG Company's forest products business [Jun 2]
Canada: Federal government offers $867M to help softwood lumber sector [Jun 2]
Södra: Strong Trend for Swedish Construction Timber [Jun 2]
Indina: Home building plan will require huge volumes of wood products [Jun 1]
U.S. Sawn Hardwood Imports Rebound [Jun 1]
Mounting competition in EU wooden furniture sector [Jun 1]
China:Particleboard dominated wood-base panel imports [Jun 1]
Woodworking innovations highlight LIGNA 2017 [May 31]
Guide shows how to use nail-laminated timber for building construction [May 31]
Kadant acquires NII FPG Company’s forest products business [May 31]
Pattison's increased lumber portfolio prompts speculation of Canfor, West Fraser Timber merger [May 30]
Australia: The compelling benefits of timber construction, and challenges [May 30]
Swedish Setra aiming to increase timber output at Malå sawmill [May 30]
Russia: Prospects for the Forestry Industry in a Modern Economy [May 29]
Latvian wood-industry enterprise Kurekss orders TC-type continuous dryer from Valutec [May 29]
SmartLam is first U.S. CLT manufacturer to earn SFI certification [May 29]
USA imported 16% less lumber from Canada in Q1 [May 26]
Florida's Rayonier offers $807M US in friendly offer for Tembec [May 26]
U.S. Forest Service grants expand wood energy markets [May 26]
New Zealand's Log price index rises to a new record [May 25]
India:Century Ply sees big gains as GST nets small players [May 25]
Greenway opens automated pallet manufacturing plant in New Jersey [May 25]
Canada: Pinnacle building 475,000 t pellet works in Alberta [May 24]
U.S.: Lignetics acquires the Marth Companies [May 24]
Canada:Lumber exports help push March wholesale over $60B record [May 23]
U.K. timber business has sights set on Northern Peninsula [May 23]
Swedish timber exports in February 6% lower than last year [May 22]
The wooden skyscrapers that could help to cool the planet [May 22]
Wood manufacturing processes will open new market opportunities [May 19]
U.S.:McAuliffe announces new Virginia lumber sales to Mexico [May 19]
Russian sawmill LDK 3 commences trial operation [May 19]
German parquet production grows slightly [May 18]
North American construction drives plywood market growth [May 18]
U.S.:Consumption of tropical sawnwood down [May 17]
China: Sawn softwood import volumes up in 2016 [May 17]
Japan: Wood statistics for 2016 [May 17]
India: Prices for imported sawnwood not changed [May 17]
U.S.:Markets for Douglas fir and whitewood sawlogs improve [May 16]
Softwood lumber prices hit highest levels since 2004 [May 16]
Belarusian Bellesbumprom's timber export nearly 50% up in Q1 2017 [May 16]
UK furniture exports fall as imports return to growth [May 16]
Canada:Quebec forestry workers first to feel the heat of Trump’s new lumber tariffs [May 15]
SCA Wood doubles operating result [May 15]
U.S.:Southern Pine Lumber Shipments Rose in 2016 [May 12]
China Yihua plans massive $1b invest in Gabon's timber industry [May 11]
Vietnam, EU complete VPA negotiations on forest governance [May 11]
U.S.:Leading Turkish furniture maker enters the U.S. [May 10]
Living with wood: Developers go big on wood architecture [May 10]
Malaysia: Sarawak raises hill timber charge 6,250pc [May 10]
Turkish group opens MDF factory in Romania with EUR 150 mln investment [May 10]
SmartLam Is First U.S. CLT Manufacturer to Earn SFI Chain-of-Custody Certification [May 9]
Ethiopia: Woldiya to Get a Billion Birr Wood Factory [May 9]
Brazilian wood-based product exports increased by 12.2% in March [May 8]
Canada:Canfor's softwood lumber sales reduced by 10.9% [May 8]
Ghana Rosewood to be processed locally for export [May 8]
U.S.:Mass timber opens new doors in construction market [May 5]
Plywood Market Poised for Steady Growth in the Future [May 5]
Sweden Kährs and Södra agree new oak-supply contract [May 5]
UK MDF and particleboard prices up 8% and 3% [May 4]
US predicted to import more wood from Europe [May 4]
Technology in today's sawmills [May 4]
Stora Enso’s wood products division sees 34% Q1 earnings growth [May 4]
Indonesia's wood product Export to the UK expected to increase [May 3]
China: The trend of timber trade in 2016 [May 3]
U.S.:Plywood imports from Malaysia triple from 2016 [May 3]
North America's first dowel laminated timber plant underway [May 2]
UK: Rise in Welsh furniture exports helped by weak pound [May 2]
How Canada is expanding its softwood lumber markets [May 1]
Oregon pushes for wooden skyscrapers to revive timber industry [May 1]
The technology behind growing trees [May 1]
IKEA looking to source bamboo, indigenous wood species from India [Apr 29]
Sherwood Lumber Opens New Distribution Center [Apr 29]
Canfor Corp. eyes acquisitions amid U.S. lumber duties carnage [Apr 28]
Russia: sawn timber export value up by 28.44% in Jan-Feb 2017 [Apr 28]
Canada:Small lumber producers bracing for impact of new tariffs [Apr 27]
Furniture industry opposes French VOC Regulation [Apr 27]
New Zealand's largest logging industry event planned for June [Apr 26]
Swedish Holmen group considering building a CLT works [Apr 26]
Lumber, logs, home prices all rise [Apr 25]
U.S. to impose 20% duties on Canadian softwood lumber [Apr 25]
Researchers look to make cross-laminated timber earthquake-proof [Apr 25]
Swedish Kährs will supply flooring to Stena Fastigheter [Apr 24]
U.S.: Bill to Promote Research, Development of Wood Products [Apr 24]
Vietnam's wood exports surge 17.1% in Q1 [Apr 21]
U.S.:Lumber Just Logged a 12-Year High [Apr 21]
Demand for Ecofriendly, Cost-Effective Powder Coatings Rising [Apr 20]
Radial timber mill opens in Victoria with world-first technology that cuts logs 'like cake' [Apr 20]
Lumber price growth continues amid US_Canada trade deal uncertainty [Apr 19]
UK: Consolidation to increase in timber sector [Apr 19]
BP says new wood pellet plant at Saltend provides "exciting platform for growth" [Apr 18]
Malaysia's timber exports to improve 5% this year [Apr 18]
Brazil's woodbased panel exports increased in 2017 [Apr 17]
Japan: Review of plywood and panel market of 2016 [Apr 17]
China: Substantial growth in 2016 sawnwood imports [Apr 17]
EU plywood imports rise to near record levels in 2016 [Apr 15]
Canadian tropical imports up in February [Apr 15]
U.S.: Housing Recovery Push up Demand for Timber [Apr 14]
New study highlights timber trade challenges in eastern and southern Africa [Apr 14]
Valspar to Sell Industrial Wood Coatings Business for $420M [Apr 14]
Axalta buys Valspar wood coatings unit for $420 million [Apr 13]
Germany: Housing approvals up by 10.2% in December [Apr 13]
Italian Furniture Maker Natuzzi Expanding into San Diego [Apr 12]
U.S.: Lumber Logs a 12-Year High [Apr 12]
U.S.: Biewer Lumber Opens $85 Million Sawmill In Newton [Apr 12]
Swedish Bergs takes over assets of Rorvik's Myresjo sawmill [Apr 12]
Indonesia: Papua Makes Its First Direct Export of timber to China [Apr 11]
Mozambique to adopt new timber export model [Apr 12]
Metsä Group's Wood Products Industry establishes birch plywood mill in Pärnu, Estonia [Apr 11]
UK: Oak Furniture Land expands London footprint [Apr 10]
Malaysia: Evergreen Fibreboard diversifies [Apr 10]
Australia: Custom-made furniture on the rise [Apr 10]
VietNam: Wooden furniture manufacturers see great opportunities in 2017 [Apr 10]
U.S.:Trump's Building Promises Energize Lumber Prices [Apr 7]
Swedish Siljan orders ten drying kilns from Valutec [Apr 7]
Australia: New Forests acquires a majority stake in Laos plantation to boost sustainable timber [Apr 6]
U.S.:Lumber prices remain strong as home values improve [Apr 6]
BMC Acquires Texas Plywood & Lumber and Code Plus Components [Apr 5]
Canada: Wood construction evolving to reach new heights [Apr 5]
U.S.:Wooden furniture imports remain at record high levels [Apr 4]
China: Softwood dominate log imports in 2016 [Apr 4]
EU tropical sawn hardwood imports remain static in 2016 [Apr 4]
Japan's wooden furniture imports jumped 18% [Apr 3]
Brazil: Exports of products up 8.3% in February [Apr 3]
Canada:Forestry sector looks to capitalize on investments in federal budget [Apr 3]
New Zealand: Local log prices hit record highs in March [Apr 1]
Global Softwood Exports Rising [Apr 1]
India:Greenply to build new plywood plant in Sandila [Mar 31]
U.S.:Cabinet industry grows in importance in FDMC 300 [Mar 31]
Innovative wood and cement block forms take shape in Ontario [Mar 31]
U.S.: 84 Lumber Continues its 2017 Expansion Plans with Grand Opening of Riverhead Location [Mar 30]
UK: North West Timber Treatments acquisition [Mar 30]
Global Cross Laminated Timber Market Report [Mar 30]
Office with arched openings shows off the beauty of cross-laminated timber [Mar 30]
U.S.: Scanner may boost lumber industry [Mar 29]
Cambodia Exports of logs double in 2016 [Mar 29]
Canada:New dowel laminated timber product to be used for structural applications [Mar 28]
UAE: Inflation heats up in building sector as energy prices rise [Mar 28]
Global Paper Industry To Remain Stable On Steady Operating Income Growth: Moody's [Mar 27]
British forestry value to grow post-Brexit [Mar 27]
U.S.: Lumber Prices Headed Higher [Mar 25]
In need of flooring and furniture, China buyers turns to WNC trees [Mar 25]
Forest mobilisation:' unlocking Europe’s wood energy potential [Mar 24]
Sandalwood giant TFS Corp pursues sustainable luxury [Mar 24]
Ashley Furniture to invest USD65m in logistics centre [Mar 24]
Canada:Methanex sets a new production record [Mar 24]
Ware Shoals lumber manufacturer to expand, add 15 jobs [Mar 24]
US Forest Product Exports to Asia Reports [Mar 23]
Canada to regulate formaldehyde emissions in composite wood products [Mar 23]
Swiss Forbo's Flooring Systems achieves 3.4% growth [Mar 22]
U.S. Lumber Announces Strategic Growth Investment [Mar 22]
VietNam: Wood glue quality to be more tightly controlled [Mar 21]
U.S.:Tropical sawnwood imports up in January [Mar 21]
Brazil:Woodbased panel exports surged in January [Mar 20]
China: Dependence on wood product imports rising [Mar 20]
India:Wooden handicraft exports to come with unique barcodes [Mar 18]
Sweden: Escalation in problems of lumber exports to Asia [Mar 18]
UK: Great Britain produces 42.3m new pallets [Mar 17]
Seven predictions for the 2017 wood products market [Mar 17]
New Timber Innovation Act Advocates for Nationwide Timber Construction in the United States [Mar 17]
U.S.:Softwood Lumber, Gypsum Products Lead Price Increases Among Building Materials [Mar 16]
Nordic pulp makers seek new lease of life from by-products [Mar 16]
U.S. Lumber Price Woes Will Persist, NAHB CEO Predicts [Mar 15]
Canada: B.C. raw log exports to Asia soar [Mar 15]
Export turnover of wood products in Vietnam expected to reach $8 billion in 2017 [Mar 15]
Hardwoods Announces Acquisition of Eagle Plywood and Lumber [Mar 14]
Switzerland could generate more energy out of used wood [Mar 14]
Planting restrictions cause timber shortage in South Africa [Mar 13]
U.S.:Engineered lumber has replaced natural lumber in most key building components [Mar 13]
Japan: Imports of European softwood lumber up 14.8% in 2016 [Mar 13]
UAE taps potential of building wooden houses [Mar 10]
Overview of the global softwood lumber markets in 2016 [Mar 10]
NZ Wood Resene Timber Design Awards 2017 [Mar 10]
Belarus increases softwood lumber exports by 37% in 2016 [Mar 9]
India Furniture Market - Anticipated to Cross $27 Billion by 2022 [Mar 9]
U.S.:Innovation Abounds Among OSB, Plywood, and Lumber [Mar 8]
UK:Housing boom is good news for Redditch's Scotts Timber Engineering [Mar 8]
IKEA Is Making Furniture That Doesn't Require Tools [Mar 8]
Denmark imposes formaldehyde limits on new wooden materials [Mar 7]
Finnish Raute has set new order intake record in 2016 [Mar 7]
U.S.: Lumber Prices Rise to Start 2017 [Mar 7]
Scientists report why forests with more tree types grow better, faster [Mar 6]
Japan softwood lumber imports from Europe increased 14.8% in 2016 [Mar 6]
U.S.: Milder temperatures in Minnesota bring a new challenge to timber industry [Mar 6]
Euro finishes come to America [Mar 3]
Vietnam’s wood product exporters see room for growth [Mar 3]
Brazilian exports of wood-based products increased 20% in Jan. 2017 [Mar 2]
China: Sales of wooden flooring rose 4% in 2017 [Mar 2]
EU timber imports rise to highest level since financial crises [Mar 2]
Wood product imports top $1.2bn in Saudi market [Mar 2]
U.S.:Ridout Lumber Sold to Illinois Distributor [Mar 1]
German Holzring turnover grows as expected to almost €850m [Mar 1]
Canada: Raw-log exports reach all-time high: research [Feb 28]
New Zealand log market continues to have strong and consistent demand [Feb 28]
Polish furniture successful on foreign markets [Feb 28]
UPM orders progressive kiln for Korkeakoski sawmill [Feb 28]
Malaysia: Sarawak timber firms hit by reduction in export quota [Feb 27]
Successful trials conclude for MDF waste recovery [Feb 27]
Swedish Martinsons CLT production capacity rises to 22,000 m3[ Feb 25]
US lumber prices rise in response to bilateral trade uncertainty [Feb 24]
U.S.:Dempsey Wood Products invests $7 million in plant [Feb 24]
Sneak peek at woodworking innovations: LIGNA 2017 preview [Feb 24]
Ikea makes spherical garden design open source [Feb 24]
EPLF again corrects european laminate-flooring sales figures for 2016 [Feb 23]
Gambia:Govt Suspends Transport,Import and Export of Timberissuance of permit [Feb 23]
US lumber markets price volatility [Feb 23]
German SchwörerHaus expands module production capacity [Feb 22]
Finnish plywood production minimally down year on year [Feb 22]
UK: Norbord launches new nationwide SterlingOSB merchant campaign [Feb 21]
Canada:Online timber brokerage finds ways to make its mark [Feb 21]
U.S.:Cabinetry interiors franchise aims at Lumber Liquidators niche [Feb 21]
Chile: 70,000 ha forest plantations affected by fires [Feb 21]
Australian-made cross laminated timber from local plantation timber [Feb 20]
Canada:B.C. spends $150 million to plant millions of trees [Feb 20]
Malaysia: Particleboard prices set to rise in local market [Feb 17]
Furniture trade in Europe growing slowly [Feb 17]
Australia: TFS Set to Harvest Growth In China and India Timber Markets [Feb 16]
Sarawak to use open tender for temporary logging permits [Feb 16]
German Kampa Group shows turnover growth of 36% in 2016 [Feb 15]
Mets?Wood's sales of Kerto LVL in boosted Q4 2016 [Feb 15]
The Global Forest Industry Price Report This Quarter [Feb 14]
U.S.:Veneer Tech Craftsman’s Challenge selects judges for 2017 [Feb 14]
Philippines: Possible log-ban order sends chills to wood producers [Feb 14]
Cambodian timber continues to make its way into Vietnam in 2016 [Feb 14]
Russia: Segezha Group upscaled sawn timber sales to China [Feb 13]
WoodWorks Announces 2017 Wood Design Award Winners [Feb 13]
Korean furniture surfacing film makers top global market in 2016 [Feb 13]
Swedish furniture giant invests in Dutch recycling company Morssinkhof Rymoplast [Feb 13]
U.S.:Contract furniture maker HNI sales hit $2.2 billion [Feb 13]
EU Ecolabel introduces tougher chemical limits for wood flooring [Feb 10]
Ireland: European Investment Bank, Ireland Strategic Investment fund back forestry initiative [Feb 10]
Panel production giant Norbord boosts earnings in 2016 [Feb 10]
Canada: The tallest mass timber building Reaching New Heights [Feb 9]
Engineered wood market to reach $41.3 billion globally by 2022
From Wood to Wallpaper: Tile Trends at Cersaie [Feb 9]
U.S. LBM acquires Arkansas’ Ridout Lumber [Feb 9]
German softwood lumber output down 2.0% in Q3 2016 [Feb 8]
U.S. still needs Canadian lumber: Forestry minister [Feb 8]
UK: House-building white paper puts faith in push for prefabrication [Feb 8]
Australian NSW Government makes biggest acquisition of forestry in decades to boost softwood production [Feb 8]
China sees record imports of logs in 2016 [Feb 7]
Sweden SCA sales of solid wooden products increased 13% [Feb 7]
Furniture firm Starplan vows to expand as sales hit ?6.6m [Feb 7]
Growth of 4.2% in Russian lumber output last year [Feb 6]
Plywood prices likely to go up, Malaysians firms to gain [Feb 6]
UK:Brick and timber prices soar to drive a slump in construction [Feb 6]
U.S.:Residential furniture orders post 8% gain in November [Feb 3]
Brazil:Timber industry exported higher volumes, but earned less [Feb 3]
Japan: Timber demand and supply projection in 2017 [Feb 3]
EU flooring manufacturers increase market share [Feb 3]
Bunnings opens first UK DIY/garden centre [Feb 2]
Zambia suspends export of unprocessed timber [Feb 2]
Canada: New Energy Works uses innovative timber building material [Feb 2]
Mets?Wood selling its wood elements business [Feb 2]
US Floors: COREtec turnover increases to US$300m [Feb 1]
2017: Good Signs in Wood Products [Feb 1]
U.S. LBM Acquires Ridout Companies [Feb 1]
UK: Archwood Group appoints new Chief Executive [Jan 31]
Canada;Interior lumber supply falling, mills threatened [Jan 31]
UK: MGM Timber (Scotland) joins the BMF [Jan 31]
Chile's timber industry says over 40,000 hectares lost to fires [Jan 30]
European Timber Boost to PEFC UK Board [Jan 30]
Sweden's timber exports forecast to grow 40% in 2016 [Jan 26]
U.S. issues regulatory freeze on EPA formaldehyde regulation [Jan 26]
U.S.: Weyerhaeuser Upgrades PSL [Jan 26]
UK:Sales reach eight-year high for furniture firm [Jan 25]
German Häcker Küchen exceeds €500m turnover [Jan 25]
Norwegian Moelven restructuring its planed product business [Jan 24]
UK:Timbmet acquired by Hadleigh Timber [Jan 24]
Timber supply matters to Vietnam’s wood industry [Jan 23]
Farmers can earn up to €257/ac each year through forestry [Jan 23]
Brazil: Furniture exports on a downward trend [Jan 20]
Australia: M'Boro plant upgrades facility to accommodate timber construction boom [Jan 20]
Building materials rate hike 'may push up property prices' in Dubai [Jan 19]
Engineered wood and frame-grade panels provide backbone for upholstered furniture [Jan 19]
Interfor grows strongly again in third quarter [Jan 19]
Japan: Consumer confidence at 3 year high [Jan 18]
Slowing pace of EU tropical timber imports [Jan 18]
Canada Interfor grows strongly again in third quarter [Jan 17]
Indonesian FLEGT-Compliant Timber Arrives in the UK [Jan 17]
Malaysia: Another year of weak log production seen for Jaya Tiasa [Jan 17]
UK: London housing starts up, hot market best in a decade [Jan 16]
American furniture brand Ashley to launch 100 stores in India [Jan 16]
U.S.:J.P. Hart Lumber building $6.5M facility in Sherman [Jan 16]
Chinese investors flock to Vietnam's wooden furniture industry [Jan 14]
French furniture trade up again slightly in October [Jan 14]
Eastport hopes to up export of wood chips [Jan 13]
Enviva launches wood supply tracking system [Jan 13]
U.S.:Sherwood Lumber Opens California Sales Office [Jan 12]
Trade Commission moving forward with potential import duties on Canadian lumber [Jan 12]
19% increase in Segezha Group's sales revenue [Jan 12]
Stora Enso to invest in biocomposite granules and microfibrillated cellulose production [Jan 11]
Eggs Designs Studio unveils steam-bent wood furniture [Jan 11]
German Kitchen furniture exports rise by just over 10% [Jan 10]
European Sawlog Price Index reached its lowest level in six years in the 3Q/16 [Jan 10]
U.S.:Competition drives mill investments [Jan 9]
Estonia exported 4% less softwood lumber [Jan 9]
UK builders brace for further Brexit price rises, surveys show [Jan 9]
Promoting sustainable timber trade in Viet Nam [Jan 7]
UK:Pallet prices increase due to rising material costs [Jan 6]
Wood production growth driven by housing, green energy markets [Jan 6]
Hardwood pulpwood prices increased during the fall in Brazil, Indonesia, Australia and Chile [Jan 5]
Outlook 2017: B.C. forest firms brace for U.S. lumber battle [Jan 5]
Conifex Timber Gets $130M to Restart El Dorado Sawmill [Jan 4]
Vietnam : The price of several kinds of lumber to increase by 20% [Jan 4]
PSU tests new green wood's seismic strength [Jan 4]
Philippine: Govt ban on cutting of coconut trees begins January 3 [Jan 3]
Wood taking root in U.S. construction [Jan 3]
Analysis of the Growth of Softwood Lumber in Eastern Pallet Markets [Jan 3, 2017]
U.S.: The Pallet Market Year in Review [Jan 1, 2017]
Canada:Specialty wood industry reaches out to world [Jan 1, 2017]

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