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Ghana's export volume in third quarter lower than last year [Dec 31, 2015]
U.S.: Loggers feel impact of paper industry downturn [Dec 31]
Current weather affecting logging industry [Dec 31]
Global pellet statistics for 2014 from FAO [Dec 31]
Canada:B.C. lumber trade delegation to Asia encouraged by response [Dec 30]
Japanese giant Sumitomo buys Nelson forests for $370m to secure Wood> supply [Dec 30]
U.S.:Outlook,Good year for timber ahead [Dec 30]
Italy's Fabelli Furniture expands in U.S. [Dec 29]
IKEA Upends S. Korean Furniture Industry [Dec 29]
UK:South American timber used for Borders Railway bridges [Dec 28]
U.S.:Furniture industry bounces back from the recession [Dec 28]
Japan's wooden furniture imports rebound since August [Dec 28]
China: Average import prices of log on the way down [Dec 28]
The value of forests is recognized by Microsoft [Dec 28]
US hardwood lumber exports to Mena up 18% [Dec 28]
Stora Enso invests to further improve profitability and efficiency in its Wood> Products division [Dec 28]
German particleboard export situation reverses [Dec 28]
European imports of tropical plywood down 2% [Dec 23]
Northeast Wood Products commissions pellet plant [Dec 23]
U.S.:West Coast lumber exports plummet [Dec 23]
2015 Decor Trends: Things We Loved and Loathed [Dec 22]
Georgia-Pacific to Sell Engineered Lumber Business To Boise Cascade [Dec 22]
Austria:Kronospan Enters U.S. Flooring, Acquiring Clarion Board and Laminate [Dec 22]
U.S.:Challenges mount for NC timber industry [Dec 21]
U.S.:Firewood, timber prices up this winter [Dec 21]
Robotmaster Dramatically Changing Construction Timber Industry [Dec 19]
Global Wood> production jumped in 2014 [Dec 19]
New Zealand:Good rises in log prices expected in 2016 [Dec 18]
Canada, Japan appear to have different understanding on raw log deal [Dec 18]
Sweden Tense situation on markets for pine lumber [Dec 18]
Germany: Building approval numbers up by 13.8% [Dec 18]
Swedish research team explores Wood>-based 3-D printing [Dec 17]
Exports of U.S. hardwood lumber and veneer to the MENA region reach USD 88.21 million in 2015 [Dec 17]
Irish Forestry investment blossoming in face of data dearth [Dec 17]
New Russian sawmill opens [Dec 16]
Latvian plywood exports continue to increase [Dec 16]
European plywood production increased by 12% [Dec 15]
Home Depot leads chemical cleanup of flooring [Dec 15]
U.S.:$85 million sawmill to be built at Newton [Dec 15]
Malaysia: Drop in revenue from timber products this year [Dec 15]
Enviva launches $5 million forest conservation fund [Dec 14]
UK:Accoya modified Wood> manufacturing capacity to double to meet global demand [Dec 14]
Romania, sixth timber supplier for IKEA [Dec 11]
Australia:Weather impacting logging industry [Dec 11]
Global Forest Certification Scheme Comes to New Zealand [Dec 11]
U.S.:Wood> Pellets Producer Enviva Gives $5 Million To Forest Conservation [Dec 11]
French kitchen-furniture manufacturer to invest €125m by 2020 [Dec 10]
U.S.:Boise Cascade investing $24M to expand its plywood plant [Dec 10]
Hydrowood: new age logging produces uniquely-coloured specialty timber [Dec 10]
Canada: Wood> product sales up, logs down [Dec 9]
U.S. construction spending rises solidly to near 8-year high [Dec 9]
How to invest in UK woodland [Dec 9]
Biomass: a burning issue for European and U.S. forests [Dec 9]
Pallet Market Trends [Dec 8]
To curb smuggling of endangered timber,India to join global alliance [Dec 8]
Sawlog Prices, Falling Faster in Europe, Hit 5 Year Low [Dec 8]
Ethiopia Counts On Forest Resources to Boost Economy [Dec 7]
Record year for UK forestry says latest industry report [Dec 5]
German Parquet sales volume down year on year by 1.6% [Dec 4]
German imports of lumber increased by 9% [Dec 4]
Cisco Brothers Acquires Environment Furniture [Dec 3]
Stable 2016 outlook for global paper and forest products sector on increasing home construction [Dec 3]
US forest products in the global economy [Dec 3]
U.S.:Forest giant Weyco set to get much bigger [Dec 3]
China: Wood> products average import prices on the way down [Dec 3]
European tropical Wood> imports up 16% on previous year [Dec 3]
U.S.: Marinette Co. sees record timber revenue, expecting surplus for second year [Dec 2]
Finland's first wooden high-rise wins the Wood> Prize [Dec 2]
S�0�2dra opens sales offices in USA and in China [Dec 1]
UPM Plywood plans short-time at Pellos plants [Dec 1]
Albania Bans Logging to Save Forests [Dec 1]
U.S. Timber trends: From dismal to different [Dec 1]
Canada:Resolute Forest Halts Quebec Timber Operation [Dec 1]
Change underway in Japan's plywood industry [Nov 30]
Irish: Timber firm Glennon Bros doubles profit [Nov 30]
UK:Forestry industry worth almost �0�51bn a year [Nov 30]
U.S.:Sales for Log Home Industry Picking Up in B.C. [Nov 27]
Plum Creek Timber to merge with Weyerhaeuser [Nov 27]
Malaysia: 20 per cent growth for timber related exports to Europe [Nov 26]
U.S.doubles softwood lumber imports from Europe [Nov 26]
Fortifying rubber Wood>, naturally [Nov 25]
Brazilian exchange launches app to track illegal timber trade [Nov 25]
Technology Advances Drive Design Innovations in Wood> Materials [Nov 25]
Wood> Industry 4.0 Dominates Technology Trends in 2015 [Nov 25]
GS Group Launches the Sudoma Sawmill in Russia for Building Market [Nov 25]
U.S.:Tropical sawnwood imports higher than any time since US recession [Nov 24]
Brazil:Timber exports Improve and production costs rise [Nov 24]
Oregon Firm Is Pioneering Tall Wood> Building [Nov 23]
Georgia-Pacific and U.S. Lumber Expand Distribution of Engineered Lumber to Baltimore Area [Nov 20]
Canada:Millar Western closes forestry mill in northern Alberta [Nov 20]
Mets�0�1 Wood>, Snavely Forest Products Enter Distribution Partnership in USA [Nov 19]
Ecommerce Site Purchases Huge Brazilian Factory to Make Flooring [Nov 19]
U.S.:Remodeling Drives Up Lowe's, Home Depot [Nov 18]
Indonesia: Timber certification urgent issue in global market [Nov 18]
U.S.: Virola sawnwood imports up in June [Nov 17]
Japan's first three quarter furniture imports trend [Nov 17]
China: New distribution networks for the timber industry [Nov 17]
Alaska warms up to biomass heat, Haines not far behind [Nov 16]
Top 5 Selling Species for Cabinetry Components in 2015 [Nov 16]
Malaysia Aims To Match Or Exceed 2014 Timber Exports [Nov 14]
Timber Products plant in Medford takes on major upgrade [Nov 14]
U.S:Sierra Pacific and Plum Creek Fund OSU Advanced Wood> Products Lab [Nov 13]
Germany: August furniture industry turnover increases by 17.8 % [Nov 13]
Australia: Timber industry benefitting from housing growth but challenges remain [Nov 13]
Tasmanian plantation hardwood logs shipped to China for plywood pallets[Nov 13]
EOS/ETTF forecasting softwood stable output for Europe [Nov 12]
Malaysia: Furniture: Lack of raw materials hamper Sabah [Nov 12]
Canada: OntarioR17;s 2015 Wood> Design Award winners revealed [Nov 12]
Duchy Timber increases fence panel production with new machine [Nov 11]
U.S.:Timber Products completes purchase of SierraPine facility [Nov 11]
Architects embrace the beginning of the timber age [Nov 10]
Germany: Window sales to rise by 1.9% in 2015 [Nov 10]
Stability restored to US softwood lumber prices [Nov 9]
Russian UTMER forecasts drop in particleboard output [Nov 9]
U.S.:Weyerhaeuser, Plum Creek Merge in Deal Valued at $23B [Nov 9]
Australian hotel wins World Interior of the Year [Nov 7]
Algeria: Building Materials - Decline in Imports in First Nine Month of 2015 [Nov 7]
Mets�0�1 Wood> USA rebrands LVL engineered Wood> product [Nov 7]
Worldwide pellet production increased by almost 11% [Nov 6]
Wallboard Supply Co. acquires lumber supplier [Nov 6]
U.S.:Caribou lumber company expands north into St. John Valley [Nov 6]
Russian UTMER forecasts drop in particleboard output [Nov 6]
Canada: Wood> reaches new heights: Cities across Canada turning to timber in construction [Nov 6]
UK:EPS cuts into Scottish Timber industry [Nov 5]
Spain:Timber home numbers on the up [Nov 5]
Simple Wooden House is Sustainable in More Ways Than One [Nov 4]
U.S.:Three H Furniture Expands Casegoods Production [Nov 4]
Stora Enso negotiates production cutbacks [Nov 3]
Malaysia: S'wak timber output to reduce [Nov 3]
U.S.:John Rock Gets New Sawmill Up to Speed [Nov 2]
WeyerhaeuserR17;s Earnings Poised to Rebound [Nov 2]
German Eurobaustoff to generate €920m in sales from Wood> [Nov 2]
U.S.:Timber industry is making a comeback in SWAR [Oct 30]
World's tallest timber tower to be built in British Columbia [Oct 30]
Chilean Wood>-products manufacturer to invest $325 million in new Northern Michigan plant [Oct 29]
UPM Kymi pulp mill expansion well on schedule [Oct 29]
UK: HSBC backs expanding flooring company [Oct 28]
How one lumber company adapted in the Recession [Oct 28]
Canadian firms seek U.S. lumber deal renewal to avoid trade fight [Oct 28]
Austrian timber producer opens its third sawmill in Romania [Oct 27]
U.S.: Dismal forecast for timber [Oct 27]
U.S.:Why is firewood so expensive this year? Fracking, for one thing [Oct 27]
Modern Wood> clad cabin in Spain harvests water & sun [Oct 26]
UK: Latham's latest surface makes a big impression [Oct 26]
U.S.:Poulin Lumber Acquired by No. 3 Building Supply Dealer [Oct 26]
Indonesia: Govt to cancel relaxation on timber certification policy [Oct 26]
Europe warned to take stronger action to tackle illegal logging [Oct 24]
Sustainable Forestry Showcased At Pomfret Sawmill [Oct 24]
Indonesia's Furniture Exports Value Exceeds US$2bn [Oct 23]
New law to stop timber smuggling in East African [Oct 23]
Weak housing market slashes net income at Deltic Timber [Oct 22]
U.S.:New agreement needed to sustain Montana's mills [Oct 22]
RomaniaR17;s Government sets up Forest guards to fight against illegal logging [Oct 21]
Masonite takes over USA Wood> Door [Oct 21]
Australia:Forestry boost as companies seek to export 'responsibly managed' timber products [Oct 20]
Canadian timber sales up over past five years, but B.C. Wood> exports to Asia down [Oct 19]
U.S.:SBA Funds Ohio Wood> Products Businesses Incubator [Oct 19]
Malaysia: Timber and Wood> products export reports in 2015 First Half-Year [Oct 16]
World's largest Cross-Laminated Timber apartment complex being built in Montreal [Oct 16]
U.S.:Construction Material Prices Plunge in September [Oct 16]
Idaho logging, Wood> product and paper industries hang steady [Oct 16]
Canada: West Fraser to Acquire Sawmill Manning Diversified in Alberta [Oct 15]
VietNam: Wood> exporters urged to get legal [Oct 15]
U.S.:Forest industry spotlight - Tribal timber mill running once again [Oct 15]
UPM-Kymmene to adjust output of birch plywood [Oct 14]
Canfor ceasing production at Canal Flats sawmill [Oct 14]
Furniture Manufacturing in Italy: New Technology & Innovations [Oct 13]
Robinson Lumber To Distribute Peruvian Tropical Hardwood in U.S. [Oct 13]
Montana Wood> products industry concerned about expiration of Canadian trade agreement [Oct 13]
Indonesia:Relaxing timber rules raises fears for forest governance [Oct 13]
Canada-US softwood lumber deal set to expire [Oct 12]
Wood> Products Exports WIll Benefit from Trans Pacific Trade Deal [Oct 12]
UK:Timber production soars as industry reaps benefits of 1960s tree-planting boom [Oct 10]
Brazil:Plywood and sawmilling industries returning to profitability [Oct 9]
U.S.:Denver Hardwood Flooring Supplier Acquired by Germany's L�0�1gler [Oct 9]
Orders placed for sawmill project in Uruguay [Oct 8]
U.S. furniture makers getting healthier, still feel import squeeze [Oct 8]
Plywood Plyboo Maker Enters India Market [Oct 7]
U.S.:Construction Costs Increase Even as Some Material Prices Drop [Oct 7]
Indonesia:Upcoming APP pulp mill 'will guzzle timber' [Oct 7]
Prices for Overseas Traded Hardwood Chip Were 14% below Their Peak Four Years Ago [Oct 6]
Global sawlog prices hit low levels in Q2 [Oct 6]
Germany:Improvement in orders in living room furniture industry [Oct 5]
U.S.:Furniture Industry Rebounding But Changing [Oct 5]
Chinese oak imports up and beech imports down [Oct 5]
Germany:Kitchen furniture industry expects 4% rise in turnover [Oct 3]
Japan:Plywood imports tumbled 20.7% in first half [Oct 2]
Requarth unveils 2 new product lines [Oct 2]
York Timbers to set up 25MW electrical biomass plant in South Africa [Oct 1]
Lumber prices down sharply; Tricon announces layoffs [Oct 1]
Decline in Chinese Lumber Imports Impacts North American Markets [Oct 1]
Volume of logged timber goes up by 1.2% in Romania [Sep 30]
Swedish sawmills succeed in reducing inflated stocks [Sep 30]
Canfor Announces the Purchase of Anthony Forest Products [Sep 29]
Brazilian Sawlog Prices Hit Their Lowest Levels in Ten Years in the 2Q/15 [Sep 29]
Germany:Timber industry expects a deterioration [Sep 28]
8 storey Cross-Laminated Timber apartments win Finlandia Prize for Architecture [Sep 28]
UK consumers want tighter EU rules to tackle illegal timber [Sep 23]
U.S.:Hardwood Industry Optimism Rising from the Ashes [Sep 23]
Quebec firm takes on Wood> high-rise challenge [Sep 22]
U.S.:Plum Creek Divests Southern Timberlands for $120 Million [Sep 22]
VietNam:Timber exports likely to grow 10% [Sep 22]
UK:Borders timber firm Oregon eyes double turnover [Sep 21]
Mets�0�1 Wood> also reduces redwood production [Sep 21]
Japan:Lumber self-sufficiency rate climbs above 30% first time in 27 years [Sep 18]
Germany:VDM increases furniture industry growth forecast for 2015 to 3% [Sep 17]
Georgia-Pacific lumber mill seeks to boost production [Sep 17]
VietNam Timber product sales to China grow [Sep 17]
Round timber purchase prices show slight decrease in H1 in Latvia [Sep 16]
Irish:Timber production is set to double [Sep 16]
Belarus' exports of Wood> products over $90m in January-August 2015 [Sep 16]
UK timber product import volumes reduce [Sep 15]
Wall of cheap Canadian Wood> to surge south when deal expires [Sep 15]
Canada:Wood> pellets in high demand and short supply [Sep 14]
U.S.:Strong timber market lifts Florida pine industry [Sep 14]
Polish Paged faces lower earnings from plywood business [Sep 14]
Timber innovation company signs Canada deal [Sep 12]
Walford Timber invests in Salvador system [Sep 12]
Log Shortage Leads Canfor to Close Sawmill [Sep 12]
German Pellets achieves growth despite price pressure [Sep 11]
Growth of 8.6% in Italian machine engineering sector [Sep 11]
Brazilian Sawlog Prices at Lowest Level in 10 Years [Sep 11]
Southern Oregon firm becomes the first in the U.S. to be certified for new Wood> product [Sep 10]
Canada-United Softwood Lumber Agreement likely to expire next month: forests minister [Sep 10]
Japanese plywood supply dips in the first half [Sep 9]
Sierra Pine to spin off particleboard and MDF mills [Sep 9]
Five African countries announce groundbreaking move to curb regional illegal timber trade [Sep 8]
Carter Lumber to open new manufacturing facility [Sep 8]
UK's Timber Trade Federation backs sustainable sourcing campaign [Sep 7]
Timber Business Booming in Parts Of Florida [Sep 7]
Can Kiwi tech be a big boost to lucrative forestry industry? [Sep 7]
Canfor: Sharp fall in result in the lumber division [Sep 5]
U.S.:Weak Southern Pine Lumber Demand Forces Production Slowdown [Sep 5]
U.S.:Lumber Exports to China Unexpectedly Rise in August [Sep 4]
Germany Veneer production declines to 34,000 m�0�6 in 2014 [Sep 4]
U.S.:Imports of all major Wood> products improve [Sep 4]
Brazil forecast 30% rise in 2015 Wood> products exports [Sep 4]
Japan's furniture imports rose in July [Sep 3]
ChinaR17;s first half log imports fall [Sep 3]
UK:BSW Timber acquires Tilhill Forestry [Sep 2]
TimberR17;s Transformation: An Old Building Material is Reborn [Sep 2]
Sweden Log prices down slightly in second quarter [Sep 2]
U.S.:Osborne Wood Products Records Seasonal Surge in Table Slide Sales [Sep 1]
Kronospan to replace particleboard line in Menznau [Sep 1]
Mets�0�1 Wood> reduces spruce-lumber production [Sep 1]
Montana Timber Industry Stagnant Despite YearR17;s Promising Start [Aug 31]
European timber pallet industry to converge on Ireland [Aug 31]
Stora Enso: Weaker result for Wood> Products [Aug 28]
International Forestry Experts Warn About the Risk for Losing the Boreal Forests [Aug 27]
Austria:IFN aims to take 75% share in Danish door and window producer Kastrup Vinduet Holdings [Aug 27]
U.S.:RedBuilt Engineered Lumber Facility Doubles Capacity [Aug 27]
Lumber prices are on the up as US home sales rise [Aug 26]
Conifex joins B.C. lumber producers bound for U.S. south [Aug 26]
U.S.: Hardwood plywood imports stable [Aug 25]
Midterm report shows S.C. forestry near growth goal [Aug 24]
U.S.:Timber prices hover around 2014 levels [Aug 24]
Latvian scientists make bioethanol and furfural from straw [Aug 24]
Russia:Sawmill 25 Group increases cutting by 21% [Aug 21]
EU Wood>-flooring exports increase again [Aug 21]
Japanese home uses crafted timber sundial to support its passive system [Aug 20]
Solomons'sawn timber audits planned [Aug 20]
Japan lumber demand expected to decrease in the upcoming months [Aug 20]
Swedish Valutec opens sales office in Vancouver [Aug 19]
U.S.:Lumber and plywood cash prices [Aug 19]
Quebec government releases technical guide on construction of 12-storey wooden buildings [Aug 19]
Canada's Hardwoods Distribution Reports Record Quarterly Sales [Aug 18]
UK:Premier sells OSB to China [Aug 18]
Mohawk Flooring Sales Rise on U.S. Home Building [Aug 17]
Sustainablility Award for UK builders merchant\ [Aug 17]
U.S.:Construction Input Prices trend lower in July [Aug 15]
Klausner sells German sawmill Kodersdorf [Aug 14]
U.S.:Some Hardwood Sawmills Struggle to Stay in the Black [Aug 14]
China:Yuan depreciation raises fears for pulp, timber [Aug 13]
Interfor closing Tacoma sawmill in Commencement Bay [Aug 13]
U.S.:Roseburg Forest Products purchases fiberboard plant [Aug 12]
Lumber Supplier Canfor Loans $30 Million to Conifex [Aug 12]
UK:Mumford & Wood in �0�51.5m factory expansion [Aug 11]
U.A.E.:Dubai gets a furniture-only mall [Aug 10]
U.S.:Weston flooring company expands reach to Asia [Aug 10]
Western Forest Products net income falls 35% [Aug 8]
Canada's Stella Jones Sales Boosted by Strong U.S. Currency [Aug 7]
Viet Nam:Timber industry may flounder later in year [Aug 7]
Ghana exports €72.7m worth of Wood> products [Aug 6]
U.S.:Bliffert Lumber buys Midwest Millwork [Aug 6]
New Zealand:New Forests agrees to purchase Marlborough timber plantation [Aug 5]
IKEA, Acquiring Forests, Aims To Limit Wood Consumption [Aug 4]
Estonia: Further decline in roundwood prices [Aug 4]
Brazil:Market recovery and exchange rate boost to exports [Aug 3]
U.S.:Home construction up expect in US South [Aug 3]
Construction output for the EU expected to grow by 1.9% in 2015 [Aug 3]
Can Wooden Skyscrapers Revive US Timber Industry? [Jul 31]
U.S.:Developer breaks ground on modern all-timber office building in North Loop, Minneapolis [Jul 31]
Malaysia:Timber sector boosted by current weakening ringgit
Ireland: 46% growth in operating profit to €60.5m for Coillte [Jul 30]
IKEA Gets Deeper Into the Woods [Jul 29]
U.S.:Leading Hardwood Demand Indicator on a Rollercoaster [Jul 29]
German softwood lumber output 5.1% down [Jul 28]
U.S.:Cyprium Partners Backs Family-Owned Hardwood Lumber Business Weaber [Jul 28]
Canfor Reports Results for Second Quarter of 2015 [Jul 27]
India:Organised plywood firms pin hopes on GST to improve market [Jul 27]
Deltic Timber says soft lumber market responsible for net income decline [Jul 26]
Mozambique loses $540m to illegal timber exports-Official [Jul 26]
The Russian pellet output increased 25% in 2014 [Jul 26]
Germany:Selling prices for oak gluelam boards raised considerably [Jul 24]
UPM receives top scores in WWF UK Timber Scorecard [Jul 24]
Japanese plywood imports fell again [Jul 23]
Spanish plywood imports have increased again [Jul 22]
UK:Industry embracing responsibly- sourced timber [Jul 22]
Brazil seeks new plywood markets [Jul 21]
Lumber Liquidators opens new store in Greer [Jul 20]
Canada:Lumber recovery slow to take root in B.C. [Jul 20]
Ukraine imposing ten-year ban on roundwood exports [Jul 18]
Spanish imports of lumber increased by 19 % [Jul 17]
Australia:Victorian native forest timber offered at discount price to Japanese mill [Jul 16]
U.S.:Oregon timber harvests over 4 billion board feet in 2014 [Jul 16]
VietNam:Forestry sector restructuring to lift Wood> product exports [Jul 15]
Canada:Cost increases forecast to exceed revenue growth for Wood> products [Jul 15]
Timber and construction, a well-matched couple [Jul 14]
Fargo's Simonson Lumber applies high-tech to home design [Jul 14]
U.S.:Particleboard Plant Revamps for Pellet Production [Jul 13]
Australia:Victorian timber bound for China under secret Andrews Government rescue plan [Jul 13]
German furniture imports climbed by 10.1% [Jul 11]
Australia: Boosting Timber Construction One Frame at a Time [Jul 10]
Timber Manufacturing To Increase in Pacific Northwest [Jul 10]
European wooden furniture exports impacted by the Ukrainian crisis [Jul 9]
Recovery of B.C.R17;s forestry sector hits a rough patch [Jul 8]
Malaysian timber certification scheme hopes for acceptance by The Netherlands [Jul 8]
U.S.:Lumber Prices Begin Their Climb [Jul 8]
Ghana's export of Wood> products increased by 48% in 1Q [Jul 7]
Europe Wood> furniture trade analysis [Jul 7]
Canadian lumber market is back on the beam [Jul 6]
Russian forestry sanctions a “severe blow̶1; to Finland, industry warns [Jul 6]
Canada, Japan clash over timber in TPP talks [Jul 3]
Tokyo designers push the boundaries of wooden skyscrapers [Jul 3]
Ghana: Waive tax on timber importation [Jul 2]
Australia:Sandalwood - world can't get enough of WA's fragrant timber [Jul 2]
Engineers create Wood>-based electronics circuits [Jul 1]
UK: Mumford & Wood reveals factor expansion [Jul 1]
Timber market firmness lifts US forestry returns [Jun 30]
Thai firms plan 120 MW of biomass projects [Jun 30]
U.S.:West Virginia lumber industry rebounding [Jun 29]
Study Shows that Timber Buildings Cost Less to Build [Jun 29]
Malaysian furniture exports may double by 2020 [Jun 29]
India: Fall in prices: Poplar, eucalyptus growers seek help from Centre [Jun 29]
Chinese demand for U.S. hardwood soars to $1.53 bln [Jun 26]
Canadian wood builders target overseas markets [Jun 25]
U.S.:Logging business booming in Halifax County [Jun 25]
UK:Lathams reports annual profit rise [Jun 25]
India interested in Southland timber [Jun 25]
U.S.:Falling West Coast exports dampen loggers' sales [Jun 24]
U.S.:New-home sales reach fastest pace in more than 7 years [Jun 24]
India Wood and Articles of Wood or Wood Charcoal exports fall to US$ 25.29 M in May- 2015 [Jun 24]
Beetle Plague Spurs Canadians on U.S. Lumber-Mill Buying Spree [Jun 23]
China:New timber center launched in Dalian [Jun 23]
UK:New guidance promotes sustainable timber use [Jun 22]
Lumber prices have fallen sharply in key markets around the world in early 2015 with the biggest declines seen in North America and Europe [Jun 22]
Eco-Friendly Timber and Metal Prefabs [Jun 19]
U.S. Lumber Exporters Lose China Market Share [Jun 18]
U.S. housing market expected to boost slumping lumber prices [Jun 18]
VietNam Wood product export value set to meet annual target [Jun 18]
Scientists Develop Chips Made Mostly From Wood [Jun 18]
More Hardwood Enters Domestic Markets Amid Export Slowdown [Jun 17]
US March imports of processed wood products increased [Jun 17]
Brazil: Exports increase in the first quarter 2015 [Jun 16]
Japan:Sales of logs and lumber auction markets [Jun 16]
U.S.:Timber Report: Housing starts up 20 percent, unsold home inventory dropped [Jun 15]
Malaysia:Export of timber and timber products to reach RM21 bln [Jun 12
Gerrman Pellets begins construction of sawmill [Jun 12]
Austria Timber Industry Posts Decline for 2014 [Jun 11]
China Introduces Series of Logging Bans, Forestry Official Says [Jun 11]
Australia:Forest and Wood Products Australia backs tall timber buildings [Jun 11]
UNDP and Canada partner to favor recovery in the Philippines [Jun 10]
Ligna: Visitor numbers up by 7% to roughly 96,000 [Jun 10]
Metsä Fibre invests €1.2bn in pulp mill [Jun 9]
This Canadian company took a wood product once considered junk and turned it into a $2.3-billion business
Malaysina:Sarawak timber firms step up tree planting to ensure constant supply [Jun 8]
Australia:Construction Material Prices on the Rise [Jun 8]
Weyerhaeuser's Lumber mill expansion continues [Jun 6]
German hardwood plywood imports down 4 % [Jun 6]
Sweden’s lumber exports raised by 17.5% in March [Jun 5]
U.S.:Lumber distributor planning merger [Jun 5]
Recovery in EU tropical wood imports [Jun 4]
Forestry: Shape up for quality timber [Jun 4]
Australia:Going nuts for timber tech [Jun 3]
U.S.:Big C Lumber expands [Jun 3]
EU adopts new sustainable forestry strategy [Jun 2]
Brazil's tropical wood product exports increased by 12.4% in April [Jun 2]
Recovery in EU tropical wood imports [Jun 2]
U.S.: RISI Crow's Construction Materials Cost Index [Jun 1]
Lumber output down by roughly 5% in Finland [May 29]
UPM Plywood increases both turnover and profit [May 29]
North America: EWP production declines further [May 29]
West Coast Log and Lumber Exports Decreased in First Quarter [May 28]
European forestry and paper concerns improved results [May 28]
Canadian buyer shuts down Tideflats sawmill — temporarily, it says [May 27]
India Plywood Market is expected to reach INR 479.7 Billion by 2019 [May 27]
Swedish Setra investing in extension of Kastet sawmill [May 26]
Weyerhaeuser reports lower earnings during first quarter [May 26]
Disappointing trend in log & stud prices, housing starts [May 26]
U.S.:Lumber Prices Head Upward Along With Homebuilding [May 25]
Canada:13 story timber tower to be built in Quebec City, will be tallest in North America [May 25]
Zambia to clamp down on timber smugglers [May 25]
WDMA Releases 2015 Window and Entry Door U.S. Market Study [May 23]
Luxury Furniture Market is Expected to Reach $27.01 Billion, Globally, by 2020 [May 23]
Peru:First export of plantation timber to US [May 22]
Emerging signs of recovery in the EU joinery sector [May 21]
Canada’s sapelli imports grow [May 21]
U.S.:Home construction grows at the fastest pace since 1991 [May 20]
Malaysia less than halfway to goal for 2020 timber export earnings [May 20]
Canada:Wood costs push Tembec to suspends sawmill operations in Quebec [May 20]
Romania:Over 7 million cu.m of wood products and less than 1 million cu.m of logs exported [May 19]
European joinery product import trends [May 19]
Romania wants to ban timber exports until end-summer [May 18]
Canada’s sapelli imports grow [May 18]
India:Plywood manufacturing holds promise [May 18]
U.S.:Demand for Kentucky bourbon pushes timber market to its limits [May 16]
Largest U.S. pension fund seeks buyers for about 300,000 acres forestry in southeast U.S. [May 15]
UK:Dura Composites partners with International Timber [May 15]
Romanian MFP begins production of beech wall elements [May 15]
German Furniture industry revenues remained stable [May 14]
Viet Nam wood processing industry facing market risks [May 14]
Milan Furniture Fair: trend report [May 14]
U.S.:South Florida lumber companies looking solid [May 13]
Gambia: New currency restrictions scale down timber exports [May 13]
Lumber investors recalibrate expectations as supercycle stalls [May 12]
North American OSB prices continue to decrease [May 12]
U.S.:Office furniture sector continues on growth path ahead of NeoCon [May 11]
Sweden: Roundwood prices up further in first quarter [May 11]
Price Sawmill Sells to Interfor Corp. [May 9]
Japan:Timber exports surge on weak yen, demand from China [May 8]
UK:Timber importer Premier Forest Group passes £100m turnover mark after latest acquisition [May 8]
Boise Cascade Will Invest $43 Million in Plywood Plant Expansion [May 7]
Why Look to Wood? Why Wouldn’t We? [May 7]
Sharp decline in German parquet production [May 6]
UPM-Kymmene: Capacity in Otepää almost to double [May 6]
Home furniture orders up in 2015 [May 5]
U.S.:Big Smiles at R&E Pallets [May 5]
Germany:Avant wins global Green Era Award for sustainable flooring solutions [May 5]
Brazil Turning back to international markets [May 4]
China:Wood products trade at all-time high [May 4]
EU plywood imports highest since financial crises [May 4]
Stella-Jones looks to acquire lumber supplier Ram Forest [May 1]
Russian lumber output up slightly [Apr 30]
France pavilion gears up for the opening of expo milan 2015 [Apr 30]
U.S.:Timber market firmness lifts US forestry returns [Apr 30]
Belarusian sawn timber, slab products for France [Apr 29]
Price Discrepancy Between Hardwood & Softwood Chips [Apr 29]
Europe importing more elliotis pine plywood [Apr 29]
UPM Plywood increases sales and profits [Apr 29]
UK:Brooks Bros acquires assets of Sewstern Timber Services [Apr 28]
Softwood Exports Rose, Lumber Prices Fell as Dollar Strengthened [Apr 28]
USDA Increases Funding to Promote Wood Markets [Apr 28]
Canadian producers worried softwood lumber deal will expire in October [Apr 27]
News from the Milan Furniture Fair [Apr 25]
Associations weigh in on wood building [Apr 24]
Canada exported over 40m m3 of softwood lumber in 2014 [Apr 24]
Mexican Duraplay to erect MDF plant and adhesives plant [Apr 24]
Dubai strengthens its position as major re-export centre for timber products and solutions: Dubai Woodshow concludes [Apr 24]
U.S.:Home Depot phasing out toxic vinyl flooring [Apr 23]
European wood-based panel output increased again in 2014 [Apr 23]
Apple buys 36,000 acres of forest to create sustainable eco-friendly product packaging [Apr 22]
German lumber and planed product output down in Q4 [Apr 21]
Trending Outdoor Products for Spring 2015 [Apr 21]
Canada:Government Invests To Grow Wood Market [Apr 20]
$12m lumber imported by UAE in 2014 [Apr 20]
US exports of logs and lumber continue slide [Apr 18]
Trends in China's wood-based panel industry [Apr 17]
U.S.:Positive outlook in cabinet market in the next four years [Apr 17]
U.S.:Rising costs cause pricing pinch for Treasure Valley home builders [Apr 16]
Swedish wood exports to UAE stand at Euro 187.5 million and represent one-fourth of total Sweden's exports to MENA region [Apr 15]
Market Recap: RISI Crow's Construction Materials Cost Index [Apr 14]
Italy: Technology fuels Interwood’s rise in furniture market [Apr 13]
U.S.:High demand drives bidders to timber auction [Apr 13]
New report reveals mixed fortunes for timber industry [Apr 13]
The Dubai WoodShow 2015 generates strong interest [Apr 11]
UK particleboard consumption increased again [Apr 11]
Spanish timber imports stable at a low level [Apr 10]
Latvian veneer log prices grow [Apr 10]
U.S.:Wood Buildings Get Support from USDA and Softwood Lumber Board [Apr 10]
U.S.:Luxor Industrial Sales up 250 Percent, Driven by Wood Products [Apr 9]
In 2015 Howden Joinery Group plans 39 new depots [Apr 9]
Plunge in UK shop prices continues [Apr 8]
Brazil: Export of wood products declines in February [Apr 7]
North American lumber production expected to jump in 2015 [Apr 7]
Ghana:2014 wood product export up 31% [Apr 6]
Japan's forest products export in 2014 [Apr 6]
EU tropical wood imports rebound after record low [Apr 3]
U.S.:Plum Creek to invest $10 mil in local plants [Apr 2]
UK:House price growth slows further [Apr 2]
Canfor Announces Completed Purchase of Mill from Southern Lumber Company [Apr 1]
Canada's top lumber companies boost U.S. mill activity as domestic production wanes [Mar 31]
Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine: United by Forests [Mar 31]
70% of GCC wood consumption is by construction sector [Mar 31]
Saudi construction boom driving wood demand [Mar 30]
DLH sells companies in Brazil and Russia [Mar 30]
Neutral outlook for timber sector in 2015 – Analysts [Mar 27]
Germany: Building approvals increased by 5.4% [Mar 27]
Italian Biesse announces strong growth in earnings [Mar 26]
U.S.:Georgia-Pacific taking over sawmill from Roy O. Martin [Mar 26]
UK:Timber firm invests £500k in scanning technology [Mar 26]
Swedish Architect unveils designs for totally timber towers in Stockholm [Mar 25]
Sustainability: Five steps for managing Europe's forests [Mar 25]
Gällö Timber invests in new control system [Mar 24]
UK:Jobs boost for Bala timber framed house firm [Mar 24]
U.S.:East Texas lumber industries seeing decline in business [Mar 24]
China: Massive reforms to China's forestry industry put in motion [Mar 23]
Stora Enso orders LVL line from Raute [Mar 23]
U.S. housing rebound still on track [Mar 20]
German:Furniture industry increase of 6.1% in December [Mar 19]
Polish lumber output increased by 3% [Mar 19]]
South leads U.S. timber industry [Mar 19]
Burning wood for electricity: new demands, new questions [Mar 18]
Bulgarian Timber Companies Threaten Protests over 3-Month Ban on Exports [Mar 18]
U.S.:Michigan’s timber industry adopts new operational standards [Mar 18]
Malaysia:Robust demand for Sarawakian logs this year on global shortage [Mar 17]
European wood flooring imports slow to recover [Mar 17]
Japan lumber and wood products imports trends in 2014
U.S.:Outdoor furniture borrows from indoor comfort [Mar 16]
Sweden’s December exports top previous year again [Mar 16]
US LBM acquires Lampert Lumber, including Faribault, Northfield stores [Mar 14]
West coast log and lumber exports decreased in 2014 [Mar 13]
Regulatory action in EU alternative energy industry led to increased demand for timber [Mar 13]
U.S. imports of balsa, sapelli and ipe up in 2014 [Mar 12]
US softwood lumber exports to MENA region up 26% in 2014 [Mar 12]
Germany:Forest sustainability certification gains ground [Mar 12]
UK:Obtala Resources looks to move into Brazilian timber market [Mar 11]
Uruguay seeks Finnish investment in timber industry [Mar 11]
U.S.:Bad news for log sellers. Good news for builders [Mar 10]
U.S.:Odd winter means wood is piling up, prices down [Mar 10]
German Building sector forecasts 250,000 completions in 2015 [Mar 10]
Swedish softwood sawlogs stocks 43% higher [Mar 10]
Tanzania to open up $1billion forestry sector [Mar 10]
European trade in wood furniture rises in 2014 [Mar 9]
European trade in wood furniture rises in 2014 [Mar 9]
U.S. imports of balsa, sapelli and ipe up in 2014 [Mar 6]
China MDF exports increased in 2014 [Mar 6[
American Wood Fibers Announces the Strategic Acquisition of Lost Coast Forest Products [Mar 5]
Malaysia:Weak ringgit expected to boost furniture industry [Mar 4]
U.S.: Northwest Hardwoods Acquires Industrial Timber & Lumber [Mar 4]
Canadian lumber company completes purchase of Simpson mills [Mar 3]
2015 Wood Design Awards in BC honour the best in architectural and structural wood design [Mar 3]
Finnish Papermakers Embrace Online World as Slump Ends [Mar 3]
Minneapolis Office Building Made of Wood Would Be a U.S. First [Mar 2]
Russian Log and Lumber Exports Failed to Increase in Q4/14 [Mar 2[
Old-growth stumps and burls command high prices in furniture, landscape enterprise [Mar 2]
Ikea to sell furniture which wirelessly charges your mobile phone [Mar 2]
UK:Outdoor Gourmet rides growth trend [Feb 28]
UK pallet industry increases turnover to £279m [Feb 27]
U.S.:Construction Materials Prices Fall in January [Feb 26]
Growth of 13% in US hardwood lumber exports in 2014 [Feb 26]
German timber industry grows by 2.9% in 2014 [Feb 25]
UK softwood import value rises in 2014 [Feb 24]
Timber producer invests EUR 14 mln in new plant in Romania [Feb 24]
Armstrong to spin off flooring business into a separate company [Feb 23]
Adhesives and insulating foams from softwood bark tannins [Feb 23]
US softwood lumber prices so far showing little movement [Feb 23]
Boise Cascade Company Reports 2014 Net Income of $80.0 Million on Sales of $3.6 Billion [Feb 21]
An Overview Of A Timber And Forestry Play - WOOD [Feb 21]
Innovation and adding value to forest products key [Feb 20]
Furniture Maker Switches to AkzoNobel's Formaldehyde-Free Coating [Feb 20]
US softwood lumber from Europe up in fourth quarter [Feb 19]
German timber 0.8% growth in sales trade in November [Feb 19]
Solid Wood: The Rise of Mass Timber Architecture [Feb 18]
U.S.:Red Oak Lumber Plentiful Amid Flooring Industry Slowdown [Feb 17]
Austrian sustainable timber concepts on show at DesignBUILD 2015 [Feb 17]
Report shows timber-tracking system in Belarus highly effective [Feb 17]
Estonian roundwood prices rise [Feb 17]
Delignit Beechwood Composite Panel Finds New Uses and Customers [Feb 16]
Latest pallet industry figures show growth in supply of new pallets [Feb 16]
Softwood Imports to China Slowed in 4Q/14 [Feb 14]
What’s hot in outdoor furniture [Feb 14]
Canada:BC lumber exports to China fall for first time in nearly a decade [Feb 12]
European pellet demand could increase U.S. forest area [Feb 12]
Indonesia:Timber exports to EU heading for $1 billion this year [Feb 12]
Timber cladding trends and product review: pre-finishing and secret fixing on the rise [Feb 12]
U.S.:2015 looks good for lumber, housing [Feb 11]
Brazil: Export of wood products up 20% [Feb 11]
IKEA Sees Sales of Green Products Soar, Sales Exceed $1 Billion in 2014 [Feb 10]
U.S.:Builders FirstSource Completes Acquisition of Timber Tech Texas [Feb 10]
Kenya lifts ban on timber harvesting [Feb 10]
Resourceful Canadian forestry industry bounces back [Feb 9]
Dubai Exports: UAE Capital investment in furniture crossed AED 1 billion [Feb 9]
A guide to large timber façade applications [Feb 7]
The future points to manufactured wood buildings [Feb 7]
Universal Forest acquires $4M lumber supplier [Feb 6]
U.S. Hardwood Exports Hurt by Rising Dollar [Feb 6]
German timber trade revenues dipped again in October [Feb 5]
UK:2013 Figures Reveal Modest Recovery in Timber Pallet Production [Feb 5]
Stora Enso invests in wooden building element production in Varkaus, Finland [Feb 4]
Canada:Ontario’s wood-frame construction change could spark new type of condo townhome [Feb 4]
Stasis in Europe tropical hardwood imports in 2014 [Feb 3]
India:Plantation teak imports of better quality [Feb 3]
Polish furniture exports cross EUR 8 bln mark in 2014 [Feb 3]
Japan’s furniture imports Trends [Feb 3]
U.S.:As Wood Markets Rebound, Mosca is Ready [Feb 2]
Canada:Lumber sector counts its rings [Feb 2]
Renewable energy policies drive production of southern wood pellets for bioenergy [Feb 2]
Södra reduces price of standard saw logs and raises price of hardwood logs [Feb 2]
German:Furniture industry improves turnover by 1.5% in 2014 [Jan 31]
2015 Wood Design Awards winners announced [Jan 30]
China Wood Optimization Builds New Production Plant in Jiangsu [Jan 30]
Weyerhaeuser profit surges nearly four-fold [Jan 30]
Swedish sawlog prices rose by 5% in 2014 [Jan 29]
Ghana timber export volumes rise 21% [Jan 29]
U.S.: Lumber Price Falls Due to Overcapacity [Jan 28]
A Sustainable Flame Retardant for Timber Buildings [Jan 28]
Metsä Group sells British pole manufacturer [Jan 28]
Why 2015 Will Be the Year of Tall Timber Construction [Jan 27]
Canadian Lumber Industry to Benefit From Agreement With Mexico [Jan 27]
Glennmont Buys U.K. Waste Wood-to-Power Plant for $240 Million [Jan 26]
SCM Probes Science of Wood Materials at Technology Showcase [Jan 26]
More Foreign Exhibitors Show Up For Builders Show in Las Vegas [Jan 23]
New York City construction costs on the rise [Jan 22]
Malaysia:Timber earnings likely to increase significantly this year [Jan 22]
Finnish private forest purchases 'above long-term average' [Jan 21]
Timbervest Sells $14.2 Million of Forestry Assets, 10,400 Acres [Jan 20]
B.C. wood product companies look to rebound from recession [Jan 20]
UK:Furniture industry statistics published [Jan 19]
U.S.:Wisconsin's wood product sales growing overseas [Jan 19]
Universal Forest Products acquires Australian company [Jan 19]
U.S.:Significant growth in assembled flooring imports from Indonesia [Jan 17]
European joinery product import trends [Jan 17]
Brazil's pine sawnwood exports up 30% in 2014 [Jan 17]
Japan:The import trends of furniture and wood products [Jan 17]
China:First domestic standard on formaldehyde emissions [Jan 17]
Lincoln Logs Returns Production to U.S. Wood Products Supplier [Jan 16]
Vencor International Receives Purchase Order to Produce 3,000 Tons of Bio-Coal [Jan 15]
U.S.:Construction Materials Prices Dip in December [Jan 15]
Maine Woods Biomass Exports proposes Prospect wood chip project [Jan 14]
UK's Active Energy gets wood chip supply orders from Turkey [Jan 14]
Interfor Acquires Four Sawmills from Simpson Lumber [Jan 13]
Indonesia expects faster growth in timber exports in 2015 [Jan 13]
Sustainable Forestry Initiative introduces new standards [Jan 12]
US: Plywood imports surge in September [Jan 12]
UK:Housing starts predicted to reach 155,000 in 2015 [Jan 12]
Latvia's forestry exports continue to grow [Jan 12]
Housing trends: What's hot for 2015 [Jan 10]
New Zealand:December log exports the largest of the year [Jan 9]
Canadian sawn lumber production rise [Jan 9]
Weyerhauser to cut jobs in response to port slowdown [Jan 9]
Plotting the future of forestry in Europe [Jan 8]
U.S. Softwood Exports Making Headway in Thailand [Jan 8]
Malaysia:Higher log exports to boost Ta Ann's prospects this year [Jan 8]
Remodeling Market Continues to Spur U.S. Lumber Demand [Jan 7]
U.S. demand to bolster B.C. forestry in 2015 [Jan 7]
UK:Housing starts predicted to reach 155,000 in 2015 [Jan 6]
UK:FIRA publishes furniture industry statistics digest 2015 [Jan 6]
U.S.:Lumber Markets to Continue Rebound in 2015 [Jan 5]
Rainforests: 10 things to watch in 2015 [Jan 5]
U.S.:Loggers demand access to more land as costs of harvesting timber soar [Jan 5]
Canfor Completes Phased Purchase Agreement of Beadles and Balfour Lumber Companies [Jan 3]
Canada's newest sawmill on schedule for May [Jan 2,2015]
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