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US imports of temperate and tropical sawn hardwood grew 10% in August to 95,532 cu.m. Tropical sawnwood imports accounted for 21,143 cu.m. or 22% of total hardwood imports in August... [more...]
Trading in framing lumber turned bearish amid thinning mill order files and fading consumption in the field. Low expectations were widely held with many traders attending the annual NAWLA Traders Market in Las Vegas. Nonetheless, the quiet tone of the market left traders looking beyond the conference for answers to what has been a disappointing... [more...]
RusForest AB, a Swedish forestry company with operations in Russia, announced preliminary Q3 2016 production and sales results for its Magistralny and Ust-Ilimsk units... [more...]
The inaugural Philippine Wood Expo & Forum in Manila in October was small but an event highly focused which was well structured and well attended. Organised by the Philippine Wood Producers Association (PWPA) at the splendid, traditional Manila Hotel on Manila Bay, it brought together a wide range of 400 forestry and wood industry exhibitors and delegates who were treated to a broad programme of excellent speakers... [more...]
Anna Belfrage has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Södra. The position of CFO also includes responsibility for purchasing and IT. She will assume her position on ... [more...]
Norbord Inc. announced that it has reached an agreement with Louisiana-Pacific Corporation to exchange OSB mills in Quebec. Norbord will swap ownership of its mill in Val-d'Or, Quebec for LP's OSB mill in Chambord, Quebec. Both mills have been curtailed for a number of years... [more...]
In 2016, Russian export of logs, lumber, and plywood saw a positive trend. However, that did not happen to the country's pulp and paper sector. In the first 8 moths of the current year, Russian pulp and newsprint export reduced in... [more...]
The Board of Directors of the European Federation of the Parquet Industry met on 19 October 2016 and discussed amongst others both the parquet situation and recent economic indicators on the European market... [more...]
The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade suggested temporarily limiting exports of the Russian birch in connection with the plywood raw material deficit on the domestic market... [more...]