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Harwood Pointed Stakes

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Stakes Inc. Canada

Tropical Hardwood

Logs-16-20 ft long/Cants/Boards
Container/Vessel, Over 52 Species.
Will Cut To Size.

Ti Industries United States

Solid Wood Furniture

Kitchen, bedroom furniture, wooden children furniture and living room furniture

Company:Akmena Lithuania

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Canada:UPM surrenders its 3 Crown timber licences [Dec. 31]
Canada:Osgoode lumber manufacturer eyes expansion [Dec. 31]
Eco-friendly Home Decorating Made Easy [Dec. 31]
U.S.:Zeeland Lumber and Supply to merge with Hamilton Lumber and Truss [Dec. 30]
Hardwood Cabinets Enhance Universal Design [Dec. 30]
U.S.:Maine positioned to produce pellets [Dec. 29]
U.S.:Weyerhaeuser drops effort to sell shipping line [Dec. 29]
Malaysia'using satellite to fight illegal logging[Dec. 29]
Canada:Sawmill braces for another year of cheap lumber [Dec. 29]
Canada:Art Deco furniture, always popular, has a revival [Dec. 23]
French Rougier launches FSC-certified okoume products[Dec. 23]
Ghana's timber exports rise by volume and value[Dec. 23]
Ikea invested into Lithuanian furniture industry over 250m litas[Dec. 23]
U.S.:State timber harvest holds steady in '08 [Dec. 22]
Rough year for timber [Dec. 22]
VietNam:Slump in demand for bamboo products hits craftsmen hard [Dec. 22]
Fall in wood products market redirects environmentalist strategy [Dec. 20]
UK:Furniture chain MFI closes down [Dec. 20]
U.S.:Pulpwood prices salvage 2008 timber crop value [Dec. 19]
U.S.:Lumber Company Announces Expansion in Newport [Dec. 19]
Wood Composite Technologies Inc. announces Millennium Decking System... [Dec. 19]
Youth furniture outlook for 2009 [Dec. 19]
U.S.:Lumber mills feel slump [Dec. 18]
Philippines:Home appliances, furniture seen to look up in 2009 [Dec. 18]
China releases 2009 timber production plan [Dec. 18]
UK plywood market faces uncertainty [Dec. 18]
Canada:Annual allowable cut increase for forest companies [Dec. 17]
US timber importers want to play it safe [Dec. 17]
Indonesia:RI risks losing $435.6m in wood exports on new US policy [Dec. 17]
U.S.:Furniture maker keeps focus on local production [Dec. 16]
UK:The Investor Club gears up for tropical timber launch [Dec. 16]
New Zealand: Wood use on construction sites increasing [Dec. 16]
Finland:Tough Times Ahead for Wood Sector [Dec. 15]
U.S.:Timber industry needs increased wood supply to stay afloat [Dec. 15]
Canada:B.C. seeks new players in forestry [Dec. 15]
U.S.:Western lumber output declines a second year [Dec. 13]
U.S.:Lumber Prices Have Splintered [Dec. 12]
China November Plywood Imports At 10000 Cubic Meters [Dec. 12]
U.S.:New Green Building Guide Makes Case for Wood [Dec. 11]
UK:Norwich online furniture firm success [Dec. 11]
U.S.:Hooker Furniture Reports Lower Sales and Earnings for Fiscal 2009 Third Quarter [Dec. 10]
Latvian firm moves into wood-plastic extrusion [Dec. 10]
Canada:Forest sector loses $230m in 3rd quarter [Dec. 9]
U.S.:Sector Snap: Forest products rise on Obama plan [Dec. 9]
UK:Timber firm jobs boost [Dec. 9]
U.S.:Mill rebounds by cutting timber for Asian buyers [Dec. 8]
Top 10 Home Decor Trends for 2009[Dec. 8]
U.S.:Paper mills modernize[Dec. 8]
Preserving tropical forests also cuts emissions [Dec. 7]
Vietnam-made woodwork tired of Russia’s taxes [Dec. 7]
Considering Timber as an Asset Class [Dec. 7]
U.S.:Economy Whittles Pacific Northwest Timber Industry [Dec. 5]
Estonian timber production drops [Dec. 5]
UK:Energy giant in talks to build 90m biomass plant [Dec. 4]
Ghana seeks underwater timber [Dec. 4]
Review of the Russian Market of Laminated Veneer Lumber for Cottage Construction [Dec. 4]
U.S.:Furniture orders continue to slide [Dec. 3]
U.S.:Potlatch to spin off pulp and paper business [Dec. 3]
Malaysia: Log Production Projected To Decline Further [Dec. 3]
U.S.:Lumber markets look overseas [Dec. 2]
Canada:Forest companies cutting production [Dec. 2]
Vietnam Removes Export Tax On Timber, Wooden Products [Dec. 2]
Grim outlook for Vietnam's wood products sector [Dec. 2]
U.S. Softwood and Panel Market Reports [Dec. 1]
Sawlog Prices Increase in China in 3Q 2008 as Log Supply Tightens [Dec. 1]
UK:Woodland prices double in five years [Nov. 28]
Setra co-ordinates Swedish sales [Nov. 28]
U.S.:84 Lumber shutters Ohio truss plant [Nov. 27]
Hardwood stocks drop to low levels in Europe [Nov. 27]
CE marking requirements expand for wood products [Nov. 27]
Malaysia:Export Value For Furniture Expected To Slow Down Next Year [Nov. 27]
Finland: Stora Enso Halts Timber Felling Countrywide [Nov. 26]
U.S.:EPA Launches Probe Into Formaldehyde Emissions From Wood Products [Nov. 26]
Malaysian timber set to get easy access into EU [Nov. 26]
U.S.:Cleveland plywood mill wins safety accolade [Nov. 25]
CONGO: Financial crisis threatens timber jobs [Nov. 25]
Furniture designers push to make products out of urban trees [Nov. 25]
Malaysia:Stage set for historic EU pact on sustainable wood [Nov. 25]
Canada:Cathay Forest Receives First Shipment of Harvested Russian Roundwood From DalEuroLes [Nov. 25]
U.S.:Lumber Prices YTD vs. Timber ETFs [Nov. 24]
2008 BuildingGreen Top-10 Products [Nov. 24]
Cash from pulp's woody biomass [Nov. 24]
Outlook Weakens for Paper, Forest Products in 2009 [Nov. 23]
Timber harvest is essential part of healthy ecosystem [Nov. 22]
Remodeling Hints for a Tough Real Estate Market [Nov. 22]
U.S.:Builders say going modular is good way to go green [Nov. 21]
Swedish Company Takes Stake in Alternative Fuel Venture [Nov. 21]
In the West, Beetles Become Business Opportunities [Nov. 20]
U.S.:Wood Industry Looks for Niches to Fill Homebuilding Void [Nov. 20]
U.S. LUMBER Group Acquires Cardinal Forest Products [Nov. 20]
Uganda: Country Faces Timber Shortage [Nov. 20]
Australia:Future bright for timber industry [Nov. 20]
U.S.:Home Depot profit falls 31 percent [Nov. 19]
Brazil Forest Protection to Get Economic Aid in California Deal [Nov. 19]
German:Intrinergy subsidiary to increase wood pellet production capacity [Nov. 19]
Trees and Consumption: A Forest of Calculations [Nov. 18]
U.S.:In the lumber slump: What goes down must come up -- but when? [Nov. 18]
Canada:Timber supply review begins [Nov. 18]
Russia Log Costs Fell in the 3Q/08 as the Forest Industry Cut Back Production [Nov. 18]
New standard to help forestry projects enter carbon market [Nov. 18]
UK:Timber-frame building gets environmental award [Nov. 18]
Analysis of new timber-frame technical guidance [Nov. 17]
Australia: Research highlights shift away from native timber [Nov. 17]
China's wood imports and exports see slower growth in 2008 [Nov. 17]
U.S.:Lumber industry hit hard [Nov. 15]
U.S.:Georgia-Pacific to idle local plant [Nov. 14]
Canada:Pellets make progress [Nov. 14]
Canadian forestry leaders try to remain optimistic [Nov. 14]
UK: London 2012 timber panel named [Nov. 14]
U.S.:High-end home building on upswing [Nov. 13]
Russia to delay introduction of timber duties [Nov. 13]
UK:Nearly 200 laid off following Brinscall timber firm collapse [Nov. 13]
U.S.:Even rich Harvard is strained by market downturn [Nov. 12]
Republic of Congo's timber industry hit by financial crisis [Nov. 12]
Finland:Slump in Timber Demand Predicted [Nov. 12]
Russia: Timber Duty Plan Roiling Europeans [Nov. 11]
Australia: Woodchip sales boosts timber exports [Nov. 11]
U.S.:Owners' choices: Sell timber or land [Nov. 10]
Canada:Chinese demand for Canadian wood soars [Nov. 10]
Malaysia: Sarawak To Have Flat Timber Royalty Rate [Nov. 10]
Brazil:Economic crisis dampens Brazilian growth, hits consumers hard [Nov. 10]
Accsys Expands into North America - Agreement with UCS Forest Products [Nov. 7]
U.S.:Weyerhaeuser to close Georgia mill indefinitely [Nov. 7]
U.S.:State forests face hard choice on logging [Nov. 6]
U.S.:Furniture orders continue fall [Nov. 6]
Britain burying huge amounts of potential fuel [Nov. 6]
U.S.:County Board: There's plenty of wood to harvest [Nov. 5]
U.S.:Sales of Custom Homes on the Rebound [Nov. 5]
Canada Lumber Producers Eye Holiday Shutdowns [Nov. 5]
Tembec announces market related downtime at pulp mills and sawmills[Nov. 5]
Australia:Forestry stops exporting logs from Burnie [Nov. 5]
British school furniture too small for modern children: study [Nov. 5]
Cameroon: Financial crisis hits timber sector [Nov. 5]
UK:Economic growth found in forests [Nov. 4]
U.S.:Demographics, markets shrink furniture designs [Nov. 4]
Malaysia's exports of timber and timber products may see decline this year [Nov. 4]
U.S.:Consumers Buying More Entertainment Furniture Than Ever Before [Nov. 3]
Cathay Forest Updates Russian Harvesting Operations [Nov. 3]
Philippines:FPRDI' moisture meter to aid furniture and handicraft industries [Nov. 3]
European plywood importers fail to step up [Nov. 1]
Peru’s 2008 wood products exports grow 12% [Nov. 1]
U.S.:Armstrong sees 2008 earnings down at least 10 pct [Oct. 31]
New Zealand:Costs fall but timber trade edgy [Oct. 31]
Indonesia:New bylaw to monitor log products [Oct. 31]
U.S.:Deltic Timber earnings rise, reach $2.5 million in third quarter [Oct. 30]
U.S.:Toledo-area retailers in 'rough time' as lumber prices stay in slump [Oct. 30]
Thermoplastic technology may replace plywood on worksites [Oct. 30]
Outdoor Furniture Market in the United States to Reach $4.6 Billion by 2012 [Oct. 30]
U.S.:Companies wary as U.S. shapes illegal logging rules [Oct. 29]
Canada:Air-dried lumber has great opportunity Market niche for smaller mills[Oct. 29]
Canada:Softwood record set[Oct. 29]
Russia:Putin Invites China to Invest in Russian Timber Processing [Oct. 29]
Timber Investments Cut Down Portfolio Risk [Oct. 29]
Finland's UPM swings to 3Q net loss [Oct. 28]
U.S. orders heat-treating on firewood imports [Oct. 28]
Canada:Flooring company carves out wood pellet business [Oct. 28]
Hungary:Furniture chains announce plans to enter Hungarian market [Oct. 28]
U.S.:Economic downturn has made deep cut in lumber industry [Oct. 27]
New Zealand:Log prices keep growing [Oct. 27]
Cameroon: Global Financial Crisis - The forestry sector first victim [Oct. 27]
Online Furniture Retailer Faring Better Than Competition [Oct. 27]
U.S.:Firewood gains as option for heating [Oct. 26]
Canada:BC lumber producer reports Q3 loss of $8.1M [Oct. 24]
Estonia produces 5.4m cubic metres of timber [Oct. 24]
U.S.:Children's furniture sales a bright spot [Oct. 23]
Canada:$12.5 million for research to improve timber growth [Oct. 23]
Ghana: Scientist called for collaborative forest research [Oct. 23]
UK:'TruWood' by Novem Could Make Imitation Wood an Endangered Species [Oct. 23]
U.S.:Dunn Lumber announces expansion plans [Oct. 22]
U.S.:84 Lumber closing 20 stores citing housing market [Oct. 22]
U.S. Financial Crisis Will Delay Recovery of Housing, Lumber Markets until 2010 [Oct. 22]
Canada:Lumber prices drop with financial woes [Oct. 22]
Wood industry pushing to increase market share in nonresidential construction [Oct. 22]
Newcomers grow furniture market [Oct. 22]
U.S. softwood and panel markets weekly reports [Oct. 21]
Canada:B.C. forest companies are seeing increased interest from overseas [Oct. 21]
UK's Top Tissue Manufacturer LPC Group to Invest in Uganda [Oct. 21]
U.S.:Lumber Imports Rebound In NL [Oct. 20]
U.S.:Some room to grow in the furniture biz [Oct. 20]
Malaysia:Timber Industry urged to focus on raising exports [Oct. 20]
Kenya:State urged to lift ban on logging of timber [Oct. 20]
Belgium: EU adopts new regulation for timber trading [Oct. 20]
U.S.:At Robbins Lumber, roots run deep [Oct. 17]
EU Seeks Tougher Timber-Trade Rules to Protect Forests, Climate [Oct. 17]
Australia:ITC sells Indian sandalwood to China [Oct. 17]
Malaysia:Sabah To Focus On Producing More Value-added Wood Products [Oct. 17]
U.S.:dkVogue Opens Largest Showroom in the US Featuring Distinguished Danish Furniture [Oct. 17]
UK:Steepest furniture sales decline in eight years [Oct. 17]
U.S.:Whole Log Lumber Company Increases Profits by Recycling Antique Wood [Oct. 16]
U.S.:BLM increases timber harvest [Oct. 16]
Vietnam:Local wood exports could be hit by EU, US sustainability rules [Oct. 16]
U.S. Government Rolls Out Implementation for World's First Ban on Trade in Illegally Logged Wood [Oct. 16]
U.S.:Demands on forests changing [Oct. 15]
China and India help sustain West Africa trade [Oct. 15]
Home Depot Opens First Rural Market Store In Canada [Oct. 15]
UK:Biomass plants could lead to pallet timber shortage [Oct. 15]
VietNam:Timber industry to tackle illegal logging [Oct. 15]
Canada:Heat costs fuel wood shortage [Oct. 14]
Timber Harvesting Permits In Namibia's Region Still Suspended [Oct. 14]
The Future Of Media: Paper [Oct. 14]
U.S. softwood and panel markets [Oct. 14]
China's furniture imports skyrocket in value [Oct. 14]
U.S.:Air board rules lift furniture costs [Oct. 13]
Heat costs rising, shortage of wood pellets ongoing [Oct. 13]
Weyerhaeuser to sell wood building products unit [Oct. 13]
Value-added wood products lauded as worthwhile endeavour [Oct. 10]
Canada's largest laminating factory opens its doors [Oct. 10]
Canada:Fort Nelson plywood plant closure puts 390 out of work [Oct. 10]
UK:Local Firm Set To Lead In Eco-Homes Race [Oct. 10]
U.S.:Construction distributor 84 Lumber opens new South Carolina location, pitches in on Hurricane Ike recovery
As Markets Decline, Timber Industry Hangs On [Oct. 9]
US aims to stop illegal trafficking of tree products [Oct. 9]
Vietnamese wood exports grow despite US recession [Oct. 9]
Vietnam: Woodwork industry thirsty for wood materials [Oct. 9]
Chile wood product co. Masisa to sell Brazil sawmill [Oct. 8]
UK:Trex Company Partners With US Lumber Group to Launch TrexTrim [Oct. 8]
U.S.:Atlantic Veneer cutting more than 60 jobs [Oct. 8]
Finland July wood imports 1.9 mln cubic metres [Oct. 7]
DR Congo to cancel two-thirds of logging contracts [Oct. 7]
UK:Sawmill's sales department gets the chop with the loss of jobs [Oct. 7]
Fiji's Timber Industry Could Lose 3,000 Jobs [Oct. 6]
U.S. Softwood and Panel Market Reports [Oct. 6]
U.S.:DuBois-based firm ships hardwoods around the world [Oct. 6]
For want of a tree, a napkin's price could rise [Oct. 6]
Philippines:Furniture makers see decline in exports due to California ban [Oct. 6]
Peru: Wood exports grow 10% in first half [Oct. 3]
US pulpmills 'face rising costs, labour shortages' [Oct. 3]
EU tropical hardwood imports cool during 2008 [Oct. 2]
Denmark Lumber Co. Inc. purchases Coastal facility [Oct. 2]
U.S.:84 Lumber shifts into light commercial building projects [Oct. 2]
Ghana: Gov't to Restructure Timber Industry [Oct. 2]
Russia migth impose ban on timber exports [Oct. 2]
U.S.:Ainsworth Announces Production Curtailment at OSB Mill [Oct. 1]
U.S.:Harwood to liquidate assets after failed reorganization try [Oct. 1]
Canada:B.C. Lumber output down [Oct. 1]
U.S.:Universal Forest Products Plants Earn FSC Certification [Sep. 30]
CME Lists Electronic Lumber Contracts [Sep. 30]
Indonesia, Finland to talk on forestry issues in Bali [Sep. 30]
IKEA sells 40 million euros' worth of decorations at Baneasa store [Sep. 30]
U.S.:Hi Tech Veneer provides speedy customer service [Sep. 29]
Canada:Tembec shuts Cochrane mill for five months [Sep. 29]
Canada:B.C. wood promoted near and far [Sep. 29]
Forest products industry studies biomass impact [Sep. 29]
Market Tracking: Kitchen Furniture in Europe Top 5 [Sep. 29]
Canada:Tembec reducing lumber output [Sep. 26]
U.S.:Timber rebound likely, loggers, foresters say [Sep. 26]
Malaysia:Selling Malaysian timber at premium level [Sep. 26]
South Africa:Timber producers seek new markets [Sep. 26]
UK:First commercial straw building opens in UK [Sep. 26]
U.S.:Third Avenue sees building products opportunity [Sep. 25]
Canada:Raw Log Exports.. The Way Of The Future [Sep. 25]
Canada: Mongolia Opens Door To B.C. Wood And Housing Design [Sep. 25]
FIncreased rates anger Fiji timber industry [Sep. 25]
U.S.:Building construction downturn could be a plus for consumers [Sep. 24]
Canada:Canfor pellet project key to pine beetle rebound [Sep. 24]
Canada:Simulated quake to test B.C.-built housing [Sep. 24]
International Tropical Timber Agreement not enough to protect forests [Sep. 24]
Canada:New timber pricing scheme takes aim at waste wood [Sep. 23]
Australia: Demand for national timber industry review [Sep. 23]
Finland:Forest Industries Fear Temporary Timber Shortage [Sep. 23]
Ghana:New Timber Species Developed For Industry [Sep. 23]
Canada:Forest Minister's Ten Signs Forest Industry is Recovering[Sep. 22]
UK: Market Deeping Firms Form Trading Partnership [Sep. 22]
U.S.:Material costs have builders feeling floored in Lee County [Sep. 21]
Canada: NDP offers plan to help local forestry rebound [Sep. 21]
Canada: Forestry investment will be rewarded: report [Sep. 21]
Malaysian Timber Set For A Brighter Future In EU Markets, Says MTC [Sep. 21]
Homebuilder Implementing Green Building Practices To Save Homeowners Money [Sep. 21]
Russian log tariffs 'affecting world timber markets' [Sep. 18]
Europe hardwood trade outlook gloomy [Sep. 17]
West African timber trade continues, stable but slow [Sep. 17]
U.S.:Weyerhaeuser put to REIT test [Sep. 17]
Canada:West Fraser to Acquire Stuart Lake Lumber [Sep. 17]
U.S.:Timber company wants to buy Northeast Kingdom land [Sep. 17]
Timber harvesting can have positive impact [Sep. 17]
Canada:B.C. needs a forestry plan to capitalize on the rebound [Sep. 16]
Canada: Quebec sees Outaouais as hardwood hub [Sep. 16]
U.S.:W.Va. timber industry stumped by economy [Sep. 16]
UK: See the latest in timber structures [Sep. 16]
Trends in End-Use Industries to Shape Growth in Global Forest Products Market [Sep. 16]
U.S.: Standards for green building vary by organization [Sep. 15]
U.S.:Portland timberland investor heads South for a winner [Sep. 15]
Canada:BC forestry industry "in a tail spin" [Sep. 15]
The GREEN Movement and the Forest Products Industry [Sep. 15]
UK: Timber importer signs 20-year lease at port [Sep. 15]
Malaysia: Wood-based sector to get 110,000 new jobs by 2030 [Sep. 15]
UAE- Used furniture market grows [Sep. 15]
Moroco - Building faster than inflation [Sep. 12]
U.S.:Plum Creek announces MDF shift reduction [Sep. 12]
UK:'Innovative' steps forward in wood technology [Sep. 12]
Ghana:Nation's Forestry Products to Be Protected [Sep. 12]
U.S.:Green and gray hot topics at remodeling show [Sep. 12]
U.S.: Shelter Facing Wood Shortage [Sep. 11]
Finland: UPM celebrates plywood mill expansion in Estonia [Sep. 11]
UK: Furniture company defies sector trends [Sep. 11]
For forest owners, money does grow on trees [Sep. 10]
U.S.:Acquisition and Expansion Propels Hilltop Log & Timber Homes Forward [Sep. 10]
Australia: Exports pose opportunity for Australian sawn timber producers [Sep. 10]
Finland: Stora Enso Moving Ahead - Will be Ready for Full Russian Roundwood Duties [Sep. 10]
Canada: BC Timber Sales in 'SAFE' [Sep. 9]
Finnish technology for New Brunswick wood [Sep. 9]
U.S.:Creative Wood Products receives 2008 Best of Fenton Award [Sep. 9]
Romania: Furniture production in H is up to 1 billion euros [Sep. 9]
Canada:Forestry investment going against the grain [Sep. 8]
U.S.:Price of lumber stable in spite of powerful hurricanes [Sep. 8]
UK:Phaunos Timber buys Brazilian farmland to plant teak [Sep. 8]
Canada:Low-value wood to become high-end products [Sep. 5]
Guyana's sawn lumber exports continue to pick up in 2008 [Sep. 5]
Fuel efficiency a hot topic at lumber trade show [Sep. 5]
Global Timber Markets Impacted by Russian Log Export Taxes [Sep. 5]
U.S.:Lumber coming to CME Globex e-platform - traders [Sep. 4]
Ghana, EU sign 'Trade and Aid' Deal on Legal Timber Exports [Sep. 4]
Zimbabwe: Timber Producers Seek New Markets [Sep. 4]
Research Could Spur Use of Sustainable Composite Lumber [Sep. 4]
U.S.:Manufacturing shrinks in August, construction down [Sep. 3]
Australia: Timber exported to create power [Sep. 3]
UK:Timber firms trade boost [Sep. 3]
UK: Demand for sawn lumber stable in the UK [Sep. 2]
Canada: B.C. lumber output drops [Sep. 2]
U.S.: Wood flooring that's environmentally friendly [Sep. 2]
Estonian fall in wood products [Sep. 2]
Peru: Wood exports grow 15% in first half of 2008 [Sep. 2]
U.S.:Housing downturn hits loggers [Sep. 1]
South Africa: Shortage of Timber Pushes Up Prices [Sep. 1]
Japan: Forestry Agency eyes CO2 labels for wood fuel products [Sep. 1]
Latvian Company Stora timber profits revealed [Sep. 1]
U.S.:As Biomass Power Rises, a Wood-Fired Plant Is Planned in Texas [Aug. 29]
Canada:Ainsworth closes Grand Rapids OSB plant permanently [Aug. 29]
New plywood adhesive a success [Aug. 28]
U.S.:Furniture goes green with eco-certified wood [Aug. 28]
A fundamental change in value of resource [Aug. 28]
Canada:Tembec Q3 results improve, sales decline [Aug. 28]
Canada:The new face of forestry [Aug. 27]
Malaysia, EU hope to sign pact on timber products [Aug. 27]
Ghana Timber Plan Shows Vision for New Environmental Regime [Aug. 27]
Estonia invests 105 million kroons into timber processing equipment [Aug. 27]
Philippine:Wood to cost more next quarter [Aug. 27]
U.S.:Exousia partners with Native businesses to improve housing [Aug. 26]
Ghana: Submerged Ghana forest may point to timber bonanza [Aug. 26]
U.S.:Furniture vendors report mixed sales [Aug. 25]
Russia: Sawlog prices rebound during the 2Q of 2008 [Aug. 25]
Australia:Timber prices 'a threat to sawmills' [Aug. 25]
Romania to use cash in forestry investment [Aug. 25]
U.S.:Rough market fells lumber firm [Aug. 22]
U.S.:Wood Product Manufacturers Bracing for CARB 2009[Aug. 22]
UK: Timcom defends green credentials of timber pallets[Aug. 22]
U.S.: Lumber Liquidators looks to gain share [Aug. 21]
New Adhesive a Major Commercial, Environmental Success [Aug. 21]
UK: Lyocell from Wood Project [Aug. 21]
Swedish Manufacturer Billerud acquires timber business [Aug. 21]
APEC: There's hope for NB forest industry [Aug. 20]
China: Value of China's forest products up 14% [Aug. 20]
U.S.: Recipes for new fuels reviving Maine's mills [Aug. 19]
Canada: Russian tax could boost BC forestry [Aug. 19]
Peru could reach US$ 3.5 billion in wood exports [Aug. 19]
U.S.:Timber industry woes hit biomass [Aug. 18]
U.S. lumber and panel market weekly reports [Aug. 18]
Vietnam: Paper production rolls out as pressing issue [Aug. 18]
Germany: Creating a new renewable biomaterial research environment of global significance [Aug. 18]
U.S.: Ainsworth Lumber reorganization complete [Aug. 15]
U.S.: Lowe's opens in Wapakoneta [Aug. 15]
Canada:Ontario Strengthens Local Forest Industry [Aug. 14]
VietNam: Woodcraft exports to Japan expected to rise [Aug. 14]
Ghana: Lumber Traders Association Cry Over Ban of Chainsaw Lumbering [Aug. 14]
U.S.:Methods for harvesting Michigan's forests [Aug. 13]
U.S.:Legislation aims to reduce timber job losses [Aug. 13]
Canada:Irving closes two sawmills in Maine and P.E.I. amid slumping demand [Aug. 13]
Office-furniture makers get guide for going green [Aug. 13]
UK: Government makes sustainable timber mandatory [Aug. 12]
U.S.: Forecaster sees downturn for wood products industry in first half of '08 [Aug. 12]
Germany:Production capacity grows: 2.6m tons of wood pellets to be produced in Germany [Aug. 12]
U.S.:Local lumber firm plans to turn wood scraps into alternative fuel [Aug. 11]
Malaysia, European Union In Wood-Product Trade Talks - Report [Aug. 11]
Malaysia:Ta Ann expanding to Europe, Mid-East [Aug. 11]
Eucalyptus: the most human friendly tree [Aug. 11]
Baltic timber 'more in demand' [Aug. 11]
Canada: Forestry task force to study bioenergy options [Aug. 8]
Canada:Forestry sector is left out of booming resource party [Aug. 8]
U.S.:Flooring company doubles profits [Aug. 8]
Norwegian Wood: Putting Wood Chips In The Fuel Tank [Aug. 8]
WWF suggests EU law to halt increase in logging [Aug. 8]
U.S.:Performance Panels a Bargain Amid Soaring Material Prices [Aug. 7]
UK:Timber firm logs profit boost [Aug. 7]
Norwegian forest owners launch a campaign to activate forestry [Aug. 7]
Finding value in lumber mill leftovers [Aug. 7]
Indonesia: RI's wood exports to EU to enjoy lower duties [Aug. 7]
U.S.: Priest River sawmill sold to competitor [Aug. 6]
U.S.: Southern Forest Industry Braces for Bioenergy [Aug. 6]
UK: New timber guidance published for government departments [Aug. 6]
U.S.:Supplier agreement expands building companies across Michigan, prompts relocation [Aug. 5]
Australia:Timber industry wants own emissions rules [Aug. 5]
VietNam:Production costs halt wood exports [Aug. 5]
Canada:Uniboard Canada to build wood factory in Chatham [Aug. 4]
U.S.:Demand for firewood heats up, creating shortage in some states [Aug. 4]
U.S.:Weyerhaeuser under pressure for more change [Aug. 4]
UAE: Building materials prices to go 5% up [Aug. 4]
UK: Custom Timber Build: Wooden chalets add value to property [Aug. 4]
Canfor made right move, says analyst [Aug. 1]
U.S.: Where Does the US Stand in the Global Market? [Aug. 1]
Canada:Forestry sector cuts improve productivity, but recovery not coming soon: CEOs [Aug. 1]
Canada:Salvaged wood commands premium prices [Jul. 31]
U.S.:Firm owned by Gap family takes over Pacific Lumber [Jul. 31]
Brazil Says Amazon Deforestation Fell 20% in June [Jul. 30]
Pakistan: Tripura to produce high quality rubber wood products [Jul. 30]
Guyana : Export levy on some logs to rise [Jul. 30]
U.S.: State's new plywood rule poses new challenge for lumber firms coping with Inland building slump [Jul. 29]
Weyerhaeuser to sell Canada mill [Jul. 29]
Sprucing Up Wood Waste [Jul. 29]
UK: Wood energy could prove the answer to our power requirements [Jul. 29]
Romanian office furniture market rise by almost 25% in H1 [Jul. 29]
U.S.: Two West End Portac mills to be purchased by Canadian company [Jul. 28]
Finnish paper makers flounder as wood shortage looms [Jul. 28]
Bolivia's Amazon command to check timber smuggling [Jul. 28]
U.S.: Hexion Specialty Chemicals Plans Brazil Expansion [Jul. 25]
U.S.: Housing woes leave furniture dealers struggling [Jul. 25]
Canada: No rebound in lumber for at least a year [Jul. 24]
Stora Enso Quarterly Profit Falls 84% on Wood Costs [Jul. 24]
Mixed financial trend for global forest products sector continues [Jul. 24]
Japan: Domestic logging enjoys surge in popularity [Jul. 24]
U.S.: Going against the grain in an uncertain economy [Jul. 23]
U.S.: Creditors seek to halt timber takeover plan [Jul. 23]
Brazil: Ban on illegal logging of timber in the Brazilian Amazon State of Para [Jul. 23]
U.S.: Soaring prices stunt builders [Jul. 22]
Ireland: Forest exports increase over 14% [Jul. 22]
UK: Waste Wood Energy Plant Approved [Jul. 22]
U.S.: Eldredge Lumber gets green certification [Jul. 21]
U.S.: Commercial construction may top $3 billion this year [Jul. 21]
India: Tradition makes a comeback in Indian furniture market [Jul. 21]
Japan: Tokyo traders see downturn in markets [Jul. 21]
European biofuels use may divert wood supply from traditional industries [Jul. 21]
U.S.:Lumber Prices Drop In Slow Housing Market [Jul. 18]
VietNam becomes Asia's biggest exporter of timber furniture [Jul. 18]
Finland: Diversify Forestry Management, Safeguard Timber Supplies [Jul. 18]
Consumption from Latin American countries sustains Brazilian furniture exports [Jul. 18]
U.S.:Local furniture manufacturers planning to expand as others buckle, downsize [Jul. 17]
Canada:Landmark Agreement Between Canadian Forest Sector and Assembly of First Nations [Jul. 17]
China to promote household forestry contract [Jul. 17]
U.S.:Furniture supplier expands [Jul. 16]
UK: Howarth bucks construction market with US acquisition [Jul. 16]
Ghana, EU Timber Deal In September [Jul. 16]
Estonia: The plywood industry of Pjotr Sedin attracts foreign buyers [Jul. 16]
Biz Beat: Entrepreneur ignites cleaner log market [Jul. 15]
Wal-Mart to ban sales of wood products from threatened rainforests [Jul. 15]
U.S.:Experts say local housing market poised for turnaround [Jul. 15]
Spanish timber companies probe into business in Venezuela [Jul. 15]
Canada:Woodlot owners keen to promote diversity of industry [Jul. 15]
New report: Greatest value of forests is sustainable water supply [Jul. 15]
Germany's Pfleiderer to invest $228 mln in new factory of raw fiberboards in Russia [Jul. 14]
U.S.: Real Wood Vs. Synthetic For Decks [Jul. 14]
Canada:Island's private forest logging grows: report [Jul. 14]
Wood engineers discuss industry's future [Jul. 11]
Australia: Timber tech from Traralgon [Jul. 11]
U.S.: Lumber Liquidators Opens First Store in Brooklyn [Jul. 11]
U.S.: Bauman Lumber Mill rebuilt and reopened [Jul. 11]
South Africa: Timber producers battling [Jul. 11]
UK:Timber-concrete composite floor construction builds on shared strengths [Jul. 11]
U.S.: Wood prices soaring too [Jul. 10]
Finland: No Solution to Timber Tariff Dispute, Yet [Jul. 10]
Canada:Forestry firm mulling plastic production [Jul. 9]
Canada:The roots of Catalyst's closing [Jul. 9]
U.S.:Oregon timber harvests plummet [Jul. 9]
Kenya: Power Saw Ban to Save Forests [Jul. 9]
Canada:Cathay Forest gets government approval for timber deal in Russia [Jul. 8]
Ghana to obtain cer'tion timber [Jul. 8]
UK:B&Q awarded largest UK chain-of-custody certification [Jul. 8]
Building better wood products [Jul. 7]
Canada:Alberta forest industry takes hit [Jul. 7]
U.S.:Lumber value, rising costs hit loggers [Jul. 7]
U.S.:Colorful wood offers new solution to homes' old problems [Jul. 7]
Australia:Tropical timber qualities measure up [Jul. 5]
How to Clean and Care for Outdoor Furniture [Jul. 4]
U.S. office furniture orders up but outlook cloudy [Jul. 4]
U.S.: Mill may build plant to produce power [Jul. 4]
Sawlog prices in Europe have grown faster than the world average the past two years [Jul. 4]
U.S.:Idaho timber-products companies merge as lumber demand slumps [Jul. 3]
U.S.: Freedonia Market Research Analyzes Pallets Industry [Jul. 3]
Canada: N.B. helps Fraser Papers upgrade mills [Jul. 3]
U.S.:New Weyerhaeuser sawmill up and running [Jul. 2]
New Mathematical Model Improves Lumber Drying: Wagner Electronic ... [Jul. 2]
U.S.:Timber! - Harvesting income continues to decline in Amador, industry study says [Jul. 2]
Ghana: Lumber tops first quarter timber contracts [Jul. 2]
A smart forestry industry can win from climate: Report [Jul. 2]
European buying for lumber very subdued [Jul. 2]
Canada: Increased supply of private wood sought to revive sawmill [Jul. 1]
Canada: Timber sales sets safety standards [Jul. 1]
US lumber industry spent $160,000 lobbying in 1Q [Jul. 1]
UAE: Amazing Stone launches Fornasarig eco-products across the GCC [Jul. 1]
U.K. House Prices Drop Most Since 1992, Manufacturing Contracts [Jul. 1]
Australia: Forestry claims role in carbon trading [Jul. 1]
Ireland: Kingspan axes Welsh timber frame house factory [Jun 30]
UK: Timber remains good investment choice [Jun 30]
U.S.:Value of harvested wood drops [Jun 27]
Canada:Forest Products Industry Welcomes Competition Policy Review Panel's Report [Jun 27]
Construction costs in Lithuania increased 1.1% in May 2008 [Jun 27]
U.S.: Stella-Jones Building U.S. Headquarters Near Fairplain [Jun 26]
U.S.:How long will the lumber price rally last? [Jun 26]
Canada:Get more lumber out of every log [Jun 26]
Finland May Charge Truckers Over Russia Wood Duties [Jun 26]
New Zealand: Not all doom for NZ's timber industry [Jun 26]
Government Biomass and Biofuel Incentives Cause Concern [Jun 25]
Housing slump slams timber industry [Jun 25]
Furniture exports from Latvia down by 17.9% [Jun 25]
UK:Furniture retailers facing tough times [Jun 25]
Canada: Cathay Forest reaches deal for additional timber concession in Russia [Jun 24]
Swaziland: Companies seek import permits for timber [Jun 24]
U.S.: EPA to Undertake Scientific and Regulatory Evaluation of Formaldehyde Use in Pressed Wood Products [Jun 24]
China: Honesty & credit boost wood flooring sector [Jun 24]
U.S.:Handcrafted Wood Furniture Leads Green Decor Trend [Jun 23]
Finland firm boosts its WPC production [Jun 23]
U.S.:Boozer Lumber Company closing after 60+ years [Jun 23]
EU may mandate certification system for Amazon timber [Jun 23]
Canada:Weak Markets Force More Curtailments at Western Forest Products [Jun 20]
U.S.:World's First Ban on Illegal Wood Imports Finalized Last Night [Jun 20]
UK:Despite Down Market, Sales Up for Homes Using Natural Elements [Jun 20]
Global laminate flooring market to grow to 1.68 billion square metres by 2010 [Jun 19]
UK:Kurawood hails “break through” with Floors-2-Go orders [Jun 19]
Australia:Miner branches out into timber [Jun 19]
Vietnam:Furniture exporters must use legal timber [Jun 19]
U.S. lumber hopes for Canada trade rule in 60 days [Jun 18]
US start-up modifies bacteria to produce oil [Jun 18]
Finnish paper firms warn of higher costs [Jun 18]
U.S.:Why Building a New Home Still Makes Sense [Jun 17]
U.S.:American, southern lumber production falls again [Jun 17]
Germany:MeisterWerke to stop processing tropical timber from 2009 [Jun 17]
Australia:Pulp mill construction delayed [Jun 17]
India:Shortage In Depots Triggers Timber Smuggling [Jun 17]
Guyana:Log exports continue to decline while prices rise [Jun 17]
Log Costs in Finland Among the Highest in the World in the 1Q/08 [Jun 16]
UK:Record investment in forestry despite slump [Jun 16]
Sierra Leone imposes logging rules after lifting timber ban [Jun 16]
Canada's Wood products industry faces $750M loss in '08 [Jun 13]
U.S.:High oil prices hit homebuilding sector [Jun 13]
South Africa: Lumber Demand Grows in New Markets [Jun 13]
Finland:UPM warns on timber profits, to close sawmill [Jun 12]
Australia:The Timber Plantation Industry growth continues [Jun 12]
UK:Houses built from timber continues to rise [Jun 12]
UK:Analysis of new timber-frame technical guidance [Jun 12]
LP fetes new plant, new line of lumber [Jun 11]
U.S.:Universal Forest Products buys two Oregon companies [Jun 11]
Canfor Announces Indefinite Closure of Its Mackenzie Sawmill [Jun 11]
Australia:Company gets its teeth into new sawmilling technology [Jun 11]
U.S.:Loggers Losing Money in Fuel [Jun 10]
Ghana Strives to Remain Competitive in Global Timber Market [Jun 10]
Canada:Pellet Plant Construction Showing Progress [Jun 09]
U.S.:Green garden furniture hits mainstream markets [Jun 09]
U.S.:Timber Sector Begins to Show Promise [Jun 09]
Zimbabwe:Saw-millers urged to look at regional markets [Jun 09]
Mexico a potential market for Maritime lumber products [Jun 06]
Canada:Building code to boost local lumber: Coleman [Jun 06]
Vietnam Firms To Import $1 Billion Of Timber From July [Jun 06]
New Zealand:Timber industry body sees production loss coming [Jun 06]
Indonesia:Wood certification ups market access [Jun 06]
U.S.:Is Art Furniture Growing Up? [Jun 05]
Energy linked to future value of wood fibre [Jun 05]
Canada:Maritime lumber, wood products industry is embracing the future [Jun 05]
Modern Timber Framing [Jun 05]
South Africa:Tough times ahead for timber plantation owners [Jun 05]
Canada:Forest giant retreats after five-year native blockade [Jun 04]
U.S.:Gas Prices Force People to Revert to Wood-Burning Stoves [Jun 04]
Germany:From Forest to Factory [Jun 04]
Thailand's furniture exports to the GCC expected to exceed $30m in 2008 [Jun 04]
Canada:Quebec looks to boost lumber use in construction [Jun 03]
Malaysia:Cooperation with NZ on timber production [Jun 03]
Baltic timber trade keeps keen eye on US construction [Jun 03]
Brazil to Create 'Green Barrier' to Protect Amazon [Jun 03]
U.S.:Change Blows on the Hardwood Industry Winds [Jun 02]
U.S:Outdoors With Jim Collins: The tumbling timber market [Jun 02]
Australia:Overseas interest in financing pulp mill: analyst [Jun 02]
UK:Sawmill increases efficiency with Emotron products [Jun 02]
Ghana:Timber companies bid for harvesting rights [Jun 02]
Australia:Manufacturing subdued, but wood products industry continues to grow [Jun 02]
Canada:Province will lead Canada in export growth, says economist [May 30]
Estonia keen on EU timber talks with Russia [May 30]
Intelligent vacuum gripper system for timber products [May 30]
Changes to European timber market [May 30]
U.S.:Penn Virginia Resource buys Southern coal reserves, timber [May 29]
Canada:Quebec to inject $16 million over six years to boost lumber use [May 28]
U.S.:Questions remain on formaldehyde rules [May 27]
Changing Landscape of Building Products Distribution Is the Focus of a New Study from Principia Partners [May 27]
Cebu Furniture Makers Eye South Africa As Export Market [May 27]
Canada:Tembec delays harvesting activities to fall 2008 in Northern Ontario [May 27]
Lumber & Paper Mills Struggle as Timber Stands Tall [May 27]
Russia:Japan to invest in timber [May 27]
Australia:Boral Timber unveils secret fixing procedure for new wide boards [May 27]
Uganda: Timber Prices Soar As Industry Shortage Looms [May 27]
World's Largest Contiguous Tropical Forest Certified in Congo Basin [May 27]
The New Finnforest Plywood Upgrading Mill In Suolahti Provides ... [May 27]
U.S.:Timber prices continue to slide [May 26]
Canada:B.C. will reap rewards for forestry decisions [May 26]
UK:Rising timber prices lift Scottish Woodlands [May 26]
U.S.:Updated outlook sees deeper office furniture downturn [May 23]
U.S.:Tembec keeps production cuts in weak lumber market [May 23]
India:Timber industry facing shutdown threat in Kerala [May 23]
New Zealand:Increased supply forecast for NZ’s wood basket [May 23]
U.S. Pacific Northwest exports 77m ft of softwood in Q1 [May 22]
Forest Service to cut, burn timber to fight pine beetle advance [May 22]
Russia:Sumitomo Corporation to build a lumber plant in RF [May 21]
Vietnam:Woodwork exports still on rise despite libelous accusation [May 21]
U.S. Forest Service Awards Over $1.5 Million to Enhance Hardwood Forests [May 20]
Global timber market characterised by mixed Q1 results [May 20]
The Eco-Kitchen Challenge [May 20]
U.S.:Money grows on land, not on trees [May 19]
Canada:Lumber market recovery predictedby 2011 [May 19]
U.S.:Pulltarps Expands Product Line by Offering Lumber Tarps and Waste Industry Tarps [May 19]
Ghana: Government-EU Negotiation On Timber Trade Ends [May 19]
Sudan:Teak is back on the market [May 19]
U.S.:Furniture market attendance down slightly [May 16]
U.S.:Greenwood Technologies Brings Clean Tech Wood Boilers to Heating Industry [May 16]
Brazil:Weak US dollar harms furniture exports [May 16]
UK:Energy firm gets 5m for wood pellet growth [May 16]
Canada:Growing interest in green construction [May 15]
NH businesses bring new technology to 'This Old House" [May 15]
UK:Ikea to offer virtual furniture [May 15]
Vietnam, Bulgaria step up trade and forestry cooperation [May 14]
High-end furniture business a growing enterprise [May 14]
U.S.:Mendocino Redwood makes offer for Pacific Lumber [May 14]
China April Plywood Imports At 30,000 Cubic Meters [May 14]
Canada:Forestry has a bright, green future [May 13]
South Africa:Record timber cargo for East London [May 13]
Malaysia:SARAWAK'S Timber Exports Fall in Value [May 13]
New Zealand:CHH expands Australian woodproducts arm [May 13]
U.S.:Weyerhaeuser to sell Australian timber business [May 12]
Pacific Western Wood Products Expands Bamboo Product Line [May 12]
Canadian Automakers, Lumber Producers Still a Drag on Economy [May 12]
Canada:Forestry demand to soar, industry group says [May 09]
U.S.:Poor lumber market hurting tree sales [May 09]
US Government insurance for about $300 billion in troubled mortgages will boost US economy, housing market, lumber futures and US Dollar [May 09]
Home-decor industry finds new outlet in recycled products [May 09]
U.S.:The Perfect Home With Modern Furniture [May 08]
Canada:Stella-Jones sales rise in first-quarter [May 08]
UK:Sawmills Firm Set To Expand [May 07]
U.S.:Home Depot opens doors to green materials [May 07]
High Growth Forecasted for the World Wood Panels Markets [May 07]
U.S.:Online Shoppers Trust in the Internet for Home Furniture and Appliance Purchases [May 06]
Jordan:Depa expands to Jordan, and takes a strategic stake in Jordan Wood Industries Company [May 06]
Canada:Canfor president calls for more cuts [May 05]
Finland:Timber Imports Not Slowed By New Russian Customs Rules [May 05]
Japan:Greater forest utilization urged / Plans to use domestic wood... [May 05]
U.S.:Wood-pellet industry shows great promise ... [May 02]
Canada:Russian export tax opens log markets for local [May 02]
U.S.::Hardware supplies outweigh construction demands [May 02]
Malaysia:Ta Ann to set up plywood mill in China [May 02]
U.S.:Amish Furniture Makers Succeed in Cluster [May 01]
U.S. Wood Chip Prices Up in First Quarter 2008 [Apr. 30]
Canada:Shutdowns,layoffs hit largest West Coast forest company [Apr. 30]
Finnforest launches the largest special birch plywood panel [Apr. 30]
Tips for picking outdoor furniture [Apr. 30]
Peru:Domestic demand drives Peru's production of forest products [Apr. 30]
Sawn lumber demand slows in all leading EU markets [Apr. 30]
Canada:Hard-hit forestry industry seeks help [Apr. 29]
EU seeks green label for wood furniture [Apr. 29]
Wood you believe it? Timber homes constructed in 48 hours [Apr. 29]
Ghana:TIDD introduces new export permit invoice for timber and wood products [Apr. 29]
U.S.:Timber market taking a tumble [Apr. 28]
Retailers becoming part of 'green' furniture movement [Apr. 28]
What's hot in the furniture market [Apr. 28]
Russia to stand firm on raw timber duties [Apr. 28]
U.S.:Companies unveil new furniture at spring market [Apr. 25]
Canada:TEMBEC closing mill in Senneterre [Apr. 25]
UK:Cotswolds eco-house sells for record 7 million [Apr. 25]
Malaysia:Merrill: Plywood prices starting to rebound [Apr. 25]
U.S.:RFP set to make wood pellets [Apr. 24]
U.S.:Stead's Pallet Depot gives old wood new life [Apr. 24]
Switzerland:Precious Woods Profit Doubles on African Acquisitions [Apr. 24]
Pine Sawlog Prices Were Up In Brazil Despite Lower Demand... [Apr. 24]
Nordic paper maker Stora Enso reports profit slump on expensive wood, strong euro [Apr. 24]
U.S.:Hard times in land of hardwood lumber [Apr. 23]
Malaysia:Challenges ahead for timber exports [Apr. 23]
Tools, techniques to estimate timber volume [Apr. 23]
Forest waste could be bio-fuel: timber industry [Apr. 23]
UK:Oregon Timber records 19.5m turnover [Apr. 22]
Canadian National Net Falls 4% on Lumber Slump, Snow [Apr. 22]
84 Lumber gets $590M financing to help weather housing slump [Apr. 22]
U.S.:Downfalls of current timber harvesting practices [Apr. 21]
U.S.:Hottest trends in Home Furnishings from Lisa Davenport [Apr. 21]
Handcrafted Wood Furniture Leads Green Decor Trend [Apr. 21]
Eco–friendly furniture a big trend at High Point show [Apr. 18]
A sneak peek at Milan’s furniture show [Apr. 18]
U.S.:Low Price of Lumber [Apr. 18]
Canadian Lumber Company Reduces Work Week [Apr. 18]
Germany touts wood residue, straw and sour milk as biofuel sources [Apr. 18]
Guyana's Furniture exports leap 30% in March [Apr. 17]
UK:M&M Timber cashes in on big demand [Apr. 17]
Japan moves to container shipping of lumber [Apr. 17]
TurboSonic Announces US$2 Million New Order From US OSB Producer [Apr. 16]
U.S.:For Kuna sawmill, a grant offers an opportunity [Apr. 16]
Russia:Gov't estimates required investment in timber industry [Apr. 16]
Malaysia:Timber product prices on the rise [Apr. 15]
It's Hard to Catch a Break on Costs and Prices These Days [Apr. 15]
US lumber prices jump as Canfor cuts output [Apr. 15]
Canada:BC'S new in-demand commodity is . . . sawdust [Apr. 14]
U.S.:Housing slump taking toll on lumber mills [Apr. 14]
Confidence pervades Milan Furniture Fair [Apr. 14]
Russia Plans Timber Tracking to Control Illegal Logging [Apr. 11]
Environmentalists, timber firm dispute climate change role [Apr. 11]
New Zealand Wood welcomes forestry productivity indicators [Apr. 11]
UPM-Kymmene To Expand Production Of Wood Plastic Composite [Apr. 11]
U.S.:Hardwood lumber industry struggles [Apr. 10]
U.A.E.:Manufacturing sector records 23.6% growth in 2007 [Apr. 10]
UK:Ikea flat-pack furniture sales hit by downturn [Apr. 10]
U.S.:Cranberry Lumber acquires Indiana Hardwoods assets [Apr. 09]
Pulpwood offers hope despite timber market [Apr. 09]
Canada:Canfor cuts BC lumber production again [Apr. 08]
U.S.:Housing slump forces 84 Lumber to close 30 stores [Apr. 08]
U.S.:Foreign Buyers Take Advantage Of Weak Dollar At Furniture Market [Apr. 08]
Carrefour Du Bois 2008 to Welcome Sustainable-building Prize Winner [Apr. 08]
High Point furniture market opens Monday [Apr. 07]
U.S.:Factors combine to make tough times for timber [Apr. 07]
U.S.:Timber industry is in trouble [Apr. 07]
China imports 8.47 mln tons of paper pulp in 2007 [Apr. 07]
German buys American materials to build house in Berlin [Apr. 07]
Canada:Cool tools make it easy and practical to reuse old lumber [Apr. 04]
UK:Phaunos Timber in $150m Eastern Europe JV [Apr. 04]
Plywood Maker Gets On Board With RFID [Apr. 04]
South Africa:High-fibre, low-cost assets and a commodity mindset could set Mondi apart as industry cost curve steepens [Apr. 04]
CLIMATE CHANGE: New Value For Old Forests [Apr. 04]
Canada:Weyerhaeuser Closing Canadian Mill [Apr. 03]
U.S.:Analysts' expectations low for spring furniture market [Apr. 03]
Lumber mills getting premium prices for sawdust, wood chips [Apr. 03]
Canada must adapt to climate impact on forests [Apr. 02]
U.S.:Plum Creek trims outlook amid weak lumber demand [Apr. 02]
Brazil raises intake of US timber [Apr. 01]
EU urges Russia to reconsider rise in export duties on timber [Apr. 01]
Swedish wood products group Setra Group AB acquires Norwegian manufacturer Barkevik Bruk AS [Apr. 01]
U.S.:Potlatch to close Arkansas lumber mill because of poor market conditions [Mar. 31]
Examples of eco-friendly measures in Swedish town of Vaexjoe [Mar. 31]
UK:Foresight bulks up timber-to-energy ambitions [Mar. 31]
Canada:'Crisis' in Alberta forest industry [Mar. 28]
Vietnam:Woodworkers face high material costs [Mar. 28]
Gloomy forecast for U.S. lumber market [Mar. 27]
U.S.:84 Lumber Co. closes nine stores [Mar. 27]
UAE:Wood imports from US & Europe to Middle East on the rise [Mar. 27]
U.S.:Lumber company ahead of environmental curve [Mar. 26]
South Africa: York Likely to Import Timber Next Year [Mar. 26]
U.S.:High Point Furniture Market Provides Steady Jobs [Mar. 25]
Timber companies finding it hard to abide by EU policies [Mar. 25]
India:Prefabricated wood homes launched in India [Mar. 25]
U.S.:Housing slump means tough times for timber [Mar. 24]
US Remains Major Market For Vietnamese Wood Products [Mar. 24]
Malaysia's Jaya Tiasa Posts Lower 9-MTH Profit As Timber Prices Fall [Mar. 24]
NZ offers Sustainable Timber resources to India [Mar. 24]
Canada:Western Forest Products Inc. Closes Sale of BC Property [Mar. 21]
U.S.:Coastal Lumber closing in Denmark [Mar. 21]
Shutdown at GP Plywood Mill to Continue [Mar. 20]
Stora Enso Says First-Quarter Results Will Fall on Wood Costs [Mar. 20]
U.S.:Montana sawmill to close indefinitely due to housing slowdown [Mar. 19]
Global Roundwood Consumption to Exceed 2.5 Billion Cubic Meters by 2010 [Mar. 19]
Canada:Forestry industry leaders promote wood as more environmentally ... [Mar. 18]
Ghana: Certify to Maintain Market Share, Wood Industry Players Told [Mar. 18]
UK:Forest report shows money really can grow on trees [Mar. 18]
European demand for tropical hardwoods remains slack [Mar. 18]
Demand for West African logs holds steady [Mar. 18]
UAE:Wood Tech major player in Ajman property market boom [Mar. 18]
International Paper buys Weyerhaeuser unit for $6 billion [Mar. 17]
Housing crisis hits furniture industry hard [Mar. 17]
U.S.:Local lumber industry feels impact of building slump [Mar. 14]
U.S.:Roller coaster ride will continue for timber industry [Mar. 14]
U.S.:New York Forests Regain Green Certified Status [Mar. 13]
Russia:Raw Timber Duty Increase Planned [Mar. 13]
U.S.:Woodbridge announces product expansion [Mar. 12]
U.S.:Lumber Liquidators Earnings Rise [Mar. 12]
France:Timber takes off in Paris [Mar. 12]
Russia:Investment in Russia's timber industry surges [Mar. 12]
UAE wood imports grow by 100% [Mar. 12]
U.S.:Construction season kicks off [Mar. 11]
Russia closes customs stations to Finland [Mar. 11]
Finland finmin cuts growth forecast, worse in '09 [Mar. 11]
Global Wood Panel Consumption to Exceed 282 Million Cubic Meters by 2010 [Mar. 11]
U.S.:Downed trees ideal for chips, costly for owners to pick up [Mar. 10]
China February Plywood Imports At 10,000 Cubic Meters [Mar. 10]
Malaysia:Recovery for timber [Mar. 10]
Canada:Plywood plant rebounds [Mar. 07]
South Africa:KZN project to balance timber supply and demand [Mar. 07]
UAE imports of US hardwood products projected to grow to USD 25 million in 2008 [Mar. 07]
U.S.:Timber Mart-South Reports Sawtimber Markets Weak, Pulpwood Strong [Mar. 06]
Malaysia:Sarawak's Timber and Timber Products Down 12 PCT in Export Value [Mar. 06]
Hanley Wood Launches Green Products and Technology Media Franchise Web Site [Mar. 06]
U.S.:Furniture industry slides in 2007, new year expected to start slow [Mar. 06]
Canada-U.S. lumber spat gets split court ruling [Mar. 05]
U.S.:Construction Materials Inflation Returns in January [Mar. 05]
UK:London 2012 search for timber suppliers [Mar. 05]
U.K. West buys Compton Wood Products [Mar. 05]
U.S.:Shutdown at GP Plywood Mill to Continue [Mar. 05]
Canada:More layoffs for forestry industry as Canfor cuts 300 at four sawmills [Mar. 04]
U.S.:Forester sees chances for private woodlot owners [Mar. 04]
Malaysia:Govt eyes fast growing trees on 375,000ha [Mar. 04]
Vietnam:Wood industry may face US dumping lawsuit [Mar. 04]
Peru's 2007 exports slide from previous year [Mar. 03]
UK:Signs of economic slowdown in Europe may impact hardwood trade [Mar. 03]
Canada:Forestry firm reports $490 million loss [Feb. 29]
Finland's Powerflute, Myllykoski plan wood procurement JV UPDATE [Feb. 29]
Malaysia:Timber firms hit by slow demand [Feb. 29]
U.S.:Monroe company makes fuel from wood waste [Feb. 28]
Indonesia's Sampoerna Family Acquires 42% Of Samko Timber [Feb. 28]
Vietnam:Wood processors to focus on improving competitive capacity [Feb. 28]
Australia:ACCC vetoes MDF companies merger [Feb. 28]
Canada:Tolko trimming production at Cariboo mills [Feb. 27]
U.S.:Local wood products company bucks industry downturn [Feb. 27]
PNG to phase out raw timber exports [Feb. 27]
U.S.:Updated outlook sees office furniture declines through 2009 [Feb. 26]
Canada:cost cuts to keep Canfor's Tackama mill open [Feb. 26]
UK:DM firms urged to take advantage of FSC's growing public profile [Feb. 26]
U.S.:South Everett cottages use green-building techniques [Feb. 25]
U.S.:Tough going for Maine loggers Industry being squeezed by high fuel costs, low prices[Feb. 25]
European Commission clears Rank Group to buy Alcoa's consumer units [Feb. 25]
Pacific Rim Woodchip Trade To Reach Record By 2010: RISI Report [Feb. 25]
Canadian Manufacturing Sales Drop 3.4% in December [Feb. 22]
Forest Investments Are Increasingly International [Feb. 22]
UK:The eco-friendly guide to home furnishings [Feb. 22]
U.S.:Manulife to Buy Timber Portfolio for $1.71 Billion [Feb. 21]
Russia:WTO Accession Delayed By Timber [Feb. 21]
Kenya: Timber Traders Count Their Losses As Prices Increase [Feb. 21]
Managed forestry offers hope of saving Amazon [Feb. 20]
Vietnam's Woodwork Exports To Fetch US$3 BLN In 2008 [Feb. 20]
Brazil:Outlook positive for furniture sector in 2008 [Feb. 19]
Canada:Weyerhaeuser to close Kamloops sawmill, sell timber rights to West Fraser [Feb. 19]
China:Winter storms cost China's forestry sector 8 billion US dlrs [Feb. 19]
South Africa: Komatiland Wants 36 Percent Price Increase in saw-logs [Feb. 19]
Canada:Ontario Supports Growth of Plywood Mill [Feb. 18]
Retail Watch:Lumber on over to discount wood flooring store [Feb. 18]
U.S.:Forest owners in Alabama concerned with more than planting timber for profit [Feb. 18]
New Zealand:Timber production to ramp up as East coast forests mature [Feb. 18]
Ghana: Wood Carving Industry Under Threat [Feb. 18]
EU terminates anti-dumping review of Chinese plywood [Feb. 18]
Finland could boost logging in response to Russia-study [Feb. 16]
U.S.:Sawdust shortage leads to Brownsville mill layoffs [Feb. 15]
US Timber shutting down its Baker City operation [Feb. 15]
Russia's Putin Defends Export Tariffs on Raw Timber [Feb. 15]
UPM-Kymmene to close timber ops at Luumaki, southeast Finland [Feb. 15]
U.S.:Pella(R) Creates a Better View With New Wood Entry Doors [Feb. 14]
U.S.:Wood pellets heat up forest products industry [Feb. 14]
Canada:Soaring dollar, weak markets pound Tembec [Feb. 14]
Vietnamese Wood Products Exporter Lands US Contract [Feb. 14]
Guyana:Hardwood demand rising [Feb. 14]
U.S.:Georgia-Pacific Wood Products' Next-Generation Wall Sheathing Eliminates Need to Install Building Wrap
UK:Green Building Store launches new timber products [Feb. 13]
Green buildings can boost industry [Feb. 12]
U.S.:Local sawmills silenced by housing slump [Feb. 12]
UK:Forestry Industria sees merger ops in N. America, Brazil [Feb. 12]
Weyerhaeuser Lobbied on Energy, Patents [Feb. 11]
U.S.:Market Spotlight: Building Materials [Feb. 09]
Canada:Interfor to continue 'aggressively' cutting production in 2008 [Feb. 09]
U.S.:ProBuild acquires Jasper Lumber [Feb. 08]
Sweden:Worldwide increase of wood costs for the pulp industry as supply ... [Feb. 08]
Australia:Great Southern signs Portland woodchips export deal [Feb. 08]
Weyerhaeuser May Sell its Commercial Construction Sales Unit [Feb. 07]
Forestry Industry nervously eyes US economy [Feb. 07]
U.S.:Universal Completes Purchase of International Wood Industries, Inc. [Feb. 07]
UK:Timber Industry On A High [Feb. 07]
Canada:Forest products industry CEOs return to basics in a changing world [Feb. 06]
U.S.:Economic forecast is dim, but help available for Minnesota wood producers [Feb. 06]
TOUGH TIMES AHEAD IN WOOD [Feb. 05]
European tropical hardwood market off to slow start in 2008 [Feb. 05]
Bio-crude Turns Cheap Waste Into Valuable Fuel [Feb. 05]
UPM Forecasts Stagnant Earnings This Year on Higher Wood Costs [Feb. 05]
Canada:BC industries eye US economy [Feb. 04]
Ghana, EU Negotiate Timber Deal [Feb. 04]
UAE:Danube invests $15m in new manufacturing facilities in China [Feb. 04]
U.S.:Forest service boosts 2008 Black Hills timber harvest [Feb. 01]
The Big Canadian Lumber Dump... Here's How to Profit [Feb. 01]
Indonesia:Furniture companies seek wood certification [Feb. 01]
Japanese executive sees bright skies for plywood in 2008 [Feb. 01]
Turkey:Annual furniture exports reach $1 billion [Feb. 01]
Myanmar:Solid demand for teak pushes prices higher [Feb. 01]
Canada:Landscape lumber seen as promising export [Jan 31]
Bamboo is tough, eco-building material [Jan 31]
Finnish Industrial Output Annual Growth Eases In December [Jan 31]
U.S.:Idaho officials might cut more trees on state land [Jan 30]
Australia:Tasmanian sawmill competition heats up [Jan 30]
UK:Nervous suppliers cause timber prices to fluctuate [Jan 30]
Russia looks at timber to boost coffers [Jan 30]
Canada:TriNorth Capital Announces $1.5 million Additional Investment in Russo-Forest Corporation [Jan 29]
Malaysian Firms Invited to Undertake R&D on Biocomposites [Jan 29]
U.S. revises logging plan in largest forest [Jan 28]
U.S.:Sound Structures Chooses DEACOM to Manage Engineered Wood Product and Truss Business [Jan 28]
Finland:Laminated beam factory to be set up in Kemijarvi pulp mill building [Jan 28]
Australia:Forestry industry bracing for lean times [Jan 28]
Global Conifer Sawlog Prices Reaching All-Time Records [Jan 25]
Japan plans to support replacing petrol with wood [Jan 25]
U.S.:Grand Rapids lumber co. closing plants [Jan 24]
UK:Timber: growth industry [Jan 24]
Germany:Potlatch Corporation Joins State in Sustainable Forest Effort [Jan 24]
Water Repellent Wood Fiber Products Developed [Jan 24]
Universal Forest Products closing 6 plants [Jan 23]
North American lumber hurt by markets [Jan 23]
U.S.:Housing market hasn't hit bottom [Jan 22]
Stora Enso Falls Most in Eight Years on Lumber Unit [Jan 22]
A Warming Trend for Putting Wood Waste to Work as Fuel [Jan 22]
Canada:Canfor shuttering two more mills [Jan 21]
U.S.:Natural Resources to maintain increased timber harvest levels [Jan 21]
Indonesia:Govt told to check raw timber supplies [Jan 21]
Germany:UFPI Announces Plant Closures to Accommodate Business Environment [Jan 21]
Canada And Manitoba Invest $1.18 Million In Value-Added Wood ... [Jan 18]
Canada:Raw material prices surging, says StatsCan [Jan 18]
U.S.:S. Florida firms use green construction products [Jan 18]
U.S.:Falling Timbers: Good News for Builders, Buyers As Lumber Prices Hit Two-Year Low [Jan 17]
Vietnam:Wooden products exports grow well, but problems exist [Jan 17]
UK:Fermanagh Timber Processor's Renewable Energy Policy Praised [Jan 17]
Brazil:Buoyant trade in Brazilian solidwood products boost prospects for 2007 [Jan 17]
U.S.:Townsend mill temporarily shuts down [Jan 16]
UK:Record sales at timber firm [Jan 16]
U.S.:Largest Hardwood Lumber Mill in U.S. Under Construction [Jan 15]
Weyerhaeuser to Sell European Unit to Finnforest [Jan 15]
UK:Sawmill cuts costs as well as timber [Jan 15]
Kenya: Farmers Turn to Commercial Forestry After Logging Ban [Jan 15]
Outdoors furniture must meet the comfort challenge [Jan 15]
Canada:BC forestry facing a tough year [Jan 14]
U.S.:Housing Market Tracker - Macro Outlook [Jan 14]
US hardwood product exports to the Middle East and North Africa region up 32pc [Jan 14]
China forestry sector grows 10% in output value in 2007 [Jan 14]
UAE:Dubai being recognised as regional hub for wood industry [Jan 14]
North American Lumber prices hit 5-year low, cutbacks seen [Jan 11]
Canada:Forestry industry happy government relief is on the way [Jan 11]
U.S.:RY Timber shutting down production for 2 weeks [Jan 11]
U.S.:Area's growing market attracts lumber firm [Jan 11]
Belgium:UPM and Chempolis start technology cooperation on the production of papermaking fibre and biochemicals with a novel technology [Jan 11]
U.S.:Harwood Mill shuts down [Jan 10]
UAE to host major wood products expo [Jan 10]
Japan Forestry Co aims for $7m sales in China [Jan 10]
Stora Enso Further Curtails Production in Wood Products [Jan 09]
US Company Wins Guyana Timber Concession [Jan 09]
U.S.:Timber industry thriving, worth billions [Jan 09]
Vietnam's exports to the US increase [Jan 09]
Dubai Woodshow 2008 to host over 120 international exhibitors from across the globe [Jan 09]
Alowood Recognized by Architectural Record as one of 2007's Most Innovative New Building Products [Jan 08]
Canada:Brink Forest Products reopens; Winton Global remains closed [Jan 08]
U.S.:Forestry industry sees falling prices [Jan 08]
U.S.:Wagner Lumber completes acquisition [Jan 08]
UK:TIMCON calls for rethink its pallet strategy [Jan 08]
G-P Closes One Plywood Mill [Jan 07,2008]
U.S.:Minnesota's timber industry hopes for a better year in 2008 [Jan 07,2008]
U.S.:Alternative Fuel Demand Boosts Prices of Forest Products [Jan 07,2008]
UK:Timber project plans to fuel 250000 homes [Jan 04,2008]
U.S.:High diesel prices have a troubling ripple effect [Jan 04,2008]
How to choose hard surface flooring [Jan 04,2008]
Pressure-treated lumber poses disposal problems [Jan 04,2008]
Canada:Forestry sector faces another rough year from dollar and U.S. markets [Jan 03,2008]
Designers declare where the money is for 2008 [Jan 03,2008]
U.S.:Most Popular Kitchen&Bath Products of 2007 [Jan 03,2008]
U.S.:A move up for particleboard plant [Jan 03,2008]
UK:Turnaround in fortunes for Wooperton sawmill [Jan 03,2008]
Ethiopia:Timber,paper factories planned [Jan 03,2008]
U.S.:As timber values rise, landowners fight illegal logging [Jan 02,2008]
U.S.:Cost-saving wood heating makes comeback [Jan 02,2008]
Malaysia:Timber industry expected to do better: STIA [Jan 02,2008]
Forest Economist Explains Housing Slump, Identifies Bright Spots and Biz Opportunities [Jan 01,2008]
Lumber futures showing signal of US home price rally in 2008 as Euro Dollar futures signal lower short term rate [Jan 01,2008]

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