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U.S.:A Strong Rebuilding Year for Home Depot in 2011 [Dec 28]
Ghana:Wood workers call for more efficient industry [Dec 28]
Pricing may be key to IKEA’s success in Korea [Dec 28]
UK:FIRA Figures Show Furniture Manufacturing Turnover Increase [Dec 27]
Supply can't meet construction boom demand in Nepal [Dec 27]
Increase in U.S. housing starts,a glimmer of a Christmas light [Dec 22]
Wood pulp makers outline price rises in China and Europe [Dec 22]
Canada:Sales, prices up as Chinese buy BC lumber‎ [Dec 21]
Sarawak's Log & Timber Exports Grow One Per Cent In First Six Months [Dec 21]
Pine product hits European kitchens [Dec 21]
Challenging European market for tropical hardwood plywood [Dec 20]
Brazil:Furniture output grows despite uncertainties in global economy [Dec 20]
Ghana acquires technology to process bamboo into wood [Dec 20]
Timber industry climbing slowly out of recession [Dec 19]
Germany: Softwood-lumber demand significantly down [Dec 19]
U.S.-Canada timber trade agreement could be extended to 2015 [Dec 16]
Canada:N.S. manufactured wood product sales increase briskly in October [Dec 16]
New Zealand:Log exports boost Port of Napier [Dec 15]
U.S.:Timber Products Owners Acquire Northern California Forestland‎ [Dec 14]
Polish Furniture Helped by Euro Crisis [Dec 13]
Dutch Forestry service to increase logging [Dec 13]
Australia:Timber imports hurt local producers as building slows [Dec 12]
Sarawak plywood prices likely to firm up again [Dec 12]
Weaker lumber markets are causing global sawlog prices to fall [Dec 10]
Profits at timber processor Glennon increase by 55% [Dec 9]
German:Pace of hardwood lumber sales picked up again slightly [Dec 9]
Hooker Furniture's profits nearly double despite sales dip [Dec 8]
New Zealand:Survey confirms problems in wood industry [Dec 8]
U.S.:Good news for housing [Dec 7]
Forestry investment is a wise option in tough financial times [Dec 7]
U.S.:Strong mahogany use in furniture at High Point Market [Dec 6]
Brazil: Exports of wood products fell 8% in October‎ [Dec 6]
Finnforest responds to market challenges‎ [Dec 6]
Malaysia Maintains 56.4 Per Cent Of Land Area As Forested Land‎ [Dec 5]
Australia:Timber plan could aid building industry [Dec 4]
Finnish UPM Plans Job Cuts, Reduced Production In Forestry, Timber [Dec 3]
German softwood lumber prices remain largely stable [Dec 2]
Saudi furniture consumption growing at 12% [Dec 2]
Lumber Industry Forecast: Outlook or Look Out? Trends for 2012 [Dec 1]
Sawn timber exports suffer as China buys more raw logs [Nov 30]
Wholesale Furniture Brokers Breaks Monthly Sales Record on Cyber Monday [Nov 30]
Canfor buys Tembec's BC sawmills‎ [Nov 29]
European agreement reached regarding CAR wood imports [Nov 29]
Canada:Sawlog prices fall everywhere but B.C. [Nov 28]
U.S.:Hardwood Species Imports See Wild Swings [Nov 28]
Myanmar timber prices on the rise [Nov 26]
Ghana: Wood product exports fell by 18% [Nov 25]
Fashion in Germany does not favour tropical woods [Nov 25]
U.S.:Illinois Lumber Chains Merge [Nov 24]
Booming Asian log trade suddenly goes bust [Nov 24]
Lumber futures might signal economic upturn [Nov 23]
U.S.:West Coast lumber exports surge in 2011 [Nov 22]
Global sawlog prices fall [Nov 22]
Tembec exiting flooring business with $13 million sale:Huntsville closing [Nov 22]
European countries accused of "dumping" timber [Nov 21]
Sawmilling industry in northern/eastern Germany still not raising production activity [Nov 21]
Sawmilling industry in northern/eastern Germany still not raising production activity
Lumber prices spike on jump in U.S. building [Nov 19]
Global hardwood pulp producers face higher wood fiber costs [Nov 18]
U.S.:Wood pellet business prepares to fire up production [Nov 16]
Australia:Timber industry warns of critical decline [Nov 16]
SCS Awards India's First FSC Certification for Timber Plantation to Patneshwari Co-Operative [Nov 16]
Lumber sector starting to show green shoots‎ [Nov 15]
Finnish timber procurement from forests stable [Nov 15]
Australian forest product trade is growing [Nov 14]
Dimensional Lumber Homes in New Orleans Use ECOB's Coating Protection‎ [Nov 14]
Western Forest Q3 rises on lumber demand [Nov 11]
UK:Timber Price Indices released [Nov 11]
New Zealand Timber Exports on Record Pace [Nov 10]
Canada:Pulp mill closures hurting sawmills, woodlots [Nov 9]
Abu Dhabi WoodShow 2011 successfully closes three day run with onsite sales of over $2.2m [Nov 9]
Louisiana-Pacific eyes Latin American expansion [Nov 8]
Pulpwood is good news; sawmill is question [Nov 7]
Polish timber industry calling for reduction in log prices [Nov 7]
Japan:Sawnwood demand forecast to rise and remain firm into the fourth quarter [Nov 5]
Canadian imports of sawn tropical hardwood on the rise [Nov 5]
Slow recovery in EU imports of tropical hardwood logs [Nov 4]
British softwood lumber consumption forecast to fall by 4% in the current year [Nov 4]
Australia:Demand for timber in mines fuels mill growth [Nov 3]
UK hardwood traders quiz Defra on new legislation [Nov 3]
U.S.:Residential Furniture Orders Up 9% in August [Nov 2]
Canada:Industrial products, raw materials prices on the rise in September [Nov 1]
Makers Of Wood Products In Vietnam Eye Canada‎ [Nov 1]
Saudi Arabia and the UAE rated as top investors in the GCC wood products industry [Oct 31]
Timber Design Awards 2011 winners announced [Oct 31]
Malaysia:Timber exports to hit RM20-RM21 bln this year [Oct 29]
Ghana:Timber fees to go up [Oct 29]
Demand for softwood lumber still slightly declining in europe [Oct 28]
Canada:Lumber sales to China topping out: Canfor [Oct 28]
High Point market puts spotlight on American-made furniture [Oct 27]
Japanese look for timber boost [Oct 27]
U.S.:New plant would ship wood pellets to Europe [Oct 26]
Hardwood lumber output in EU up by almost 11% in 2010‎ [Oct 26]
U.S.:High Point Furniture Market Helps Increase International Sales [Oct 25]
Tembec, Al-Pac receive $8 million to develop new technologies [Oct 25]
UK:Timber company BSW has seen strong growth [Oct 25]
Russian Timber to Face Export Quotas on WTO Entry, Interfax Says [Oct 24]
The Netherlands bans Malaysian logs [Oct 24]
Beef up Timber industry to exploit South african market [Oct 24]
U.S.:Forest products industry has proud heritage [Oct 22]
Millwood Inc. Buys Graham Pallet [Oct 21]
UNECE forecasts upturn in forest product market [Oct 21]
Georgia-Pacific Wood Products Introduces Camouflage Panels Featuring Mossy Oak Break-Up Infinity[Oct 20]
Asian demand revitalized B.C. timber industry [Oct 20]
Turning wood into oil, in two simple steps‎ [Oct 19]
Brazilian exports of tropical sawnwood fall [Oct 19]
Japan: Plywood mills shift to softwoods as tropical log prices too high [Oct 19]
Lumber sector enters season of strength [Oct 18]
Sustainable timber seismic design shows the way for new era [Oct 18]
Canadian lumber shipments to US grow [Oct 17]
Timber players see higher demand from Japan next year [Oct 17]
Swedish softwood exports headed sharply downhill in July [Oct 15]
U.S.:Hammond Lumber expanding to midcoast [Oct 14]
Noticeable increase registered in pressure on whitewood prices again [Oct 13]
U.S.:Maine Lumber Company Acquires White Pine Sawmill [Oct 12]
Wood Pellets Energizing Europe,Timber Industry [Oct 12]
Forestry prices increase by 20% in last 18 months in europe [Oct 11]
Most-Innovative Green Buildings Using FSC-Certified Wood [Oct 11]
Irish clean-tech firm vies to be the Google for forestry data [Oct 10]
New Zealand:Wood exports on growth spurt [Oct 10]
Russian plywood imports surge in EU‎ [Oct 8]
Tembec looking to invest $100 million to expand pulp production in Temsicaming [Oct 7]
Lumber Prices Are Signaling A Growing Economy‎ [Oct 7]
Japan quake rebuilding drives demand for New Zealand timber‎ [Oct 6]
Canada lumber exports to China expected to reach US$1.2 billion in 2011 [Oct 6]
Brazil:Timber prices in domestic market continue upward trend [Oct 6]
U.S.:Furniture sales up in July [Oct 5]
Scientists say Asia will run out of timber 2038 [Oct 5]
US construction spending increased 1.4 pct in August but remains well below healthy levels [Oct 4]
Vietnam’s wood furniture export turnover to cross US$4 billion [Oct 4]
German Furniture Industry Shows Robust Growth Says imm cologne Show [Oct 4]
ora Enso and SRV plan in co-operation to build a world-class Wood City [Oct 3]
UK:Rising demand for timber prompts Woodfuel Week [Oct 3]
Malaysia:Sarawak getting strong orders of logs from abroad [Oct 3]
Canada:Economist predicts brighter future for BC forests‎ [Oct 2]
Canada:Lumber sector recovery expected in late 2013 [Sep 30]
LP successfully tests new timber frame wall assemblies [Sep 30]
Egypt remains top destination for American hardwood lumber [Sep 29]
UK:Forestry firms lumber up for new busines [Sep 28]
Ghana:Timber merchant wants tariffs reduced [Sep 28]
French sawn hardwood output set to rise [Sep 27]
U.S.:Building materials' costs again on the rise [Sep 26]
Bioenergy—B.C.'s next trademark? [Sep 26]
US softwood lumber imports still heading downhill in Q2 [Sep 23]
US South Pine Sawtimber Prices Expected to Decline in 2012 and Recover in 2013-2014 [Sep 22]
Malaysia to explore new materials to boost future furniture exports [Sep 22]
The new oil? Wood fuel makes a quiet comeback [Sep 21]
Technological changes and planted forest to meet increasing demand for timber[Sep 20]
Canada:Hardwoods of Langley, British Columbia agrees to buy Frank Paxton Lumber [Sep 20]
UAE biggest market for American hardwood‎ [Sep 20]
US hardwood imports on the increase in gulf region [Sep 19]
The Brazil World Cup opportunity for timber industry [Sep 19]
Professionals provide advice on timber sales [Sep 17]
Log Exports Hammer Lumber Mills [Sep 16]
Ghana:Wood product exports during the first half year of 2011[Sep 16]
Dubai international trade of paper products up 16% [Sep 15]
UPM-KYMMENE OY : UPM design products showcased at Habitare [Sep 15]
Victoria's forest industry pines for a better product[Sep 15]
Canada:Canfor resumes operations at Vavenby sawmill [Sep 13]
New tech helps struggling timber industry builds new business [Sep 13]
Malaysia's exports timber fall [Sep 13]
Furniture Market to Witness Incredible Growth in Saudi Arabia [Sep 12]
Canada:Exports to China has forestry industry feeling it's out of the woods [Sep 12]
European forest sector calls for genuine common policy [Sep 9]
U.S.:Second quarter decline in sawn tropical hardwood imports [Sep 8]
Ghana raises minimum export trading prices for timber‎ [Sep 8]
European hardwoods competing well in the European interiors market [Sep 8]
US hardwood lumber exports rise again in second quarter [Sep 7]
Canada:Canfor reopens shuttered Vavenby sawmill [Sep 7]
Indonesia:Stop timber export [Sep 7]
New Zealand urged to reach for the ply [Sep 7]
Slow wood products recovery likely lost [Sep 6]
Rising global demand fuels charcoal production [Sep 6]
U.S.:Office furniture industry maintains solid growth rate [Sep 5]
Ghana: GFPS and FAO Tackle Unacceptable Practices in Ghana's Forestry Sector [Sep 5]
New Zealand's largest forestry and wood processing event, Forest Industries 2011, opens in Rotorua on Monday [Sep 5]
World's largest wooden sculpture in Seville [Sep 3]
U.S.:West coast log, lumber exports soar in first half of 2011 [Sep 2]
Norway's Leading Furniture Chain Selects CIBER to Implement ERP Solution [Sep 2]
Softwood lumber shipments down in North America [Sep 1]
Canada:AbitibiBowater invests $32 million in Ontario sawmill [Sep 1]
U.S.:Timber industry struggling after burst housing bubble [Sep 1]
Ukrain:Timber prices to be “civilized” [Sep 1]
German pre-fab homes gain in popularity among British buyers [Aug 31]
American International Industries, Inc. Announces Agreement to Acquire Africian Timber and Agricultural Concessions [Aug 31]
Nigeria: Promoting Community-Based Forest Management [Aug 30]
Malaysia:Sarawak's expects plywood exports increase this year [Aug 29]
Canada:B.C. continues to export record number of raw logs [Aug 29]
Egypt domestic wood production reaches $5 bln [Aug 29]
Germany:Kitchen furniture: Incoming orders now stable again l [Aug 26]
Germany:High log costs and stagnating lumber prices pulling the brakes on German cutting activity l [Aug 26]
Cross-laminated timber can fast-track construction l [Aug 26]
Finnish timber housing has excellent market potential [Aug 26]
Slow rebound seen for Canada forestry output [Aug 25]
Estonian timber exports on the rise [Aug 24]
Global Forestry Capital seeks strategic partner [Aug 24]
Guyana:No ban on lumber exports [Aug 24]
U.S.:International Paper, AGI World to merge consumer packaging businesses [Aug 23]
New innovation in paper from Stora Enso‎ [Aug 23]
Kurekss new sawing line starts in fourth quarter [Aug 23]
European demand for wood-fuel is huge [Aug 22]
Guyana imposes near ban on log, timber exports [Aug 22]
U.S.:Year-to-date tropical sawnwood imports are up 13% [Aug 19]
Forestry embracing bio-products trend [Aug 19]
Guyana:Log export prices holding steady [Aug 19]
Japan:June orders for houses builders remain flat [Aug 19]
2011 Intergrain Timber Vision Awards winners announced [Aug 18]
Coastal Lumber Co. closing, hundreds let go [Aug 17]
Latvia:Furniture import down 27.9% in H1‎ [Aug 17]
U.S.:Asian market for raw logs drives up domestic costs [Aug 16]
U.S.:Indiana Hardwood in Strong Demand [Aug 16]
NZ furniture industry takes on Asian imports [Aug 16]
Canada:B.C.'s exports surge 14 per cent in first half of 2011 [Aug 15]
UK:Production stepped up at Clow's Top sawmills [Aug 15]
Finland:UPM Living offers wood-based products for interior decoration and building materials [Aug 15]
Japan halts import of plywood [Aug 13]
British sawmills have won market share in the UK [Aug 12]
Breakthrough for timber treatment [Aug 11]
UK:Timber grows for first time in three years‎ [Aug 10]
Frequent harvesting of forests urged [Aug 10]
Latvia's wooden furniture export figures revealed [Aug 9]
Canada:Slow recovery ahead for forest industry [Aug 9]
U.S.:Drought 2011: Timber industry faces long-term losses [Aug 9]
UK:North East firms link up to promote timber eco-house [Aug 9]
Canada:Softwood dispute goes to arbitrator Tuesday [Aug 8]
Japan Considers Turning Timber into Power‎ [Aug 5]
Global demand for timber grows, new study reveals [Aug 5]
Russian sawmills step up lumber production [Aug 4]
Canada:Wood demand boosts Western's bottom line [Aug 4]
Malaysia:Timber sector remains firm given robust fundamental outlook‎ [Aug 4]
UK:Trade Fabrications Systems invests ?00,000 to double capacity [Aug 3]
Austrian softwood lumber exports up 11% in Q1 [Aug 3]
German parliament passes timber trade law [Aug 3]
Shipping Boom Seen for U.S. Ports Catering to Japan Needs [Aug 3]
U.S.:Tropical sawnwood imports up 13% [Aug 2]
Peru:Targetting US$5 billion investment for the Amazon [Aug 2]
In the forest, paper remains strong and lumber weak [Aug 1]
Canfor Looking to Asia for Market Growth [Aug 1]
Stora Enso Latvija achieved LVL 31.6 mln in turnover in H1 [Aug 1]
Canada:Lower lumber profits echo poor shape of U.S. housing‎ [Jul 29]
U.S. furniture factory orders flat in May, but still up for year [Jul 28]
Slight seasonal weakening registered in French hardwood lumber market [Jul 28]
Lao forests feeding Vietnam industry, group says [Jul 28]
Tembec Q3 profit down because of low timber prices [Jul 27]
Greenwood Management Reports Surge of Interest in Brazilian Forestry Investment Jul 27]
Wood waste levels are falling across UK [Jul 26]
A forest full of opportunities [Jul 26]
Estonia:Producer price indices increased in June [Jul 25]
U.S.:North Coast Forests To See Gradual Increase In Logging [Jul 25]
Brazilian furniture maker Artefacto mines the international market Jul 25]
West Fraser profit hit by sluggish US house starts [Jul 23]
Stora Enso Invests in Sustainable Energy at Zdirec Sawmill in Czech Republic [Jul 22]
Wood Products Better Than Steel & Concrete, Researchers say [Jul 22]
Uruguay emerges as the main market for Brazilian furniture [Jul 21]
European market for tropical wood quiet but stable [Jul 21]
Canada:Forestry sector sees growth [Jul 20]
Softwood pine industry expansion in NSW [Jul 20]
Carbon price too low to grow forests [Jul 19]
Lumber Looks Soft With China Slowdown [Jul 19]
Malaysia is king of wood products export [Jul 18]
Australia:Red gum timber in short supply in SA this winter [Jul 18]
American sawmill owners ask for quicker enforcement of US-Canada lumber agreement [Jul 15]
Tembec using Quebec grant to invest $6 million in sawmill boiler replacement [Jul 15]
U.S.:Sierra Pacific steps up sawmill operations [Jul 14]
Cox Industries and iLevel Collaborate to Offer Treated Wood Products [Jul 14]
EU clears Finnish deal for UPM to acquire Myllykoski [Jul 13]
Sustainability issues in the timber industry [Jul 12]
Canada:Strategy aims to promote home-grown wood [Jul 12]
US and Canada timber prices rise due to Asian demand [Jul 11]
Boost for land-based offsets in Australia’s carbon tax [Jul 11]
French furniture brand Gautier to exhibit at the Home Show 2011 [Jul 9]
U.S.:New Furniture Store Opens in Long Beach, California [Jul 8]
UK:EcoBlu Products Expands Production Capabilities of Wood Products [Jul 8]
U.S. Timber Exports to China Have Lessened the Economic Blow for Some [Jul 7]
Malaysia eyes RM21b timber exports [Jul 7]
Forestry and timber investing – Can it be sustainable [Jul 6]
Norwegian Bergene Holm wood group selects IFS [Jul 6]
Brazil: Only pine sawnwood exports expand [Jul 6]
UK:Tropical hardwood plywood prices at record levels [Jul 6]
UK:Ikea is stymied in stores plan but it will keep cutting prices [Jul 5]
Canada:Lumber prices continue to lag [Jul 5]
U.S housing nightmare hurting Alberta lumber industry [Jul 5]
Furniture industry sales rise [Jul 4]
Pulpwood prices in western U.S. up almost 50 per cent [Jul 4]
Stimson Lumber Co. begins selling off western Montana timberlands [Jul 4]
VietNam: Wood exporters to cope with tougher rules [Jul 1]
UK Forestry Commission launches wood-fuel campaign [Jun 30]
Using DNA in fight against illegal logging [Jun 30]
84 Lumber seeking more retail traffic [Jun 29]
Sterling Lumber introduces outrigger mat [Jun 29]
Power plant demand boosts timber prices in Estonia [Jun 28]
Universal Forest To Cut Costs As Sales Slide In 2011 [Jun 28]
Klausner makes surprise purchase of Swiss Timber assets [Jun 28]
Lumber Demand Rose 18 Percent in 2010 [Jun 28]
Innovative plant boosts forest sector, regional economy [Jun 27]
Ghana ups its earnings from timber [Jun 27]
Japan:Damaged plywood mills to restart soon [Jun 25]
Canada: Wood products industry slowing but profitable [Jun 24]
Global Environmental Choice announces release of furniture standard [Jun 24]
UK forestry investments perform well, IPD figures show [Jun 23]
China to subsidize forestry industry [Jun 23]
Canada's wood products industry expected to add 9,400 jobs in 2011 [Jun 23]
American Industrial Partners Signs Agreement to Acquire Weyerhaeuser's Northwest Hardwoods Business Unit [Jun 22]
U.S.:Construction Materials Price Index Rises 0.9% in May [Jun 21]
The California Redwood Company Acquires Siskiyou Lumber Products [Jun 21]
Stora Enso Will Permanently Close Down Kopparfors Sawmill and the Pellet Mill [Jun 21]
Building projects boost global demand for timber [Jun 20]
Ten materials that could replace wood one day [Jun 20]
B.C. company looks to expand market for concrete-tough timber product [Jun 18]
Diminished French influence on tropical timber trade [Jun 17]
Japan:Level of plywood imports keeps rising [Jun 17]
Canada:TimberWest shareholders approve takeover [Jun 16]
2010 softwood lumber production rose 12% in north america [Jun 16]
New Zealand:Forestry exports key contributor [Jun 15]
Importance of Sweden to Estonian timber trade highlighted [Jun 15]
Korea’s hobbled furniture industry [Jun 15]
North American Sustainable Forestry Overview [Jun 14]
Egger considers takeover of Swiss Timber sawmill [Jun 13]
U.S.:Oregon's timber harvest rebounds [Jun 13]
VietNam: Timber industry misses export target [Jun 13]
U.S.:Lumber Industry Starts to See Upswing [Jun 9]
German Industrial Output Logs Unexpected Fall In April [Jun 8]
Sustainable forests rise by 50%, says study [Jun 8]
Guyana/Congo sign forestry, wood industries pact [Jun 8]
Irish roundwood harvest up 9% [Jun 7]
TIR Europe Launches Global Forestry Fund [Jun 7]
Brazil:Exports of tropical sawnwood and plywood fall [Jun 7]
Malawi suspends timber exports because of graft [Jun 6]
Ikea's new British furniture range: darker woods, shallower wardrobes, higher beds [Jun 6]
Malaysia:Association expects furniture exports to drop 15% [Jun 3]
Research aimed at slowing spread of forest pests in wood packaging [Jun 3]
U.S.: Raw logs going to the highest bidder [Jun 2]
Seek deck advice from the experts [Jun 2]
New Zealand timber industry is thriving, not lumbering [Jun 2]
Industry hopes to unlock carbon dollars in lumber [Jun 1]
U.S.:Furniture factory order up 11% in March [May 31]
Canada:Forestry exports, jobs should increase in 201 [May 31]
Australia:Timber harvesting boost on Monaro [May 30]
New U.S. rules put the heat on firewood imports [May 30]
U.S.:High Point's Davis Furniture succeeds in domestic production [May 30]
Tanzania:High tariffs on timber force furniture makers to import materials [May 27]
U.S.:West coast's log, lumber exports increase in first quarter of 2011 [May 26]
IKEA still going strong as five-year mark approaches [May 26]
Highlights from the International Contemporary Furniture Fair [May 26]
Ghana realizes over €11m from export of wood products [May 26]
U.S.:Georgia suffers record timber loss in storms, fires [May 25]
Canada:Ice cream stick factory finally opens [May 25]
Opportunity in Thinly Traded Lumber Market [May 25]
CE marking acceleration may catch European timber suppliers out [May 24]
Poland champions global furniture exports [May 24]
Australia:Forest industry mixed;strong A$ weighing down exports [May 24]
U.S.:Sawlog prices reach highest level since 1995 [May 23]
Scientist helped treat the world to long lasting timber [May 23]
Chinese sawn timber imports grow 55% in first quarter [May 21]
Peru: Timber exports fall 11% in first quarter [May 20]
Europe hardwood imports up 7percent [May 20]
Outdoor furniture becomes condo-friendly [May 19]
Canada: Forest sector profitable again, but remains on life support [May 19]
New Zealand: Wairarapa lumber prices to rise [May 19]
Indonesia finally signs forestry logging moratorium [May 19]
U.S.:Construction Materials Price Index Rises 1.4% in April [May 18]
Philippines:Local downstream wood processing firms suffer most from log ban [May 18]
Indonesia to tackle illegal timber exports [May 17]
Canada;B.C. log exports soar on new Chinese demand [May 17]
High Point furniture market still has funding support [May 16]
Grand prize cottage filled with La-Z-Boy comfort [May 16]
Irish:Major import of timber needed after fires in west and midlands‎ [May 16]
Liberia hopes to revive greener logging industry‎[May 14]
Canada:Eacom Timber buys remaining stake in Elk Lake mill for $15 million [May 13]
U.S.:Southern storms will cause increased costs in lumber [May 13]
Liberian timber pledge could boost Baltic trade [May 12]
Canadian exports forecast to hit prerecession levels in 2012 [May 11]
Some construction material costs in Canada are flexing their muscles [May 11]
Malaysia: Surge in plywood prices more than expected [May 11]
U.S. Lumber Producer Looks Abroad [May 10]
Liberia and EU sign deal to end 'logs of war' [May 10]
Russian log and lumber exports increased substantially in 1Q/11 thanks to higher wood demand in China, Finland and Japan[May 9]
Chinese demand for Canadian lumber growing [May 7]
UK:Event to take hard look at exploiting timber's resurgence [May 6]
Looking beyond lumber to other products from trees [May 6]
Engineered wood markets poised for upsurge [May 6]
Is the Romanian timber industry set for a bright 2011? [May 5]
U.S.:Recent lumber surge is now over [May 5]
Chile CMPC profit jumps on higher prices [May 5]
Cameroon Suspends export of Wenge and Bubinga [May 4]
South Australia to sell timber assets [May 4]
Indonesia, EU sign pact to end exports of illegal timber [May 4]
Lumber prices help boost numbers at Weyerhaeuser [May 3]
Japan's importation of timber and wood products to hit 13-year high [May 3]
American hardwood to exhibit at Interiors UAE [May 2]
B.C. sawn lumber production drops in February [May 2]
Tembec warns of lumber production downtime if prices don't improve [May 2]
Weyerhaeuser lumber sales increase, profits fall [Apr 29]
Sweden:SCA is investing in expanded capacity for tissue and solid wood products [Apr 29]
Asian wood demand drives up timber prices [Apr 28]
US Timberland Ownership Shifts Have Changed Timber Markets [Apr 28]
U.S.:Boise Cascade Buys Idaho-based Laminated Beam and Decking Manufacturer [Apr 27]
Malaysia:Sarawak Furniture Makers Hit By Inadequate Timber Supply, Escalating Costs [Apr 27]
Global demand for softwood rising [Apr 26]
Company acquires 84 Lumber property [Apr 26]
Tembec's US subsidiary seeks bankruptcy relief [Apr 26]
Bamboo flooring has green benefits [Apr 26]
Home Style: At High Point, high inspiration [Apr 26]
U.S.:FSC Reclaimed Teak by IndoTeak Design [Apr 25]
Ship carrying lumber hits pier in NW Oregon [Apr 25]
Forecast for china's import growth good news for b.c. lumber [Apr 22]
UK:LP Building Products Launches 225i I-joist at Ecobuild 2011 [Apr 21]
Portugal:PM promotes exports at Milan furniture fair [Apr 21]
U.S.:State launches bid to boost New Jersey-grown wood products [Apr 20]
Latvian forestry sees logging volume spiral in 2010 [Apr 20]
Australia:Timber industry says carbon farming won't attract commercial investment [Apr 20]
Malaysian Plywood Export To Japan May Increase This Year [Apr 20]
Canada forestry sector workers say ready to strike [Apr 19]
U.S.:Local company to conduct wood testing in Texas [Apr 19]
New Study Forecasts China's Timber Supply Deficit to Increase by 55% by 2015 [Apr 19]
U.S.:Timber Prices Likely To Push Higher [Apr 18]
Indonesia and the EU reach agreement on illegal wood trade [Apr 18]
U.S. Forest Service tries new stand on old-growth trees [Apr 18]
Estonian timber 'is prominent in Australian construction' [Apr 15]
Canada:Asian company buys sawmill [Apr 14]
Far East Exports Surge May Provide Relief for U.S. Timber Industry [Apr 14]
VietNam:Timber origin issues plague local exporters [Apr 14]
Expect more mergers to take root in global forestry industry this year [Apr 13]
Greenwood Management Announces Introduction of White Pine Plantations [Apr 13]
Chile exported more softwood plywood to Europe in 2010 [Apr 13]
Plywood substitution set to continue [Apr 13]
U.S.:Panel Of Furniture Manufacturers Optimistic About Business Conditions [Apr 12]
Lignol develops first renewable chemical product for making OSB [Apr 12]
The commodities crunch hits homebuilders hard [Apr 12]
U.S.:Energy Task Force explores wood pellets as coal alternative [Apr 11]
Canada Funds Agree to Acquire Lumber Producer TimberWest for $951 Million[Apr 11]
Romanian timber industry contributes to steady national growth [Apr 10]
Hitech wood products unveiled at Dubai show [Apr 8]
Finland:Sluggish timber sales continue in March [Apr 8]
Green guidelines go beyond basic code [Apr 7]
Over 200 firms set for Dubai wood show [Apr 7]
Wood Innovation Showcase Offers Business Opportunities [Apr 7]
Georgia-Pacific to Complete Construction of Clarendon OSB Mill [Apr 6]
U.S.:Timber industry in quiet revolution [Apr 6]
German law against trade in illegally felled timber likely to come into force in mid-2011 [Apr 6]
Guyana:The price of lumber is too high [Apr 5]
Exports Of American Hardwoods In MENA Region Reach Record USD 72.7 Million In 2010 [Apr 5]
Booming Demand From Chinese For NW Logs And Lumber [Apr 5]
U.S.:Greenwood Management Reveals New Teak Plantations [Apr 5]
U.S.:Furniture market attendees see positive economic signs [Apr 4]
Japan rebuild timber trade boost[Apr 4]
Timber Exports To Spiral This Year On Higher Demand From Japan [Apr 4]
Hebei gets third truss plant, wood-frame research centre [Apr 3]
European timber investment 'could benefit from reform' [Apr 1]
UPM aims at building with wood and seeks growth by differentiating its sawn timber and further processing businesses [Apr 1]
USDA's Announcement to Embrace Wood as a Green Building Material Applauded as a “Triple Win” [Mar 31]
UPM splits timber division [Mar 31]
Australia:Hardwood prices continued to rise [Mar 30]
More logs exported from Port Angeles to China [Mar 30]
U.S.:Timberspan Increases Production for Mount Milligan Mine [Mar 29]
Canada:B.C. plywood mills fielding queries from Japanese officials [Mar 29]
Timber tracking a priority for Russian forestry [Mar 29]
Indonesia:Wood businesses ask govt for help to secure raw materials [Mar 29]
U.S.:Economy likely to overshadow ownership issues at the furniture market [Mar 28]
Canada:Asian demand for lumber will filter to Maritimes [Mar 28]
Forestry Sector Leads Finnish Exports To Arab League Countries [Mar 26]
Latvian forestry receives PEFC seal of approval [Mar 25]
Estonian timber industry 'witnessed a smooth changeover to the euro' [Mar 25]
Japanese disaster driving resource prices [Mar 24]
Canada:British Columbia pushing height limit for wood structures, cross-laminated timber [Mar 23]
Arup and Finnforest announced as winners of E2 competition in Finland [Mar 23]
Demand for plywood to go up [Mar 23]
Stora Enso To Close Kopparfors Sawmill In Sweden By End 2011 [Mar 22]
Romanian timber industry 'continues to benefit from Tunisia links' [Mar 22]
Hot trends in home design [Mar 21]
U.S.:Biomass industry makes use of forest waste [Mar 21]
Canada:Building a stronger timber frame market [Mar 21]
Malaysian Timber Exports To Hit RM23 Billion In 2011 [Mar 18]
Softwood lumber output increases in 2010 [Mar 18]
Demand for Canadian lumber likely to rise [Mar 17]
UK:BIG wins international timber housing competition [Mar 17]
Rougier plans 40% sawn timber increase [Mar 17]
Russia:Ilim Timber Buys US Tolleson Lumber [Mar 17]
American Furniture's sales declined 3.6% in 2010 [Mar 16]
Lumber industry poised for post-earthquake rally [Mar 16]
Saw timber prices to recover in 2012-2013 in US-south [Mar 15]
Timber firms may gain from Japan quake [Mar 15]
U.S. lumber and panel market weekly report [Mar 15]
Turkish group invests in furniture business in Russia, Ukraine [Mar 14]
Steel, Iron Ore, Lumber Trade Higher After Japanese Quake [Mar 14]
Canada:Roddickton pellet plant production expected to start by the end of month [Mar 14]
Earthquake in Japan to affect Malaysian timber players [Mar 13]
TUM researchers recommend new EU standards for machine strength grading of timber [Mar 12]
Weyerhaeuser, West Fraser, Canfor May Gain if Japanese Rebuild With Wood [Mar 11]
Wood Products and Lumber Prices to Climb in 2012 [Mar 11]
84 Lumber closes 10 locations [Mar 11]
Japan: Strong rebound of timber imports in 2010 [Mar 10]
Canada:Conifex plans biomass plant at Mackenzie sawmills [Mar 9]
US South Sawtimber Prices Expected to Recover in 2012-2013; Pine Pulpwood Prices Driven by Bioenergy and OSB [Mar 9]
U.S.:Great Southern Joins Forces with US Lumber Group [Mar 9]
Forestry industry changing with the times [Mar 9]
Vacuum drying the way to go for timber industry [Mar 9]
U.S.:High Point manufacturer launches high-end furniture line [Mar 8]
Forest product values up [Mar 8]
U.S.:Builders face rising prices for materials [Mar 7]
Philippine:Exceptions to log ban pressed [Mar 7]
VietNam:Wood product exports soar in month [Mar 7]
UK:Timber prices up as power plants boost biomass use [Mar 6]
U.S.:Last quarter sawn hardwood imports improve [Mar 4]
Brazil:Prices of timber products on an upward trend [Mar 4]
Ghana:Timber harvesting in Volta Lake moves into commercial phase [Mar 3]
Timber processor Kronospan delays Brasov investment in Romania [Mar 3]
Notable 17% Growth in Thailand Furniture Exports With an Even Grander TIFF 2011 to Penetrate New Markets [Mar 3]
U.S.:December Furniture Orders Rise [Mar 2]
World Dissolving Pulp Demand Recovers to 1990 Pre-Crisis Levels [Mar 2]
Might Be a Good Time to Invest in Timber [Mar 1]
Great Southern Wood and U.S. LUMBER Announce Strategic Alliance [Mar 1]
Will China invest in Canada's lumber industry? [Feb 28]
Russia to cut timber duty when joins WTO -EU trade chief [Feb 28]
Experts: Latvia's forest management is sustainable [Feb 25]
Canada:West Fraser mill returns to full operations [Feb 24]
Australia:Giving the imbalance in wood demand the chop [Feb 24]
Indonesia, EU expect new deal on timber trade in 3 months [Feb 23]
A new Dubai furniture shop specialises in customisable, high-end products [Feb 23]
U.S.:Tembec to close Taschereau sawmill [Feb 22]
Brazil:Timber exports increase 65% in 2010 [Feb 22]
Wood chip prices in Eastern Canada rise, fall in Western Canada [Feb 21]
U.S.:Wood industry sees opportunity in China [Feb 21]
Malaysian Furniture Exporters Raking In Huge Profits Despite Stiff Competition[Feb 21]
UK timber import market shows improvement [Feb 18]
East African Construction costs up on spending boom [Feb 18]
Cameron unhappy with Forestry Sale [Feb 17]
European lumber prices continue to weaken [Feb 16]
Malaysia:Sarawak log exports rise on strong demand [Feb 16]
Brazil: Timber product prices on an upward trend [Feb 16]
UK:New Laminating Technology for the Furniture Industry [Feb 15]
Ikea rival plans expansion in Canada [Feb 14]
Finnish sawn timber production up 17% in 2010 [Feb 14]
U.S.:Sluggish home-building market sends LP to quarterly loss[ Feb 14]
Ghana: Value of timber product exports increased despite lower export volume [Feb 11]
Germany:Oak flooring continues to dominate at Domotex [Feb 11]
TimberWest buys piece of Western Forest Products Vancouver Island holdings [Feb 10]
U.S. Forest Service, environmental activists reach accord on logging in Blowing Rock's Globe Forest
South Africa: Forestry - production threatened - Cut down to size [Feb 10]
UK: Timber pushes British timber [Feb 10]
VietNam:Wood industry urged to target local market [Feb 9]
International Year of Forests launched [Feb 8]
Stora Enso records €925m pre-tax profits [Feb 8]
Sustainable Alternative to Tropical Hardwoods at Ecobuild 2011 [Feb 8]
U.S.:Ricci Lumber receives 'green' certification [Feb 7]
Housing starts fall to 16-year low locally [Feb 7]
Bio-revolution would benefit Canada's forestry industry [Feb 5]
World leading plywood company to double exports from Uruguay's mill [Feb 4]
Canada:Canadian lumber production shows signs of recovery [Feb 3]
New Zealand:Forestry exports soar skyward [Feb 3]
Chinese forestry investment tops 290 bln yuan in 2006-2010 period [Feb 3]
Australia:Gunns buys Bell Bay sawmill [Feb 2]
U.S.:Compressed wood technology opens new markets [Feb 2]
UK:Newtonmore Investment Helps Cover New Timber Markets [Feb 1]
Scientists develop valuable moisture meter for furniture, handicraft industries [Feb 1]
China boosting Oregon lumber, logs Jan 31]
New Zealand exports hit record high on rising dairy, lumber prices Jan 31]
Malaysia:Sarawak timber players bullish on strong prices [Jan 31]
Ghana earns over 10 million Euros from wood products in 2010 [Jan 28]
Canada:Tembec Q1 loss wider-than-expected on weak lumber sales [Jan 28]
European construction sector fell 3.3% in 2010 [Jan 27]
Stora Enso Continues to Grow in Building Solutions by Investing EUR 23 Million [Jan 27]
Forestry industry rebounding [Jan 26]
Vietnam:Furniture export turnover to reach US$4 billion in 2011 [Jan 26]
Canada:In Snowy Whistler, a House with No Furnace [Jan 26]
U.S.:Furniture market shows signs of life [Jan 25]
AHEC To Host Largest Ever American Hardwood Pavilion At Dubai Woodshow [Jan 25]
Sustained log demand from India and China [Jan 25]
World Timber Prices Rebounding [Jan 24]
High price level retains for log supply [Jan 24]
Sweden becomes Estonia's largest export partner [Jan 24]
Estonian manufacturers of timber houses emerge from crisis [Jan 22]
Finland raised its exports by 25% in September [Jan 21]
Mozambique to resume timber export to Russia [Jan 21]
BC lumber continues to benefit from Chinese demand [Jan 20]
U.S.:Rowe Fine Furniture Expands Into the New Year [Jan 20]
Research helping to understand the role of water in wood [Jan 19]
84 Lumber Closes Yards, While Vowing to Expand [Jan 19]
Sustainable timber in Tanzania experiences huge growth [Jan 19]
Brazilian Manufacturer Earns First LegalHarvest Verification [Jan 18]
New EU-Africa timber partnerships could herald more forestry protection [Jan 18]
U.S.:Loveland saw mill finds link to foreign trade [Jan 17]
Ikea 2010 Net Increases as Furniture Retailer Opened 12 Stores [Jan 17]
Zeolite-based wood glues shown to absorb pollutants off-gassed from particleboard [Jan 15]
U.S.:Chinese timber's Cincinnati trek [Jan 14]
Canada:Transforming Ontario's Forestry Sector [Jan 14]
Canada:N.B. wood may be the answer to China's building problems [Jan 13]
UK:Timber merchant expands following record sales [Jan 13]
Production starting at Braviken Sawmill in Scandinavia[Jan 12]
Hong Kong investor in multi-million dollar NZ forestry buy-up [Jan 12]
New Plywood Will Clean the Air Instead of Polluting It [Jan 11]
Russia Keeps Duties on Raw Timber Shipments Unchanged for 2011 [Jan 11]
Stora Enso Invests EUR285M In Polish Containerboard Machine [Jan 11]
Prince Lumber Awarded 2010 Highest Volume Distributor [Jan 10]
U.S.:New pellet firm to start production in 30 days [Jan 10]
12% of Finnish Timber Imported from Estonia [Jan 8]
Canada:Trade barrier lifted on lumber exports to India [Jan 7]
UK:Forestry Commission forecasts high demand for wood [Jan 7]
U.S.:Lumber Booms in Midst of Homebuilding's Bust [Jan 6]
U.S.:Lumber prices up 4.4% for 2010 [Jan 6]
Malaysia To Expand Timber Trade With India [Jan 6]
China's 2010 Forestry Output Value Exceeds 2 tln yuan [Jan 5]
Indonesia's Forestry Freeze Plan is Still on Ice [Jan 5]
UPM-Kymmene denies it may build mill in Russia [Jan 5]
EU, Cameroon team up in fight against illegal timber exports [Jan 4]
UK:Online furniture retailer expands offline [Jan 4]
Building materials prices except steel decline in Abu Dhabi [Jan 4]
Canada:Year Of Forests [Jan 3 ]
Minot construction industry booming [Jan 3 ]
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