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Australia:Uncertainty slows forestry investment [Dec 30]
Turkey's Furniture Demand to Show Double Digit Growth [Dec 30]
Canada:Ontario's key manufacturing sector rebounds [Dec 29]
Turkey's Boydak buying furniture factories of Poland's Forte in Ukraine, Russia [Dec 29]
Seoul slaps duties on Malaysian plywood [Dec 29]
U.S.:Indiana Furniture products certified as sustainable [Dec 28]
Brazil: Plywood exports stabilise in third quarter [Dec 27]
Canada;Lumber Exports To China Exceed Sales to U.S. [Dec 27]
Australia:Timber industry dogged by problems [Dec 27]
Vietnam:Timber products’ exports to hit US$3.4 billion [Dec 27]
U.S.:Wood pellet company to expand its operations [Dec 23]
Zeeland Lumber buys Wyoming facility [Dec 23]
DLH sells African sawmills and forests [Dec 23]
Grainger Sawmills secure a major order from Turkey [Dec 23]
U.S.:Retail Sales Up, Furniture Sales Improving This Holiday Season [Dec 22]
Germany:Lumber production to be suspended for up to four weeks [Dec 22]
New Estonian forestry plan approved [Dec 22]
Janap:Imported log prices trending upwards [Dec 21]
Log market sustained by strong demand from China and India [Dec 21]
Wood sales surge as demand in UK rises [Dec 21]
London Assembly calls for tougher rules on timber framed buildings [Dec 20]
2010 poised to be record year for American hardwood exports to Middle East [Dec 20]
Study examines Estonian timber market [Dec 17]
Australia cracks down on illegal timber [Dec 16]
Canfor commits to $145 million capital plan [Dec 16]
South Korea Mulls Imposing Anti-dumping Duties On Malaysian Plywood [Dec 16]
Chinese timber market big business [Dec 15]
U.S.:Timber companies stand to benefit from new climate law [Dec 15]
Timber industry is unstable, but growing [Dec 14]
Demand for elliotis pine plywood surged in November in most european markets [Dec 14]
Asian forest exports match U.S. sales [Dec 13]
Canada:Forest industry still struggling [Dec 13]
New branch of science may build a better tree [Dec 13]
Nigeria: A Thriving Wood Business [Dec 13]
B.C. lumber exports to Asia hit new height [Dec 10]
U.S.:Missouri turns to forests for renewable energy [Dec 10]
U.S.:Life in Office Furniture Industry Suggests Rebound [Dec 9]
Germany:Softwood lumber output slowed by onset of winter [Dec 9]
Window and Door Demand Forecast to Rise 6.6% Annually Through 2014 [Dec 8]
Malaysia:Wood-Based Industry To Achieve 18 Percent Growth In Total Trade [Dec 8]
U.S.:Oregon lumber slowly being revived [Dec 7]
Significant decline in Brazil’s tropical timber exports [Dec 7]
Early Xmas holiday for UK plywood market [Dec 7]
European sawmills’ profitability is being squeezed by high log costs and declining lumber prices [Dec 7]
U.S.:Furniture forecast for spring: bright and colorful [Dec 6]
Environment:New rules on illegal timber come into force across EU [Dec 6]
Russia:Putin sets task to process all Far East timber in region [Dec 6]
Baltic countries: Mounting pressure on lumber prices due to weak demand [Dec 4]
U.S.:Lumber demand growing, will help lead local recovery in 2011 [Dec 3]
EU acts on illegal timber exports [Dec 3]
France: Hardwood sawmills see slight revival again in November [Dec 2]
France: Hardwood sawmills see slight revival again in November [Dec 2]
Stora Enso to Invest EUR 30 Million in Sachsen Mill [Dec 2]
U.S.:Atlanta Floor and Decor sold, expansion planned [Dec 1]
Ecologix Resource Begins To Deliver Sipo Contract To French Timber Company [Dec 1]
Finland overhauls timber price information data [Nov 30]
Ghana:Government urged to review forestry laws to ensure sanity [Nov 30]
Canada:RONA beats timber procurement target [Nov 29]
U.S.:Georgia-Pacific policy protects endangered forests [Nov 29]
Australia increases Estonian timber imports [Nov 29]
UK:Forestry shows rise in value [Nov 26]
Russia compromises on timber [Nov 26]
U.S.:Wood chip mill opens in Vernon [Nov 26]
U.S.:Maine lumber dealers merge [Nov 25]
Russia-EU timber deal advances Russia's WTO entry [Nov 25]
India;Timber firms queue up for certification [Nov 25]
Volvo tests new technology in timber hauler project [Nov 24]
EU, VN to fight illegal logging [Nov 24]
Canada:Alberta forestry shipments inch up [Nov 23]
UK:Warning of Scottish timber industry decline [Nov 23]
Lithuania shows Estonians benefits of IKEA [Nov 22]
UK tropical sawnwood demand more upbeat than continental Europe [Nov 22]
Japan:Log prices forecast to climb [Nov 22]
Peru timber exports poised for strong growth [Nov 20]
Canada:Forest products shipments rise [Nov 20]
Zambia to run out of pine timber in 10 years [Nov 19]
Foreign investors halt $3.5 bln in Brazil timber [Nov 19]
Tembec moves back into black despite soft prices [Nov 18]
Canada:Timber sales begin gradual upswing [Nov 18]
Timber shortage in Kenya forces merchants to import commodity [Nov 18]
U.S.:Georgia-Pacific sets plan to protect forests [Nov 17]
UK timber prices edge higher [Nov 17]
Swiss Timber in CHF48.5m laminating and pellet investment [Nov 16]
Australia:Import forecast fells domestic timber [Nov 16]
U.S.:Lumber sales up, but industry still cautious [Nov 15]
Canada:Up to 1,000 jobs expected from China lumber sales [Nov 15]
Japan:Kapur log prices climb sharply [Nov 12]
U.S.:Import Duties Could Affect Armstrong's Stock Price [Nov 11]
Climate change threatens Forest trees, says report [Nov 11]
U.S.:Expect lumber growth and record low interest rates [Nov 10]
Australia:Housing growth boosts demand for wood [Nov 10]
Strong rebound in tropical sawnwood exports [Nov 9]
Hardwood plywood makes gains in european market [Nov 9]
Asian appetite grows for B.C. resources [Nov 8]
Casa Shamuzzi: New and exclusive furniture for Dubai [Nov 8]
Sarawak's Export Of Timber Products To Hit RM7 Billion This Year Nov 8]
U.S.:Top furniture retailer warns of tough times despite rise in profits [Nov 6]
Georgia-Pacific wants to grow with S.C. forest products industry [Nov 5]
Canada, B.C. complete post-earthquake rebuilding project in China [Nov 5]
Guyana:Timber production, sales rise [Nov 5]
U.S.:California Lumber Dealer Supplies Doubly Green Project [Nov 4]
UK:Danish furniture giant to open new town store [Nov 4]
Experts predict upturn in timber market [Nov 3]
Asia-Pacific is the Fastest Growing Market for Building Materials [Nov 3]
Global Plywood Market to Reach 75.9 Million Cubic Meters by 2015 [Nov 2]
Frontrunner Of Russian Plywood Industry UPM’s Chudovo Plywood Mill Turns 20 [Nov 2]
UK:Ikea becomes market leader in home furnishings [Nov 1]
U.S.:Monthly Survey Of Furniture Business Reports Slow Growth [Nov 1]
B.C. lumber industry targets China [Nov 1]
Australian Government investing in a viable forestry industry [Oct 29]
Canfor posts surprise Q3 profit on China lumber demand [Oct 29]
UK:October furniture sales up on 2009 [Oct 28]
Bulgaria's Lumber Industry Picks Up, Furniture Lags Behind [Oct 28]
U.S.:High Point furniture market performs “quite well” [Oct 27]
Canada:Largest ever BC Forestry Mission headed to China [Oct 27]
Lumber prices are still largely firm in Germany [Oct 27]
U.S.:For Sustainable Wood, a New and Unloved Standard [Oct 26]
84 Lumber Struggles during housing crisis [Oct 26]
Ghana earns over €12m from wood products in August 2010 [Oct 26]
Ikea plans major China expansion [Oct 25]
UK:Online Furniture Leader Sees Demand for White Bedrooms Soar [Oct 25]
Vietnam to restrict lease of forest land to foreign investors [Oct 23]
Dutch certified timber volumes double [Oct 22]
Swedish wood construction market share increases [Oct 22]
Estonia:Producer Price Index up 4.8% Year-on-Year [Oct 21]
Brazilian furniture notches hefty export gains [Oct 21]
Japan:Strong Yen pushes CIF log prices down [Oct 21]
U.S.:Manufacturers at High Point Market say demand for domestic furniture is up [Oct 20]
Indonesia, Malaysia To Cooperate In Tackling Illegal Logging [Oct 20]
The UK's Top Supplier of Internal & External Timber Doors Announce their Biggest Ever Autumn Sale [Oct 20]
Canada:Softwood Exports to China Hit New High in August [Oct 19]
Tough economy leads to restructuring of building supply industry [Oct 19]
U.S. Forestry Firm Launches European Hedge Fund [Oct 19]
Canada:Positive lumber outlook impacts local mill [Oct 18]
Research shows Accoya is more durable than teak and CCA-treated timber [Oct 18]
U.S.:Wood lab chief: Biomass heat tied to timber industry [Oct 15]
Europe Declares War on Illegal Timber [Oct 15]
German softwood lumber prices have slipped slightly [Oct 14]
New Zealand:PM shows way to increase forestry sector growth [Oct 14]
Malaysia Set To Increase Value-Added Timber Products [Oct 14]
Lumber Futures Reach Four-Month High [Oct 13]
Overview of the U.S. Lumber Wholesalers Industry [Oct 13]
Brazil Considers Use of Microchips to Protect Trees [Oct 12]
VietNam:Technical barriers restrict wood exports [Oct 12]
Wood industry 'set for major change' [Oct 12]
Canadian-made furniture tagged with new Maple Leaf ID [Oct 11]
Volume of standing timber in US hardwood forests has doubled within last 50 years [Oct 11]
Russia's first biofuel plant [Oct 9]
Canada:Boost in lumber production no boom [Oct 8]
U.S.:Washington County backs $5 million loan to 84 Lumber Co. [Oct 8]
Vietnam:Timber exports surge in major markets [Oct 8]
EU reaches timber agreement with Cameroon [Oct 7]
U.S.:Good news in local timber [Oct 6]
Cameroon timber exports to get license [Oct 6]
Earthquake rebuilding could boost NZ's timber industry [Oct 6]
How to manage an FSC forest [Oct 5]
EcoBlu Products Experiencing Increase in Orders [Oct 5]
Brazil timber exports increased by 22% in August [Oct 5]
Japan:July plywood imports jumped [Oct 5]
UK:Forestry statistics for 2010 published [Oct 4]
U.S.:State needs new markets for timber [Oct 4]
Brazilian furniture makers begin importing U.S. timber [Oct 4]
Philippine:RP to stop issuing logging permits in natural forests [Oct 2]
IKEA profit up 11% despite 'tough year' [Oct 2]
U.S.:Western Associations Partner on Wood Dust Warnings [Oct 1]
Germany:Sawmilling industry is doing what it can to stabilise prices for lumber [Oct 1]
U.S.:84 Lumber reopens in Panhandle [Sep 30]
Malaysia:Local Timber Market Has Estimated Potential Of RM7 Billion Revenue Annually [Sep 30]
Stora Enso expands in solid biofuels with 10m euro investment [Sep 30]
Swiss wood import ID law goes into effect [Sep 30]
Tofu Ingredient Makes Safer Wood Glue [Sep 30]
Chile Industrial Output Increased Most in Four Years [Sep 29]
VietNam:Agro-forestry-seafood exports continue soaring [Sep 29]
American Hardwood Export Council hosts 'Designing and Working with American Hardwoods' seminar in Dubai [Sep 28]
Russia:Putin to visit Syktyvkar to discuss timber industry development [Sep 28]
Canada:BC lumber optimism grows because of new markets and products [Sep 27]
Lumber Rises by Exchange Limit as Economic Growth May Spur Use [Sep 24]
Canfor to close Clear Lake sawmill [Sep 23]
France: Softwood lumber demand remains restrained after holidays [Sep 23]
Latvian timber exports up 53% so far this year [Sep 22]
U.S.:ECO2 Forests Global Forestry Plan Expands to Biomass for Renewable Energy [Sep 22]
Timber exports in Latvia grew by 53% in 7 months [Sep 21]
New EU logging regulation may hurt Thai wood exports [Sep 21]
European hardwood veneer market trends [Sep 20]
Japan's timber imports from North America pick up [Sep 20]
Ghana:Exports improve during the first half of 2010 [Sep 20]
Wood costs for sawmills and pulp mills in Sweden on the rise in 2010 [Sep 18]
U.S.:Sluggish Housing Construction Reduces 2011 Sawtimber Forecast by 6% in US South [Sep 17]
Saudi Arabia Furniture Production Destined for Phenomenal Growth Finds [Sep 16]
Malaysia Timber product exports rising [Sep 16]
Indonesia and China cooperate in managing timber estate sustainably [Sep 16]
Mountain Lumber company owner travels the world to find wood to reclaim [Sep 15]
EU re-examines forestry's climate role [Sep 15]
Canada:Forestry Products Exports to Asia Increase [Sep 14]
US hardwood imports to Egypt hit $6m [Sep 14]
U.S.:84 Lumber continues push to restructure costly debt [Sep 14]
Russian Technologies to Build Biofuel Factory [Sep 14]
Indonesia bans exports of illegally harvested timber [Sep 13]
Storm wood features heavily in Finnish log buying [Sep 13]
Canada:Lumber reaches four-year high, but volatility reins in forest industry [Sep 13]
Strong furniture demand bolsters Laura Ashley [Sep 10]
American Lumber buys Georgia-Pacific plant in Tarrant [Sep 9]
CME lumber hits limit up [Sep 9]
Pest-resistant hardwoods will meet growing timber needs [Sep 9]
Exporting Peru's wood: Seeking investment in forestry [Sep 8]
Downturn in European panels production [Sep 8]
Tight log supply impacts Japanese market [Sep 8]
Brazil:Tropical sawnwood exports on the mend [Sep 8]
U.S.:Oregon unsold homes up 48%, lumber sinks [Sep 7]
New Zealand: MDF giant doing oka [Sep 7]
U.S.:Project turns wood into oil substitute [Sep 6]
German importers still cautious about buying US hardwood lumber [Sep 6]
Canada:Tembec closing Pine Falls mill permanently [Sep 6]
Dutch researchers convert forestry, agricultural waste into oil [Sep 6]
UK:Furniture chain plans 33 stores expansion following investment [Sep 6]
Sarawak steps up import of raw materials for processing industry [Sep 6]
Australia:Forestry breaks silence on industry future [Sep 3]
U.S.;Furniture factory orders up 9% in June over last year [Sep 2]
U.S.:Bingham mill may go to Siberia [Sep 2]
Malaysia:Sarawak's Timber Industry Showing Signs Of Recovery [Sep 2]
US softwood lumber exports set 10-year record [Sep 1]
Mozambican government to prepare forestry exploration regulations [Sep 1]
U.S.:Managing the West's forests - For fun and profit [Aug 31]
Future Wood Products safer Thanks to Tofu [Aug 31]
UK:Storm-felled timber buying proceeds well [Aug 31]
Canada:Canfor shows improvement [Aug 30]
UK: Redwood lumber prices have come under pressure [Aug 30]
Cheaper softwood puts pressure on competition [Aug 30]
Softwood pulp boosts Canada's forest products industry [Aug 26]
Canada:Lumber firms fear housing slowdown [Aug 26]
Malaysia;Short relief for plywood exporters [Aug 26]
U.S.:Disappointing Sales of Existing Homes in US Take a Cut From Timber Producers [Aug 25]
Finland’s lumber exports rose sharply in April and May [Aug 25]
VietNam: Furniture makers‘neglecting' local market [Aug 25]
Canada:Tembec reverses earns $59 million profit [Aug 24]
Peru: Export growth continues in May [Aug 24]
High demand for sawn softwood in Japan [Aug 24]
Kenya:Sawmillers upbeat over plan to lift logging ban [Aug 23]
Forest product sales rise 36% [Aug 23]
American Hardwood Export Council eyes prospects within growing hardwood import market in UAE [Aug 23]
U.S.:Oregon timber harvest near historic low in 2009 [Aug 20]
U.S.:Metals, Lumber and Gypsum Lead July Construction Materials Price Decline [Aug 19]
Canada:Pine beetles'march across B.C. is a catastrophe in slow motion [Aug 18]
Vietnam, EU Embark On Forest Product Dialogue [Aug 18]
Russia hopes to keep volume of wood supply to Azerbaijan [Aug 18]
VietNam:Timber-product exporters sign $3b deals [Aug 17]
U.S.:Development on forestland newest threat to U.S. woods [Aug 16]
Malaysia:S'wak timber processing mills on uptrend and importing more raw materials [Aug 16]
UNECE figures show fall in timber consumption [Aug 16]
Timber-starved Kenya seeks new suppliers [Aug 16]
Canada:Montana sawmill production up slightly [Aug 16]
Chile wood company Masisa recovers on Brazil growth [Aug 13]
Forestry boosts Finland's industrial output [Aug 12]
UK;Donaldson holds firm amid recession in construction sector [Aug 12]
China, Emerging Markets To Fuel Chile's Forestry Industry [Aug 12]
Australia announces tough new rules on timber imports [Aug 11]
American Furniture sales slip 2.3% in second quarter [Aug 11]
Canada:Wood fibre demand boosts Sino-Forest [Aug 10]
Peru lumber exports to hit US$ 1.5 billion in next four years [Aug 10]
European Regulation voted in to combat illegal timber trade [Aug 9]
Paper and pulp demand rebounds [Aug 8]
What makes lumber prices fluctuate? [Aug 8]
Weyerhaeuser swings to profitability [Aug 6]
U.S.:Hardwood demand from flooring producers remains strong [Aug 5]
Latest EU data shows no pick up in tropical hardwood imports during 2010 [Aug 5]
Malaysia:Supply of logs tightens as high rainfall hits Sarawak [Aug 4]
Ghana:EU Delegation commends progress on development of Wood Tracking System [Aug 4]
VietNam:Wood products exports up 33% in seven months [Aug 4]
Canada:Forestry recovery faces challenges [Aug 3]
Siberia improves its timber export [Aug 3]
U.S.:Furniture orders continue climb [Aug 2]
U.S.:McClain Forest Products acquires North Pacific's hardwood lumber, flooring operations [Aug 2]
Canada:West Fraser Timber swings to profit [Aug 2]
Canada:Province creates wood fibre network linking buyers and sellers [Jul 29]
U.S.:Improved panel demand boosts Plum Creek [Jul 29]
Malaysia:Furniture industry hard hit by labour shortage [Jul 29]
Brazilian plywood exports break the 100,000 m3 mark [Jul 28]
Slack Oversight of Peru's Amazon Rainforest [Jul 28]
Canada:Lumber Exports to China Looking Good [Jul 27]
Netherlands fears for sustainable demand [Jul 26]
Look to 2011 for a US housing recovery [Jul 26]
Chile Forestry Sector Eyes 30% Timber Production Expansion [Jul 23]
China removes tariffs on wood products from LDCs [Jul 23]
Malaysia's Exports Of Timber, Timber Products To Reach RM22 Bln [Jul 22]
Spain: 16% rise in imports of lumber in first quarter of 2010 [Jul 22]
Furniture Makers Face Higher Costs to Meet Law Limiting Formaldehyde in Wood [Jul 22]
Japan:Declining industrial wood consumption in [Jul 22]
U.S.:New Rules May Make Oregon Timber Officially 'Sustainable' [Jul 21]
Australian and Indonesian groups call for illegal timber ban [Jul 21]
Construction Materials Price Index Steady in June [Jul 20]
U.S. law requires less formaldehyde in wood products [Jul 20]
U.S.:Furniture to be greener, but pricier [Jul 19]
Liberia, EU Sign Agreement to Stop Shipments of Illegal Timber [Jul 19]
Philippine:Value of Northern Mindanao wood exports up 6.91% in 1Q [Jul 16]
Canfor Announces Sale Agreement for Howe Sound Pulp and Paper [Jul 16]
Canada:See-sawing lumber prices a case of supply/demand [Jul 15]
Finnish log sales maintain good pace in June [Jul 15]
UK:Timber engineering conference shows interest in Accoya [Jul 15]
Australia:Timber supply reaches 'pinch point' [Jul 15]
Canada:Lumber sales sail in foreign markets [Jul 14]
UK:Performance Doorsets gets FSC accreditation [Jul 14]
U.S.:Pulp mills generate 65 percent of energy needs from renewables [Jul 14]
European Energy Firms Look To U.S. As Biomass Source [Jul 14]
Liberia urged to choose between logging and future climate revenue [Jul 13]
U.S.:Weyerhaeuser Company Declares Special Dividend [Jul 12]
US hardwood lumber exports to MENA tops USD 13.9 million in April 2010 [Jul 12]
EU starts crackdown on illegal timber, deforestation [Jul 12]
Ghana:Wood product exports pick up [Jul 10]
Japan:Imports of verified legal and certified wood on the rise [Jul 9]
UK hardwood traders more optimistic [Jul 9]
Australia urged to follow EU lead on illegal timber [Jul 8]
U.S.:84 Lumber closing seven stores [Jul 8]
Builders seeing value of green chemistry [Jul 8]
Sierra Leone lifts ban on timber exports [Jul 8]
Canada:New mill owner keen to expand European trade [Jul 7]
German timber importers held back on buying in Southeast Asia in June [Jul 7]
European Parliament prepares to vote on illegal timber ban [Jul 6]
Malaysia:Timber industry affected by high freight rates [Jul 6]
U.S.:Lumber and Panel Costs for Construction Reduce by 35% [Jul 5]
Canada:Industrial Product Price Index for Canada up 0.3% [Jul 5]
Ghana first to offer 'legal timber' [Jul 5]
Log demand from China fuels boom [Jul 2]
Eucalyptus prices in Brazil up 25% the past year [Jul 2]
Spring upswing in German timber trade continued in April and May [Jul 2]
EU moves to ban import of illegally felled timber [Jul 1]
Ghana in the vanguard of new logging laws [Jul 1]
U.S.;Lumber takes 30% plunge [Jun 30]
U.S.:Sonora lumber mill to reopen in 2011 [Jun 30]
Builder Embraces EcoBlu's BLUWOOD(TM) Technology [Jun 30]
Lumber and Steel Lead May Construction Materials Price Rise [Jun 29]
Canada:Forestry companies to double purchases from private woodlots [Jun 29]
NZ timber arts building resists earthquakes [Jun 29]
The future of floors [Jun 29]
Angola to gain new timber processing plants [Jun 28]
Demand for hardwood lumber produced in Germany is relatively stable [Jun 25]
Canada's forest, fertilizer firms may benefit from yuan move [Jun 25]
Wood construction making comeback in Canada [Jun 24]
Lumber Falls to Eight-Month Low on Collapse in U.S. Home Sales [Jun 23]
Ghana's timber products permits up 25% in first quarter 2010 [Jun 23]
U.S. Senate passes formaldehyde bill [Jun 22]
China:Wood product imports retain upward trend [Jun 22]
Dutch accept PEFC for public timber procurement [Jun 21]
U.S.:84 Lumber closes several more locations [Jun 21]
Vietnam wood industry rallies on strong export orders [Jun 21]
U.S.:Despite supply shortages, local lumber prices all over the board [Jun 18]
U.S.:Lumber prices experience double-digit declines [Jun 18]
UPM's timber and plywood products used in an innovative zero energy house [Jun 18]
VietNam:Timber exports get green light [Jun 17]
Cameroon introduce wood tracking system [Jun 17]
U.S.:Housing Starts Drop in May [Jun 16]
Stora Enso Plans Temporary Lay-Offs at Sawmills in Finland [Jun 16]
UK:Timber imports continue to grow [Jun 15]
VietNam:Surge in value of timber, forestry export orders [Jun 15]
Austrian Firm to Pour EUR 50 M in Bulgarian Furniture Factory [Jun 14]
EU launches forestry sustainable development tool [Jun 14]
UK government prepares timber licensing controls [Jun 14]
U.S.:EcoBlu Products'BLUWOOD(TM) Technology to be Introduced to Japanese Housing Market [Jun 14]
Canada:Lumber, steel drive up new-home prices [Jun 12]
Germany: Lumber prices are reaching a record level [Jun 12]
Timber: the new quake-proofer [Jun 11]
New Zealand:Timber joint venture plant planned in China [Jun 11]
Motorola RFID solution improves lumber distribution [Jun 10]
New Zealand:Timber venture targets European market [Jun 10]
French demand for softwood lumber failing to meet expectations recently [Jun 10]
U.S.:West coast's log,lumber exports increase in first quarter of 2010 [Jun 9]
Canada:Montreal housing starts up in May, but trend is starting to lumber [Jun 9]
CME lumber end down $10 limit to eight-month low [Jun 8]
Nigeria: FG Seeks Global Support for Forestry Development [Jun 8]
U.S.:Lumber Liquidators expands despite recession [Jun 7]
European parquet flooring production slipped 20% in 2009 [Jun 5]
India:Shortage of inputs in board production [Jun 5]
UK:Woodfuel sector "looking strong" due to increase in renewables [Jun 4]
Canada:Forestry sector sees higher sales [Jun 4]
U.S.:Furniture orders up 9 percent [Jun 3]
Chile CMPC's biggest sawmill still down due strike [Jun 3]
Spanish timber firm opens trade counter in Wirral [Jun 2]
Rising demand for Siberian larch lumber resulting in supply problems [Jun 2]
U.S.:Georgia-Pacific Completes Acquisition of OSB Mills in South Carolina and Canada [Jun 1]
Spanish timber giant opens trade counter [Jun 1]
Finland's UPM Kymmene to start biofuels production at paper mill [May 31]
U.S.:Local furniture retailers not seeing big increases [May 31]
U.S.:Stimulus Projects, Demand From China Drive an Uptick in Timber Market [May 31]
Indonesia to scrap permits to save forests [May 31]
China Demand Boosting Pacific Northwest Log Exports [May 29]
Australia urged to ban illegal timber imports [May 28]
Cambodian Factories Seek Eco-Friendly Power Alternatives [May 27]
China: Sawnwood imports soar [May 26]
Brazilian Wood furniture industry sees growth in 2010 [May 26]
Myanmar Timber enterprise calls on industry to save teak for exports [May 26]
Japanese furniture makers target rich consumers in China [May 25]
U.S.:Missouri imposes ban on transport of walnut products [May 25]
Canada:Lumber prices are on the way back down [May 24]
Estonia's timber exports increased in March [May 24]
Bulgaria's timber industry grew by 50% in the first four months of 2010 year-on-year [May 24]
U.S.:Lumber and Metals Lead April Construction Materials Prices Surge [May 21]
New Forest policy to increase timber price in Angola [May 21]
'World's biggest' forest protection deal for Canada [May 20]
China cuts timber production to protect forest [May 20]
North America: Softwood lumber prices falling for first time again in May [May 19]
Agreement halts timber harvest in large swaths of Canadian forest [May 19]
Congo, EU sign agreement to fight illegal wood export [May 19]
Canada:Tolko Industries signs a second lumber deal [May 18]
UK:New guidance on oak tree disease published [May 18]
AHEC sees Jordan as important market for American hardwoods [May 17]
Timber up in value but harder to get hold of [May 17]
U.S.:Whole Log Lumber Forms New Association with WOCA of Denmark [May 17]
Canadian Expertise in Wood Construction on Display at Shanghai Expo 2010 [May 15]
UK:Rising chipboard prices have little impact on mills' profitability [May 14]
Lumber Prices on the Rise [May 13]
Mozambique Introduces 20% Tax on Unprocessed Timber, AIM Says [May 13]
Cameroon agrees to cut illegal wood out of its supply chain [May 12]
Canada:B.C. forestry sector is on its way to full recovery by 2011 [May 12]
Finnish production bounces back [May 12]
U.S.:Lumber Soars on Low Supply [May 11]
Malaysia:Wood-based industries to benefit from planted forest [May 11]
Canada:Softwood lumber tax dropping to 0 [May 10]
Cameroon signs timber licence agreement with EU [May 10]
Swiss Timber launches new roundwood sourcing initiative [May 10]
European hardwood decking market picks up [May 7]
Indonesia:Upturn in plywood orders from China [May 7]
Japan:Imported plywood supply remains tight [May 7]
U.S.:Logging increases in Oregon forests [May 6]
How to Save Money on Outdoor Furniture [May 6]
Canada:Forest sector beaming over lumber prices [May 6]
Milan Furniture Fair 2010: The new surrealism [May 6]
Certification of timber might boost exports, forestry experts say [May 6]
Indonesia:RI's processed wood exports soar 1,270 pct [May 5]
Timber prices jump ¡ª will it last? [May 5]
European Parliament committee keeps tough line on timber [May 5]
Lumber market showing signs of gradual recovery [May 4]
Canada:Ontario reveals proposal for forest tenure reform [May 4]
Canada:Flooring maker expands [May 4]
U.S.:Lumber costs continue to climb [May 3]
Canfor sees future in lumber shipments to China, not tepid US market [Apr 30]
Malaysia:Sarawak wood exports decline due to dry spell [Apr 30]
Pulp prices help Tembec break even [Apr 29]
German:Timber import trade continues to suffer from difficult economic environment [Apr 29]
VietNam:Timber prices rise, squeezing furniture export industry [Apr 29]
Gabon to stop exporting unprocessed timber from 15 May [Apr 29]
Estonia to plant 10 million trees [Apr 28]
U.S.:Homebuilders gird for higher costs as lumber prices climb [Apr 28]
U.S.:ProBuild to Acquire Oso Lumber in Western Washington [Apr 28]
New Zealand:Timber industry slams China sales [Apr 28]
Over production may fell Canadian forestry stocks rally [Apr 27]
UK:?m investment at Dalbeattie sawmill plant [Apr 27]
Malaysia:Timber exports to rise on better economy [Apr 26]
Softwood pulp prices peaking [Apr 26]
U.S.:Lumber prices increase 80% in 12 months [Apr 26]
Malaysia:Steel price affects plywood demand [Apr 22]
Japan:Tropical log demand improves [Apr 22]
Europe hardwood log imports down 60% in 2009 [Apr 22]
U.S.:Lumber prices rise amid jump in homebuilding [Apr 21]
Milan expo about eco-friendly, affordable furniture [Apr 20]
U.S.:Furniture makers raise prices as costs increase [Apr 20]
Georgia-Pacific Receives Investment Canada Approval for Grant Forest Products ... [Apr 19]
Wood product makers suffer timber shortage in South Korea [Apr 19]
Canada:Lumber prices at highest in three years [Apr 18]
Demand for exotic timber in Middle East region to increase [Apr 18]
Loggers, timber growers face hardship from International Paper's shutdown [Apr 16]
German softwood lumber prices are still on the way up [Apr 15]
U.S.:Rising Lumber Costs Make Construction Season Difficult [Apr 15]
Russia focuses on advancing investment climate in wood industry in 2010 [Apr 15]
Malaysian Timber Council seeks to enhance trade between Malaysia and UAE [Apr 15]
Myanmar Forest Reduces By 14 Per Cent In 35 Years [Apr 15]
Canada:B.C. lumber prices predicted to skyrocket [Apr 14]
Brazilian Timber Group launches high-grade Brazilian timber products at Dubai WoodShow 2010 [Apr 14]
AHEC upbeat on increased regional demand for American hardwoods in 2010 [Apr 14]
IPEMA highlights eco-friendly products and technologies at Dubai WoodShow 2010 [Apr 14]
UK:'Green shoots'helping timber merchant grow sales [Apr 14]
EU parliament set to approve ban on 'illegal' timber trade [Apr 13]
U.S.:Economy Lumber purchases Oakland Piedmont Lumber [Apr 13]
CME lumber ends lower after near 33-mo high [Apr 13]
Canada:Softwood lumber tax slashed by one-third as prices rise sharply [Apr 12]
Rougier looks beyond Gabon log export ban [Apr 12]
Europe Acts to Ensure Its Imported Timber Is Legal [Apr 10]
India:Timber importers in state seek duty refund worth Rs 60 crore [Apr 9]
UK:Demand for biomass wood fuel forecast to exceed availability [Apr 9]
U.S.:Climate seems to make tree-stunting disease worse [Apr 8]
Canada:Softwood lumber tax to drop, perhaps as early as May 1 [Apr 8]
Cameroon: National Wood Processing Project in Gestation [Apr 8]
Forestry to have big role in U.S. carbon plan [Apr 8]
Canada:Sales of B.C. wood to China [Apr 7]
U.S.:Logs up, Housing down [Apr 7]
Chile earthquake rattles wood industry [Apr 7]
Peru's timber exports dropped 3% to $9.39 billion in January [Apr 7]
CME lumber rises to 32-mo high on cash, housing [Apr 6]
New timber ban failing to stop illegal logging in Madagascar [Apr 5]
China:Timber prices forecast to rise [Apr 3]
Plywood shortage looms in the UK [Apr 3]
Usa:Chilean earthquake provides aid to Oregon [Apr 2]
Canada:Raw material prices show surprise gain in Feb. [Apr 2]
Malaysia:New timber industry rule [Apr 2]
Malaysia:S'wak expects timber price to rise 5-10pc [Apr 2]
German:Rise in softwood lumber prices remains unbroken [Apr 1]
Vietnam's timber exports to face difficulties in US, EU [Apr 1]
Network studying possibilities of high wood buildings [Apr 1]
Estonian forests achieve first PEFC certificate [Mar 31]
Building materials show sharp, recent rise in prices [Mar 30]
Eacom Timber acquires Domtar sawmills [Mar 30]
Canada:Boost for lumber industry [Mar 30]
ECO2 Forests Announce Targeted USA Projects Exceed 100,000 Acres [Mar 29]
UK:UPM supplies wood to London museum exhibition [Mar 29]
Stora Enso invests ?5m in value-added timber business [Mar 29]
Madagascar bans rainforest timber exports following global outcry [Mar 26]
Russia:Sverdlovsk Oblast Authorities Looking For Investor To Revive Timber Industry [Mar 26]
Lumber Demand in U.S. May Climb 6.1 Percent in 2010, Group Says [Mar 26]
U.S.:Lumber Demand in US May Climb 6.1 Percent in 2010, Group Says [Mar 25]
Canada:The timber recovery is happening [Mar 25]
Latvia: Round timber export increased by 54.2% in January [Mar 25]
U.S.:New home building materials cost more [Mar 24]
U.S.:New home building materials cost more [Mar 23]
China's growing appetite for quality B.C. wood [Mar 23]
UK timber imports fall 17% in 2009 [Mar 23]
U.S.:Biomass subsidies threaten Oregon wood plants' supplies [Mar 22]
Canada:Pine beetle epidemic to affect lumber supply continent-wide [Mar 19]
Finnish stevedoring strike ends [Mar 19]
Russia:Timber Duty May Be Raised [Mar 18]
UK:Certified timber purchases soar [Mar 18]
U.S.:Furniture Sales Up After Decline [Mar 17]
U.S.:Southern Forest Products Association Releases Free ''Wood Facts'' Publication [Mar 17]
Vietnam:Wood export rules change [Mar 17]
The trend: Outdoor furniture and other signs of spring [Mar 17]
U.S.:Northeast EWP Distributor Gets Double Certified [Mar 16]
Canada:Interfor Completes Purchase of Timber Tenure in the Kamloops Region [Mar 16]
Chile earthquake boosts pulp prices [Mar 16]
UK:Forestry bounces back after big freeze [Mar 15]
Columbus Wood Products hits buzz saw in down market [Mar 15]
Canada:Chile quake a boost for Quebec lumber [Mar 12]
U.S.:Higher lumber costs complicate housing recovery [Mar 11]
Pulp Price Surges on Chilean Quake, Finnish Strike [Mar 11]
Global timber markets improved in fourth quarter [Mar 11]
Vietnam's Import from US Increases Sharply in January [Mar 10]
Ghana Planning to Sell Diamond Mine, Timber Plantation, Sawmill [Mar 10]
U.S.:The First U.S. Consumer Tissue Products Company to Earn FSC/Rainforest Alliance Certification [Mar 9]
Canada:Forestry sector gets renewable power boost [Mar 9]
China currently is best market for hardwood [Mar 9]
Chile quake may cut forestry exports 15 pct-report [Mar 9]
India:Timber imports 10% costlier on rising freight rate, demand [Mar 9]
Strikes cost Finnish timber companies [Mar 9]
Canada:Orders and Shipments of Southern Yellow Pine Framing Lumber Fall Dramatically [Mar 8]
Malaysian Timber And Timber Product Exports To Be Better This Year [Mar 8]
Extension Spotlight: Forecasting log and timber values [Mar 8]
Swiss Sawmills worry axe may fall over wood shortage [Mar 5]
U.S:Lumber prices are rising despite soft demand [Mar 4]
Nigeria adopts Japanese technology to convert old palm trees to fine timber [Mar 4]
German sawmilling industry anticipating a sharp rise in softwood lumber prices [Mar 4]
Malaysia To Achieve Furniture Export Target Of RM10 Billion [Mar 4]
U.S.:Red Oak lumber company receives 3 grants for expansion [Mar 3]
Housing demand foretells solid growth for MDF [Mar 3]
Barely any increase in supply of logs in south/west Germany [Mar 3]
Germany: Timber sales promotion could also be purely project-oriented in future [Mar 3]
UK:Home-grown timber for construction [Mar 2]
Technology could open markets for wood [Mar 1]
Canada:Increase in temperature expected to lower our timber productivity [Mar 1]
Swiss showcase sustainable building technologies [Mar 1]
Malaysia:FRIM Urges Furniture Industry To Use Alternative Raw Materials [Mar 1]
Germany supplies 80 million cubic meters of raw wood to construction [Feb 28]
U.S.:Log exports from Wash., Ore. fell in 2009 [Feb 27]
U.S.:Southside Virginia lumber company plans expansion [Feb 26]
U.S.:Lumber producer's sister company plans wood-burning power plant in Kentucky [Feb 25]
Forestry Industry moves toward bio-age [Feb 25]
BC commitment to grow wood use in construction [Feb 25]
Vietnam:Aquiculture, forestry and agriculture exports rise by 25 percent [Feb 25]
U.S.:Home Improvement Retailers See Glints of Rebound [Feb 24]
Canada:Lumber market slow recover [Feb 24]
Outlook: Office furniture industry will grow again in a year [Feb 23]
Canada:Industry bounces back as lumber prices spike sharply [Feb 22]
Production in Swedish saw mills decreased by 9 % in 2009 [Feb 22]
UK:Good outlook for timber windows [Feb 22]
U.S.:Investing In The Woods [Feb 19]
Canada:Asian giant takes a look at Mackenzie pulp mill [Feb 18]
U.S.:Sonoco Announces Price Increases for Nailed Wood, Plywood Reels [Feb 18]
New Zealand: Government to prop up West Coast timber industry [Feb 18]
Australia:Govt eyes crackdown on timber imports [Feb 18]
Gabon export ban looms [Feb 18]
Australia manufacturing sectors moved higher in January [Feb 17]
Prices for Lumber Spike, Will New Housing Prices Follow? [Feb 17]
U.S.:Forestry Board establishes new state forest in central Oregon [Feb 17]
German timber trade reports 6% sales decline [Feb 16]
Tropical timber imports to the U.S. plunge [Feb 16]
High Lumber Prices Threaten Housing Market [Feb 16]
Canada:Forest professionals and First Nations group agree to work together [Feb 15]
International crisis reduces prices for sawlogs in Europe and North America [Feb 15]
Interfor's Results Continue to Improve [Feb 15]
Canfor's fourth-quarter results reflect an upturn in market [Feb 11]
U.S.:Lumber prices will remain weak [Feb 11]
German:Outlook for lumber market judged to be brighter than for last year [Feb 11]
U.S.:Sherwood Buys Bloch Lumber Assets [Feb 10]
High Lumber Prices Due to Temporary Supply Problems, Not Demand [Feb 10]
Canada:Miramichi, N.B., lumber mill likely to reopen soon [Feb 9]
Weyerhaeuser records US$545m annual loss [Feb 9]
Forest products market to improve [Feb 9]
U.S.:Private Land the Key to Forest Health [Feb 8]
Smarter farming key to saving Amazon rainforest [Feb 8]
Export of timber to France is a Scots first [Feb 8]
U.S.:Lumber market may point to strength in housing [Feb 8]
Mixing high-end, low-end furniture creates new look [Feb 6]
US lumber at 29-month high ahead of spring projects [Feb 5]
84 Lumber's 2009 sales plunge [Feb 5]
Brazil Forest Products Market Update [Feb 5]
US Looks To Avoid Wood Price Spike From Fuel Subsidy [Feb 4]
European window market [Feb 4]
India: Hardwood log market trends [Feb 4]
China:2009 Forest industry output [Feb 4]
Canada:Lumber industry report sees a future in the BC forests [Feb 3]
UK:Tesco to spend ?00 mln on green technologies [Feb 3]
Tight cost control was driving UPM's profits, Demand slowly recovering in most businesses [Feb 2]
Ghana, EU in first timber agreement review meeting [Feb 2]
Canadian forestry industry urged to go green [Feb 2]
UK:Furniture Market Fightback in 2010 for Lost ?300 Million [Feb 2]
U.S.:Building permits, log prices are up. Housing is down [Feb 1]
Indonesian plywood makers eying Indian market [Feb 1]
Sierra Leone: Ban On Timber to Be Lifted [Jan 29]
Georgia-Pacific says its will keep Englehart plant running [Jan 29]
Tembec reports financial results for its first quarter ended December 26, 2009 [Jan 28]
Malaysia's Commodity Exports Expected To Recover This Year [Jan 28]
Pellet market smoldering [Jan 27]
US Housing Softening [Jan 27]
North America: Hike in softwood lumber prices in late 2009 [Jan 27]
Furniture industry on the up again in Europe [Jan 26]
U.S. housing recovery will benefit cellular vinyl, not WPCs [Jan 26]
UK government leads way on buying sustainable timbe [Jan 26]
Canada:Looking to Europe for bioenergy sales [Jan 26]
Substantial Progress Made In Negotiations Between EU & Malaysia On VPA [Jan 25]
U.S.:Timber companies express hope [Jan 25]
China now third-biggest consumer of wood, paper products [Jan 22]
Peru: 2009 wood sector exports down 34% [Jan 22]
Georgia-Pacific Receives NAHB Green Approved Certification for its Wood Products [Jan 21]
US southern yellow pine exporter achieves SFI certification [Jan 21]
Could timber be the commodity of the next decade? [Jan 21]
Softwood lumber sales in France largely stable at the outset of 2010 [Jan 21]
Wood 'It's Real': The Lumber Industry's War on Plastic [Jan 21]
Financial crisis boosts German furniture sales [Jan 21]
UK:Government tightens sustainable timber procurement policy [Jan 20]
Lumber Futures Jumps to 17-Month High as Output Falls on Cold, Cutbacks [Jan 20]
Canada:Coast Tsimshian export lumber business expanding in China [Jan 20]
Ghana’s timber export suffers further decline in 2009 [Jan 19]
U.S.:Timber industry hits hard times [Jan 19]
UK:Forestry industry crippled by snow [Jan 19]
Australia urged to ban illegal logging [Jan 19]
Nigeria: Furniture-making is high net-worth business [Jan 19]
U.S.:Reclaimed wood furniture generates steady demand [Jan 18]
Canada:B.C. forecast Economy will recover, but employment slow to follow [Jan 18]
CME lumber reaches new highs on rising cash prices [Jan 15]
Why the Wood Pellet Industry Is Growing [Jan 14]
Wolseley sells loss-making Irish network for just €26.4m [Jan 14]
U.S.:2010 Forecast Calls For Slow Recovery For Northwest Lumber Industry [Jan 13]
Weyerhaeuser Introduces Pro Series Lumber [Jan 13]
Finland: UPM to implement planned restructuring of its Plywood and Timber operations in Finland and start investments to improve their competitiveness [Jan 12]
U.S.:Alamco Wood Products to expand [Jan 12]
Investors are knocking on wood [Jan 11]
U.S.:Firewood in big demand as winter, economy strain household budgets [Jan 11]
UK:Weather creates crisis in timber industry [Jan 9]
Indonesia wants forestry to meet climate target [Jan 8]
Kenya:Construction Boom Drives Demand For Interior Building Materials [Jan 8]
US aims to improve wood sourcing for furniture industry [Jan 7]
Canada:Value of Alberta forest ships up for first time in more than a year [Jan 7]
Finland:Cheap dollar ties noose around forest industry neck [Jan 7]
Global Furniture Industry Highlights [Jan 6]
Canada:Northern manufacturer eyes Chinese market [Jan 6]
Congo Republic timber giant slashes workforce [Jan 6]
U.S.:Timber good news! Studs, logs, housing up [Jan 5]
ECO2 Forests Signs Multi-Million Dollar Carbon Credit Deal [Jan 5]
New Zealand:Timber shortage expected to bump up prices by 10pc[Jan 4]
Dead-standing timber perfect for log homes [Jan 4]
U.S.:Lumber Prices Forecast Housing Stability [Jan 3]
Canada:N.B. exploring 'wood first' construction strategy to boost forestry sector [Jan 1]
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