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U.S.: Demand for Oregon timber continues to rise [Apr 24]
UK: Highland timber plant's £95 million expansion protects thousands of forestry jobs nationwide [Apr 24]
Brazilian Elliotis pine plywood exports rising more than in 2017 [Apr 24]
U.S.: Housing boom hoists lumber higher [Apr 23]
UK: Building product sales up in February [Apr 23]
Hardwood pulp manufacturers in Europe have the highest wood fiber costs [Apr 23]
Vietnam accounts for 6 pct of world’s timber, wooden furniture market [Apr 23]
Demand for pine chips is increasing in Asia [Apr 20]
UK: Higher material costs are being passed on to British home owners by builders [Apr 20]
British pallet industry produces 42.5m pallets [Apr 19]
Swedish Mellanskog raising industrial wood/softwood sawlog prices [Apr 19]
Timber importation, harvesting from private plantations permitted [Apr 19]
Brazilia: Exports of furniture up 30% in February [Apr 18]
China's furniture imports at a record high [Apr 18]
U.S.: Keruing sawnwood imports rise twofold in February [Apr 18]
Canadian wood recycling sector positions itself for growth [Apr 17]
Could timber skyscrapers rise across Asia Pacific? [Apr 17]
Ontario government invests $1.9M to modernize sawmill [Apr 17]
New Zealand: Some local mills turning away orders due to lack of capacity [Apr 17]
German BayWa pellet sales raised by 14 % to roughly 457,000 t [Apr 17]
Swedish Bergs Timber boosts sales revenue by roughly 28 % [Apr 16]
U.S.: Lumber company to invest $15M in Franklin County [Apr 16]
Ireland: Rising timber price floats the farm forest's boat [Apr 16]
Canada: Softwood lumber exports to U.S. fall 20 per cent in March amid railway woes [Apr 13]
U.S.: Koppers wood products acquires Cox Industrial for $200 million in cash [Apr 13]
Idaho Forest Group Acquires Athol Mill [Apr 13]
U.S.: Atlanta company acquiring Shone lumber [Apr 12]
Ghana halts exports of timber [Apr 12]
Germany: HECO targets structural timber market with new products [Apr 12]
German furniture exports bounced back in January [Apr 11]
Swedish sawmilling industry planning greater investment [Apr 11]
New tech can automatically identify & separate wood species [Apr 11]
U.S.: Housing construction index slowed in March [Apr 10]
Have Timber Prices Peaked? [Apr 10]
UK: Concern at shortage of timber for pallets [Apr 10]
Canada: Softwood exports plunge [Apr 10]
U.S.: Lumber and logs report [Apr 9]
Making a living on lumber [Apr 9]
Germany: Beech roundwood exports to China up by one third [Apr 9]
Finnish Lunawood to invest roughly 9m € in site expansion [Apr 6]
Canada: BC announces $7.8 million funding to promote BC wood [Apr 6]
UK: BSW Timber expands its product offering for 2018 season [Apr 6]
Vietnam's wood industry faces difficulties in raw materials [Apr 6]
UK: Obtala Hits Record Quarterly Contracted Sales, Timber Production [Apr 5]
Canada: Timber Automation acquires VAB Solutions [Apr 5]
Forest product company to purchase Rowesville plant [Apr 5]
Brazilian exports of wood products increased 27% In February 2018 [Apr 4]
European tropical sawn hardwood imports fall to all-time low [Apr 4]
U.S.: Flooring imports down in January [Apr 4]
U.S.: Cabinet manufacturers continue growth trend [Apr 3]
Asian woodchip imports decline after 7 consecutive growth years [Apr 3]
Modest wood fiber cost increases and substantial rise in market pulp market [Apr 3]
High lumber demand, soaring prices turn down volume on Canada/U.S. softwood dispute [Apr 3]
Ltfirewood looks for suppliers of timber in Russia, Belarus [Apr 3]
Local mill, Canadian companies disagree on effect of softwood imports [Apr 2]
U.S.: Tuscaloosa company plans new lumber mill [Apr 2]
Baltic sawmills increased lumber production in 2017 [Apr 1]
Canada: Hunt Forest Products announces $115 million mill [Mar 30]
Slight increase in purchase prices of round timber registered in Latvia in H2 2017 [Mar 30]
Research indicates sharp increase in Russia's import of woodworking machines [Mar 29]
U.S.: FORECAST: SOFTWOOD LUMBER DEMAND TO INCREASE [Mar 29]
Tolko re-opens long dormant OSB plant [Mar 29]
Canadian industry works to diversify the use of wood fibre [Mar 28]
Softwood lumber consumption likely to reach record highs in U.S. [Mar 28]
G-P Building Larger Mill in Georgia [Mar 28]
Austrian timber "baron" sells its Romanian forests to Swedish group [Mar 27]
German Furniture industry’s sales reduced in December [Mar 27]
Brazilian Elliotis pine exports edged 27% higher in February as well [Mar 26]
Canada: Softwood lumber supports could aid Corner Brook mill [Mar 26]
Coastal Innovation: veneer facility thinks outside the box [Mar 26]
US softwood lumber demand projected to grow 2.3% annually through 2030 [Mar 23]
Global trade of softwood lumber reached a record-high in 2017 [Mar 23]
Chile: Plywood sales of CMPC decreased by 9% in 2017 [Mar 23]
Can artificial intelligence really fit into a sawmill operation? [Mar 22]
New Zealand Red Stag Timber planning to build CLT works by mid-2019 [Mar 22]
Belarus' wood product exports up to Georgia [Mar 22]
Dubai WoodShow success for Russian firms [Mar 21]
High demand for wood fast eating into Kenya's forest cover [Mar 21]
U.S.: Mass timber construction okayed for Washington State building codes [Mar 20]
Swedish timber exports grow to 13.1m m3 in 2017 [Mar 20]
TIMCON warns about shortages in the supply of small logs in the UK [Mar 20]
Warm winters are a threat for the timber industry in Scandinavia [Mar 19]
Russia timber and logs export up 12.7% in January [Mar 19]
First biorefinery facility to boost South Africa’s wood and paper sector [Mar 19]
Ireland Farmers encouraged to make the most of rising timber prices [Mar 19]
Ontario invests $3.2 million in Columbia Forest Products [Mar 16]
Austrian timber industry expanding abroad [Mar 16]
Finnish exports of lumber to China up 36% on preceding year [Mar 16]
US hardwood lumber, veneer exports to Mena reach $97m [Mar 15]
Canada: Forest industry 'disappointed' with groundwood paper duties [Mar 15]
Two new greenfield sawmills planned in Georgia, USA [Mar 15]
Mega projects drive wood, products demand in UAE [Mar 14]
US forests reach new heights with wood exports [Mar 14]
"Timber Rising" exhibition spotlights the tall timber construction revolution [Mar 14]
UK: Wood Awards 2018 opens its call for entries [Mar 13]
US housing starts at positive level in January [Mar 13]
Roseburg expanding into Canada with Pembroke MDF [Mar 12]
U.S.: Southern Oregon log prices broke last month's 25-year record [Mar 12]
Dubai WoodShow takes off with more than 300 exhibitors from 55 countries and six country pavilions [Mar 12]
U.S.: ECMD Acquires Klumb Lumber [Mar 9]
German foreign trade in OSB heading upwards again [Mar 9
Swedish OrganoWood signs agreement with Maxbo [Mar 9]
New Zealand: $20m Investment to produce cross laminated timber [Mar 8]
Canada: Atlas Engineered Products Announces Expansion in Alberta [Mar 8]
Universal Forest Products sees record earnings gain following acquisition of idX [Mar 7]
Russian timber firms aim to boost GCC presence [Mar 6]
Sodra to Increase Market Price for Softwood Pulp in Europe [Mar 6]
U.S.: DNR increases 10-year sustainable timber harvest target [Mar 5]
The future of NZ housing is prefabs, and 180,000 'tiny' homes [Mar 5]
Estonian lumber exports to Australia increase by 80% [Mar 5]
Japan imported 7% more plywood in fourth quarter [Mar 3]
U.S.: Residential furniture orders drop 9% in December [Mar 3]
US kitchen cabinet manufacturers' sales up 2.9% in 2017 [Mar 2]
Brazil: Furniture exports begins favorably in 2018 [Mar 2]
Recovery in EU wood imports continues in 2017 [Mar 2]
Biomass Market Suffers from Low Gas & Oil Prices, But a Few Bright Spots Reported [Mar 2]
Finland: 9.0% increase registered in plywood output [Mar 2]
Polish kitchen furniture production 16% down [Mar 1]
Mercer Timber produces 281.3m bdft softwood lumber [Mar 1]
U.S..: Hunt Forest Products Plans $115 Million Lumber Mill in Louisiana [Mar 1]
VietNam: 2018 to be good year for wood products export [Feb 28]
U.S.: Jones Lumber Acquires Lumber Mill in Natchez, MS [Feb 28]
Winners announced at 2018 Wood Design Awards in B.C. [Feb 28]
Poland: Increase of 9% in supply of oak at the auction in Poznan [Feb 27]
Wood conference looks at role of timber in design and construction [Feb 27]
Vancouver's Canfor going ahead with US$120M sawmill in U.S. as softwood dispute continues [Feb 27]
U.S.: Multiple factors cause log price surge [Feb 26]
UK: Two Leading timber companies merge [Feb 26]
Canadian OSB exports headed higher last year [Feb 26]
US softwood timber imports 3% down in 2017 [Feb 24]
Finnish Raute selling LVL line to client in north-east Asia [Feb 24]
Brazil: Furniture production increases in December [Feb 23]
EU imports of sawn temperate hardwood decline 7% [Feb 23]
China: Solid wood flooring sales rise 9% in 2017 [Feb 23]
Georgia-Pacific to build $135M lumber plant in east Georgia [Feb 22]
U.S.: Potlatch and Deltic Timber Complete Merger [Feb 22]
Colville National Forest plans for larger 2018 harvest [Feb 22]
Timber products company to launch operations in Millinocket [Feb 22]
This Boring Resource Might Be the Perfect Investment [Feb 21]
Euro construct raises forecast for completions [Feb 21]
Minor downturn recorded in Swedish SCA Wood timber sales [Feb 21]
Canadian lumber producers buoyant about 2018 as duties expected keep prices high [Feb 20]
U.S.: Double-Digit Decline in OSB Prices from December to January [Feb 20]
UK: Timber demand fuels growth at sunderland firm [Feb 20]
Acimall figures show upward trend for Italian woodworking and furniture industry equipment [Feb 20]
Gonzaga receives approval to build $48 million science building near campus lake [Feb 20]
U.S.: Montana firm eyes $22 million Maine expansion for high-tech timber [Feb 19]
Tariffs on Canadian Lumber Have Sent U.S. Home Prices Soaring [Feb 19]
Make wood products more valuable to customers [Feb 19]
U.S.: Eastern Panel Mfg. plans $1 million expansion [Feb 16]
UK: Timber Merchant Merges with Scottish Counterpart [Feb 16]
Japan Plans for Supertall Wooden Skyscraper in Tokyo by 2041 [Feb 15]
Future of wood: Stronger than ever [Feb 15]
U.S.: Maibec mill planning several million dollars in upgrades [Feb 14]
New Zealand: Average log prices remain well above 3yr average with firm demand from China [Feb 14]
Myanmar to implement 10-year reforestation plan [Feb 14]
U.S.: Mill leaders looking for solutions to high energy costs [Feb 13]
Mirach Energy's unit to acquire 70% interest in Malaysian timber firm in plan to expand core business [Feb 13]
Ghana inaugurates wood and furniture testing centre [Feb 13]
U.S.: Lumber prices jump to record high [Feb 12]
VN, India eye greater trade in paper products [Feb 12]
New Zealand: Juken Confirms Changes To East Coast Mill Production [Feb 10]
Timber production slowed by felling and logging problems in europe [Feb 9]
Australia to welcome new era for commercial timber construction [Feb 9]
Cambodia: Rise in timber exports to Vietnam in 2017 [Feb 8]
Superdense wood is lightweight, but strong as steel [Feb 8]
New business reveals bamboos secret beauty [Feb 7]
New Zealand: New era for Prime site as sawmill reopens [Feb 7]
Hancock Lumber acquires Mainely Trusses [Feb 6]
Strong panels markets boost Norbord earnings [Feb 6]
U.S.: Timber industry report for Feb. 4 [Feb 6]
The United States' Largest Timber Office Building to Be Constructed in Newark [Feb 6]
North America: Hardly any change in composite-panel sales in 2017 [Feb 6]
Canada: Truck driver shortages hitting Canada's forest products sector [Feb 5]
Finland: UPM plywood division in record 2017 performance [Feb 5]
European consumption of parquet flooring growing slowly [Feb 2]
Australian Wesfarmers’ UK retail chain acquisition falls below expectations [Feb 2]
US Furniture market outlook positive [Feb 1]
Germany: Natural materials preferred at Cologne furniture show [Feb 1]
Brazil: Residential furniture exports up 7% in 2017 [Feb 1]
Finnish: Almost 3m m3 more logs taken in by Finnish timber industry [Jan 31]
UK: Nilsson Pflugfelder brings German pre-fab to Cambridge with House R [Jan 31]
Myanmar: Government Orders Cut in Teak Production, Bans Private Timber Operations [Jan 31]
Vietnam's forestry, wood exports to top 9 billion USD in 2017 [Jan 31]
Germany: Another dip in raw particleboard production [Jan 30]
U.K. Botwood eyes wood chip project as biofuel plant bites dust [Jan 30]
Japan anticipating reduced supply of european softwood timber [Jan 29]
U.S.: Freres's mass plywood panels almost ready for market [Jan 29]
Record timber prices will not impact NewZealand sawmills [Jan 27]
UAE Steel Wood Industries launches revolutionary product [Jan 27]
Canada: Atlas Engineered Products reports 22% increase in revenue in second quarter [Jan 26]
US new home sales fall by most since Aug 2016 [Jan 26]
U.S.: Senior Housing Construction Costs Are Still Rising [Jan 25]
Angola: Agriculture Sets New Rules for Logging [Jan 25]
China high quality log buying grows [Jan 25]
German furniture industry turnover down again [Jan 24]
China's new construction rules to allow use of Japanese timber [Jan 24]
U.S.: Lumber prices have timber mills cheering, but home builders passing costs to buyers [Jan 23]
Euroconstruct expects 3.5% european construction rise in 2017 [Jan 23]
Japan's timber exports near 40-year high on Chinese demand [Jan 23]
Finland: Toxic phenol compounds alternatives being developed [Jan 22]
Austrian Andritz starts up refiner at Panel Plus MDF [Jan 22]
Malaysia's 2017 timber exports to surpass RM23b [Jan 22]
U.S.: Montana will salvage 30,000 of 700,000 acres of burned forests [Jan 19]
Log transportation can now begin in the Baltics [Jan 19]
Australian Brambles to sell CHEP pallet recycling business [Jan 18]
UK: Woodworking industry branches out on product and customer investment [Jan 18]
North American softwood lumber production up 0.6% [Jan 18]
U.S.: Softwood Lumber, OSB, and Gypsum Lead 2017 Price Increases [Jan 17]
The 15 Most Popular IKEA Products of All Time [Jan 17]
Japan: Tight supply of particle board [Jan 16]
Brazil: Exports of the forest products rose 11.4% by the end of November 2017 [Jan 16]
China: Firm demand for custom home furnishings [Jan 16]
EU wood furniture surplus narrows as imports rise [Jan 16]
UK: Pooling Partners transports one million extra wooden pallets in 2017 [Jan 15]
NZ softwood log exports hit new record [Jan 15]
Canada raised pellet exports by 46% in 2016 [Jan 13]
Finland: Using Big Data for sustainable agriculture, forestry and fishery [Jan 13]
Canada: BC lumber producers welcome federal government's appeal to WTO [Jan 12]
UK: Accord expands offsite production to make timber frames for houses [Jan 12]
IBS 2018: Day One Product Finds [Jan 11]
Germany: Forest Products Shed Opens in the Ostuferhafen [Jan 11]
Economic panel predicts housing will continue to gain ground in 2018, NAHB reports [Jan 10]
U.S.: Homebuilders face rising costs in 2018 [Jan 10]
U.S.: Timber is a winner for Caroline cattle producer [Jan 10]
Decking Manufacturers Reveal Their Top Products For 2018 [Jan 9]
U.S.: Oregon mills can't keep up with demand [Jan 9]
UK construction products slow [Jan 9]
U.S.: Blue Ridge Lumber plans $2.7 million expansion [Jan 9]
FIRA publishes latest industry statistics for the UK Furniture Industry [Jan 9]
Belarus increases exports of softwood lumber by 54% [Jan 8]
U.S.: Timber report for January [Jan 8]
World’s First Tricoya Wood Chip Acetylation Plant Breaks Ground [Jan 8]
U.S.: Residential furniture orders post 8% gain in October [Jan 5]
Forest-based bioeconomy benefits climate, jobs and growth [Jan 5]
Learning from Europe and Canada's timber industry [Jan 5]
2018 North American Market Timber Outlook [Jan 4]
Norway to build world's tallest timber building [Jan 4]
Sweden: SCA increases kraftliner prices [Jan 4]
China: 2018 Timber Price Hikes Will Continue in China [Jan 4]
U.S.: Wood Manfacturer Investing $3.3M in Milan Facility [Jan 3]
Canada: Millar Western acquires Spruceland Millworks [Jan 3]
Finland increases exports to Asia by 59% [Jan 3]
Global sawlog prices likely to trend upward into 2018 [Jan 2,2018]
China's total forestry output expected to exceed 7 trillion RMB in 2017 [Jan 2,2018]
Malaysia: Sawmillers seek higher plywood product export prices [Jan 1,2018]
UK: Timber prices continue to strengthen [Jan 1,2018]
Latvia: Furniture industry turnover improves in Q3 [Dec 29]
Metsa Wood Calls for Collaboration in Timber Innovation [Dec 29]
U.S.: 84 Lumber opens second store in San Antonio [Dec 28]
UK: TTF statistical review charts industry growth of wood products [Dec 28]
Vietnam: Nearly $8 billion of wood products exported in 2017 [Dec 27]
India: Plywood manufacturers to hike prices by 5% [Dec 27]
Six of the best: Favourite award-winning kitchens from 2017 [Dec 26]
Trends in the Paper Packaging Market 2017–2027 [Dec 26]
Looking back at commodities in 2017 [Dec 25]
Egypt: Top market for American hardwoods [Dec 25]
Global sawlog prices were higher throughout the world in the 3Q/17 [Dec 23]
U.S.: Culpeper Wood Preservers acquires Cox Ind.'s residential lumber division [Dec 23]
Australia: Timber squeeze jams housing industry [Dec 22]
Global Wood Production Growth Accelerates [Dec 22]
Canada: Timmins sawmill makes investments despite softwood lumber dispute [Dec 22]
U.S. boxboard production decreased 0.4% in November [Dec 21]
Higher prices help offset impacts of softwood lumber duties [Dec 21]
Increased demand for certified timber would be a major challenge [Dec 21]
In 2017, EU’s timber imports slumped due to lower exports from Cameroon, Gabon and Congo [Dec 20]
Dollar falls on Jerusalem announcement then up on US tax plan [Dec 20]
Real estate investment powers ahead [Dec 20]
U.S.: Cox Industries sells residential lumber division [Dec 19]
Builders could see another year of double-digit growth, analysts believe [Dec 19]
Timber exports to EU may hit 1 billion USD [Dec 19]
UK:Forestry Bill could tie future Scottish governments to tree planting [Dec 18]
Wooden Decking Market Growth Rate, Demand, Outlook, Revenue & Forecast Study [Dec 18]
US residential construction recovers again in October [Dec 15]
UK: New era for Scotframe as timber frame market continues to grow [Dec 15]
Chilean radiata pine exports decreased [Dec 15]
Russia: plywood export value 15.9% up in Jan-Oct 2017 [Dec 15]
U.S.: Commission sides with US lumber mills [Dec 14]
Gambia impounds timber logs bound for export [Dec 14]
Knoll plans to purchase furniture company Muuto for $300M [Dec 14]
Cascading use of wood to ensure sustainability [Dec 13]
IHC Venice, 2017: Globalisation, branding and building for the future [Dec 13]
Ikea generates 2.4% turnover increase in Germany [Dec 13]
Moody's: Wood product growth supports 2018 stable outlook, offsetting commodity paper decline [Dec 13]
USA and Japan push German wood planed-product exports [Dec 12]
Global Softwood Lumber Trade Reports in the 3Q/17 [Dec 12]
Western Forest Products buys lumber-processing centre in Washington state [Dec 12]
Russia weighs moves to climb timber industry value chain [Dec 12]
Malaysia: Dent in the earnings of Sarawak timber companies [Dec 11]
How timber is emerging as an important industry for Gabon [Dec 11]
Brazilian wood-based product exports increased by 44% in October [Dec 9]
Russia: Sveza planning to take over Tyumen plywood works [Dec 9]
European plywood gaining a foothold in India [Dec 8]
Canada and Indonesia benefit most from higher US flooring imports [Dec 8]
Value of global hardwood trade static at US$35 billion [Dec 8]
Australia: Victorian timber shortage will add $5000 to cost of building home [Dec 7]
Norway to build world’s tallest timber building [Dec 7]
Firewood price up in Romania by 250 pct during 2011-2017 [Dec 7]
U.S.: Home Depot to upgrade stores [Dec 7]
Canada: Record-high lumber prices keep Canadian lumber industry strong [Dec 7]
U.S.: Wood components market drivers foretell industry growth [Dec 7]
U.S.: Growth forecast for window & door industry [Dec 7]
U.S.: Wood and laminate flooring forecasts & analysis [Dec 7]
U.S.: Residential furniture industry: Trends & analysis [Dec 7]
FDMC/CMA annual benchmark survey shows optimism [Dec 6]
South Africa Sappi expands its speciality and packaging paper capacity [Dec 6]
U.S.: Timber and Logs Industry Report [Dec 5]
VietNam wood firm to cooperate with Japan [Dec 5]
Canada: Softwood exports fall but value is up [Dec 5]
UK:Atlas Engineered Products continues its aggressive acquisition program with Clinton Truss deal [Dec 5]
Sveza acquires Tyumen Plywood Plant in Russia [Dec 4]
UK flooring group completes Italian acquisition [Dec 4]
$2.4tn worth of construction to boost wood consumption in Middle East [Dec 4]
The Forest Industry in the US Northwest Have Been Struggling to Build log Inventories [Dec 1]
U.S.: Drax's LaSalle biomass facility begins pellet production [Dec 1]
The Asian Biomass Market: Challenges and Opportunities Ahead [Dec 1]
Why is Hardwood witnessing Significant Demand in the Global Market During 2017 – 2025? [Dec 1]
Pepperfry Decided To Build India’s Largest Furniture Warehouse [Dec 1]
Belgium: Furniture industry turnover decreased [Nov 30]
Vietnam wooden furniture products now target high-end market [Nov 30]
Latvia raises exports of forestry products by 5.7% in 9 months [Nov 29]
UAE housing boom to drive wood market growth [Nov 29]
Saunas and sawmills: Inside look at mills in Finland and Estonia [Nov 29]
Swedish Södra orders CLT plant from Ledinek for Värö [Nov 29]
Swedish Södra to sell Södra Wood AS to Sörnsen Holzleisten [Nov 29]
US new home sales scale 10-year high; supply still tight [Nov 28]
New ways with wood open up building opportunities [Nov 28]
Long winter burn depleting log inventories in the U.S. Northwest [Nov 28]
Construction time and costs lowered by use of wood [Nov 27]
Vietnam wood industry sees bright future as orders increase [Nov 27]
Czech Republic dispensing with a general ban on felling [Nov 25]
Chilean Empresas CMPC's Decline in Plywood Sales Continues [Nov 24]
Sharp rise registered in USA’s exports of red oak [Nov 24]
Strong global earnings at softwood sawmills in 2017 [Nov 24]
New Zealand: High log prices encourage harvesting [Nov 23]
Finland: Sawn timber production up by 5.9% in January-September [Nov 23]
Canada: Rayonier Advanced Materials takes over Tembec [Nov 23]
U.S.: Idaho Timber Company Acquiring St. Regis Stud Mill [Nov 22]
UK: Strong Q3 sales for Builders' Merchants [Nov 22]
Canfor announces $28 million expansion [Nov 21]
Cameroon has been the leading provider of sawn timber to the UK [Nov 21]
Rising environmental awareness to positively impact wood usage [Nov 21]
New Zealand: Calls for shortened harvesting to plug wood supply gap [Nov 21]
U.S.: Furniture Industry Orders Rose Slightly in August [Nov 20]
Malaysia's Mieco Chipboard 3Q Net Profit Surges On Higher Selling Prices [Nov 20]
Philippine Furniture sector sees 10% export growth [Nov 20]
U.S. lumber dispute drives B.C.’s latest trade effort in Asia [Nov 17]
Cross-laminated timber could lead a mid-rise revolution [Nov 17]
U.S.: Construction prices stagnant in October [Nov 17]
Gabon okoume veneers gain a foothold in India [Nov 16]
China: First half 2017 softwood log imports reports [Nov 16]
UK sawn hardwood market holds up well despite Brexit concerns [Nov 16]
U.S.: New Arkansas Industrial Wood Pellet Mill Raises Green Stakes [Nov 15]
StructureCraft expands B.C.'s base for engineered timber production with new plant [Nov 15]
UK: Atlas Engineered Products' revenue and earnings reach record highs in first quarter [Nov 15]
Further slowing in growth of German pellet output [Nov 15]
UK: Oak Furniture Land to open shops in fledgling US market [Nov 15]
Canada: Softwood lumber duties decrease after final determination [Nov 14]
British sawmills increased lumber production by 5% [Nov 14]
How CITES is changing the future of rosewood in guitars [Nov 14]
Finland: UPM Plywood introduces new fire retardant WISA®-SpruceFR structural plywood for building and construction [Nov 13]
U.S.:Increased Demand For Railroad Ties could Drive Prices for Hardwoods Higher [Nov 13]
Two major UK lumber buyers now purchasing from Virginia producers [Nov 11]
Malaysia: Timber exports to increase to RM23 billion in 2017 [Nov 10]
Australia: Forest and wood statistics show increased demand abroad, softening domestic demand [Nov 10]
Russian Wooden Construction Materials Producer to Ship LVL Beam to Europe [Nov 9]
Canada: Ontario's Wood WORKS! Awards announce 2017 winners [Nov 9]
U.S.: Timberland Is Poised for Resurgence [Nov 9]
New Zealand: Builders worried best timber sent overseas [Nov 8]
China reported moving shipping containers to U.S. logging sites [Nov 8]
UPM set to invest euro50m on expanding russian birch plywood mill in Chudovo [Nov 7]
Sarawak to enforce mandatory certification for timber concessions by 2022 [Nov 7]
UK: Pallets and Logistics Business is Stacking Up [Nov 7]
U.S.: Leaders in wood innovation honoured at awards [Nov 6]
German: Prefabricated-building share now up to 19.6% [Nov 6]
U.S.: Final softwood lumber duties set in 20% range [Nov 4]
Vietnam's local wood sector takes firmer root [Nov 4]
EU sawn tropical hardwood imports continue to slide [Nov 3]
Brazilian exports of wood-based products up 25% [Nov 3]
Price of sawn rubberwood surges in Hainan of China [Nov 2]
Reconstruction in Middle East to lift demand for construction timber [Nov 2]
Japan: Sumitomo Forestry partners on housing in Indonesia [Nov 2]
Brazilian Elliotis pine plywood exports up 25% in Q3 [Nov 2]
Canada: B.C.'s lumber trade suffers in wake of vicious summer wildfire season [Nov 2]
UK: Tight supplies and rising timber prices [Nov 1]
U.S.: Christmas tree prices expected to rise amid shortages [Nov 1]
Wood Construction Gains Ground in U.S. Commercial Buildings [Nov 1]
The International Softwood Conference: A View from the Outside [Nov 1]
U.S.: Survey Finds Furniture Retailers Optimistic about 2018 Sales [Oct 31]
UK market for European MDF producers [Oct 31]
Why Timber Towers Are On the Rise in France [Oct 31]
U.S.: ‘Cautious Optimism’ as the Timber Industry Moves Forward [Oct 30]
U.S.: 'Plywood on steroids' holds great potential for Oregon economy, environment [Oct 30]
German Kullik & Rullmann now also has port warehouse for pine lumber in Riga [Oct 30]
UK: Timber manufacturer launches waste wood venture [Oct 30]
22 Tips to improve woodworking productivity: WOOD 100 Strategies for Success [Oct 28]
29 Ways woodworking technology helps grow business: WOOD 100 Strategies for Success[Oct 28]
5 Ways to attract customers: WOOD 100 Strategies for Success [Oct 27]
New Zealand: Buoyant forestry industry plugging dairy's economic dip [Oct 27]
Belarusian paper mill to sell pulp via Swedish dealer [Oct 27]
Home Depot'strengthening chemical oversight' with Green policy changes [Oct 26]
Egypt's furniture exports down 10% in first 9 months of 2017 [Oct 26]
A new harvest for Myanmar's timber sector [Oct 26]
Canfor announces third quarter 2017 results [Oct 25]
Roseburg Forest sells 170,000 acres to timber investors [Oct 25]
Canfor announces third quarter 2017 results [Oct 25]
Roseburg Forest sells 170,000 acres to timber investors [Oct 25]
UPM moves forward in sustainable biochemicals business [Oct 24]
Bio-based resin improves timber construction materials [Oct 24]
U.S.: Deltic to merge with Washington-based Potlatch [Oct 24]
Sweden sees VN as potential market for its eco-friendly wood materials [Oct 23]
Malaysia plywood prices on uptrend [Oct 23]
Potlatch nears all-stock acquisition of Deltic Timber: sources [Oct 22]
U.S.: Homebuilder confidence jumps to 6-month high in October [Oct 20]
Universal Forest Products reports Q3 net earnings up 21% [Oct 20]
Innovating for growth in wood product manufacturing [Oct 19]
Price for SPF 2x4 reaches all-time high in USA [Oct 19]
New Zealand: Domestic Log and Export Log Market Reports in 2017 [Oct 19]
US cabinet market outlook: more custom and frameless cabinets [Oct 18]
European flooring market continues to recover [Oct 18]
Brazilian production and export of forest products grew in early 2017 [Oct 18]
Japan Wood Products Market Prices Update [Oct 18]
DNA timber identification by Chinese Academy of Forestry [Oct 18]
Norway's furniture maker Ekornes eyes expansion in Panevezys [Oct 17]
WSU researchers create renewable jet fuel [Oct 17]
Sawmills in US South have 25-30% margin and those in Eastern Canada just around 10-15% [Oct 17]
U.S.: OSB Prices Spike as Lumber Increases Tap the Breaks [Oct 17]
Austrian Egger group concludes purchase of the Concordia chipboard and MDF works [Oct 16]
UK: Timber Frame is re-shaping the UK housebuilding industry [Oct 16]
U.S. timber industry failing to invest in research and development, report says [Oct 16]
LP Acquires International Barrier Technology Inc. [Oct 16]
U.S.: Armstrong Hardwood & Hardwood Plants Earn FloorScore Cert. [Oct 13]
Switching oil for wood in heating: Finnish government incentives fuel 'revolution' in thinking [Oct 13]
Myanmar takes another step to join EU-led forest protection agreement [Oct 13]
U.S.: CalSTRS Invests $250 Million in Timber Joint Venture [Oct 12]
Spain: Wood construction becomes sexy again [Oct 12]
Diversifying operations: Kruger refocuses paper mills [Oct 11]
U.S. Issues Wood Packaging Material Import Restrictions [Oct 11]
Sales grow at furniture giant Ikea [Oct 10]
Binderholz to acquire Klenk Holz in major European sawmilling move [Oct 10]
Nation’s largest ‘mass timber’ building under construction in Oregon [Oct 9]
Promoters of global responsible forestry gather in Vancouver [Oct 9]
U.S.: PalletOne purchases Texas pallet manufacturer [Oct 9]
U.S.: Timber up due to big hurricane, wildfire season [Oct 3]
German Woodworking industry turnover growth levels off [Oct 3]
U.S.: Gillman Home Center announces purchase of Aurora Lumber [Oct 3]
Metsä Wood examining LVL investment in Punkaharju [Oct 3]
Advantage Lumber acquires facility in Brazil [Oct 3]
Could wood pulp make cars lighter and more efficient? [Oct 2]
U.S.: Collum’s Lumber expanding in Allendale [Oct 2]
WoodWorks Extends Deadline for the 2018 U.S. Wood Design Awards [Oct 2]
'Timberscrapers' could soon dominate urban skylines [Sep 30]
Roseburg Forest Products buys 158,000 acres of timberlands in southeastern U.S. [Sep 30]
U.S.: Harvey recovery could mean labor, lumber shortages in Texas [Sep 29]
A Japanese Housing Firm Completes Factory in Busan-Jinhae FEZ [Sep 29]
Carl Hansen & Søn Acquires Another Danish Furniture Manufacturer [Sep 28]
U.S.: $73 million fuel plant proposed in Sam Black area [Sep 28]
New Zealand: Push for timber in more mid-rise construction [Sep 28]
Production Cost Margins for Sawmills in Brazil, Russia and Finland Fell in the 2Q/17 [Sep 28]
Malaysia cuts 2020 timber exports target amid headwinds [Sep 28]
Fuel shortage looms as Japan fires up biomass energy [Sep 27]
U.S.: Calif. company to open new engineered wood factory in Spokane Valley [Sep 27]
The Kitchen And Dining Trends To Look Out For In 2018 [Sep 26]
Lumber production costs fluctuate between countries in 2017 quarterly results [Sep 26]
Pallet maker H&H Wood Products invests $2.1M to upgrade Ontario plant [Sep 25]
Despite setbacks and questions, a company pursues new multimillion-dollar markets for Maine wood [Sep 25]
U.S.: Pallet maker Edwards Wood Products adds a fifth plant [Sep 22]
UK: Strong timber market limits 2017 forestry supply [Sep 22]
African countries vow to fight illegal timber trade [Sep 21]
Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update [Sep 21]
Japan's Daiken acquiring New Zealand building materials maker [Sep 20]
LP Introduces Premium Sub-Flooring With Superior Strength and Industry-Leading Stiffness [Sep 20]
U.S.: Timber Sales Increase at National Forest in Wisconsin [Sep 20]
New Zealand Domestic Lumber Demand is Tailing off [Sep 19]
GP to Invest $100M in New AL Lumber Facility [Sep 19]
Softwood lumber demand pushes prices higher [Sep 19]
U.S.: Steady growth in demand for kitchen cabinets and office furniture [Sep 18]
EU imports of tropical logs continue to slide [Sep 18]
China: Log imports up 8% in the first half of year [Sep 18]
Japan: Tight supply of all types of wood panels [Sep 15]
Brazilian Furniture Industry Export Set to Grow [Sep 15]
EEX to launch Wood Pellet Futures [Sep 14]
Georgia-Pacific to Build New $100M Lumber Plant in Alabama [Sep 14]
German: Timber-construction firms’ sales up by 10.8% [Sep 14]
German foreign trade in OSB picks up slightly [Sep 14]
Pakistan Furniture exports still not out of woods [Sep 13]
U.S.: Alpha Pre wants to expand Clarington plants to meet increased demands [Sep 13]
Wood-Flooring Adhesives Market 2017 by Applications Flooring & Plywood, Furniture and Doors & Windows
U.S. Department of Commerce Gives New Hampshire Firm $.5 Million to Build Forest Economy in New England [Sep 12]
Canada:UNBC researchers receive funding worth $1.1 million [Sep 12]
U.S.: Lumber Prices Expected To Increase In The Aftermath Of Hurricane Irma [Sep 11]
Breakthrough makes products greener [Sep 11]
Germany: Proportion of prefabricated houses keeps increasing [Sep 8]
Sweden: Stora Enso's cost-effective move to champion cross laminated timber [Sep 8]
U.S.: EPA Extends Compliance Dates for Composite Wood Products [Sep 7]
Price of timber is on the rise around the world [Sep 7]
Canada: Business as usual for lumber producers [Sep 6]
India building material costs are rising [Sep 6]
UK: Experience the most innovative developments in timber [Sep 5]
Sweden Södra to invest in new CLT facility [Sep 5]
U.S.:Hardwood flooring imports significantly up [Sep 4]
Japan's wood products market reports in July [Sep 4]
Brazilian exports of wood-based products up 15.7% in July [Sep 4]
U.S.: Stung by setbacks, wood suppliers seek new markets and products to survive [Sep 4]
Germany: Slump in new residential construction accelerating [Sep 1]
Canada: Norbord starts logging burned wood [Sep 1]
Swedish softwood timber exports at level of a year earlier in May [Aug 31]
Ghana to import timber from Liberia as local forests deplete [Aug 31]
Latvian imports of forestry products grew by 10.7% in H1 [Aug 30]
IKEA in talks with several states to source wood in India [Aug 30]
Canadian lumber producers get temporary relief with end of preliminary duties [Aug 29]
U.S.: Lumber prices likely to rise in wake of Harvey, says N.S. industry broker [Aug 29]
Australia: OneFortyOne to buy South-East timber mill from Carter Holt Harvey for about $150m [Aug 29]
Lemeks to build EUR 30 mln plywood plant in Estonia’s Jogeva County [Aug 29]
Canada: The price of lumber and plywood is up significantly this year on P.E.I. [Aug 28]
Growing Industrialization will influence the Engineered Wood Market Growth 2017-2027 [Aug 28]
Another growth in US H1 hardwood plywood imports [Aug 28]
U.S.:Hardwoods launches Interactive Digital Brochure [Aug 25]
Wood waste to reduce cost of carbon fibre [Aug 25]
Canadian Timber Firm Spends $430 Million to Buy Georgia Company [Aug 24]
Forest industry feeling impact of intense wildfire season [Aug 24]
CNG's Spicers Paper acquires JC Paper [Aug 23]
Swedish sawmiller Holmen reports healthy H1 operating profits [Aug 23]
U.S.:Polymer Solutions acquires Michelman's wood release agent product line [Aug 22]
German softwood imports up tenfold in wake of U.S. duties on Cdn industry [Aug 22]
UK: Sales growth for building products [Aug 22]
Poland: 45,000 ha with 8.2m m3 of storm wood [Aug 22]
Portugal: Timber,furniture makers warn of impact on exports as forests burn [Aug 21]
U.S. Houses Are Using More Russian Lumber [Aug 21]
Wood pellet exports from North America to Europe jump over 70% [Aug 21]
A look at Estonia through plywood: the material of the modern world [Aug 18]
India: Uniply sells plywood unit to subsidiary [Aug 18]
Canadian imports of meranti and other tropical sawnwood rise [Aug 17]
U.S.:Maine company seeks to produce innovative wood-fiber insulating boards [Aug 17]
Logs and primary products top Brazilian timber exports [Aug 17]
Germany:Dieffenbacher sells another three wood-based panel plants [Aug 16]
Egger Group to Open U.S. Manufacturing Facility [Aug 16]
Latvian wood-processing companies raise turnover by 7-8% in H1 [Aug 15]
Tougher than steel: Japan looks to wood pulp to make lighter auto parts [Aug 15]
Germany: Larger turnover fluctuations in the furniture industry [Aug 14]
U.S.:Las Vegas homebuilders see record prices, lower sales [Aug 14]
Canada: Conifex Timber earnings jump, but it sets millions aside for U.S. duties [Aug 14]
New Zealand's biggest laminated wood building takes shape [Aug 12]
Japanese Sumitomo acquires share in pellet producer PBEC [Aug 12]
U.S.: Historic group buys Avon Plywood [Aug 11]
Polish Stelmet ships first garden timber containers to USA [Aug 11]
Wood raw-material costs for European pulpmills continue slide [Aug 10]
UK: Timber Trends Report tops previous years with growth forecast beyond 2018 [Aug 10]
Canada: Vancouver architect Michael Green at centre of mass-timber moment [Aug 10]
Middle East an attractive market for Brazilian wood company [Aug 9]
LP to acquire Barrier fire retardant maker for panels [Aug 9]
Swedish Nobia turnover increases in north only in Q2 [Aug 8]
Deal said to be closer in Canada and U.S. lumber dispute [Aug 8]
Deal said to be closer in Canada and U.S. lumber dispute Aug 8]
U.S.:Log and lumber export demand adds tension to pricing, says Pope Resources CEO [Aug 7]
UK's smaller building companies starting to experience Brexit price hikes [Aug 7]
Brazil: Stronger wood products exports bring pine sawlog prices up [Aug 5]
China-Australia wood products trade increased by 17% [Aug 5]
Canadian Tolko to put High Prairie OSB works into service [Aug 4]
FraserWood innovates with high-end timber products [Aug 4]
U.S.: Hardwood flooring imports surge [Aug 3]
Japan's wooden furniture imports rising [Aug 3]
Indonesia increases share in declining EU market [Aug 3]
Brazil: Woodbased panel exports rising [Aug 3]
Fibre costs for North American pellet plants trending downward [Aug 2]
Chile exported 8.1% more Radiata pine timber [Aug 1]
Raute receives an order worth over EUR 11 million to USA for an LVL layup line [Aug 1]
US Lumber and log prices are high in July [Jul 31]
India: Timber demand drops 40% after GST [Jul 31]
UK: Building Material prices are soaring [Jul 31]
Russia:New timber mill to open in Arkhangelsk Region in 2019 [Jul 29]
China's furniture industry embraces independent designer brands [Jul 29]
UK softwood market quietens down [Jul 28]
U.S.:Building Material Company to Invest $10 Million for Bowling Green Facility [Jul 28]
Canada: Wildfires help push plywood costs higher in Metro Vancouver [Jul 28]
Malaysia: Timber Product Exports Rise to RM9.75 bln in First 5 Months [Jul 28]
Port Alberni sawmill shut over supply, softwood dispute [Jul 27]
China likes Canada's canola, lumber [Jul 27]
UK:Co Antrim kitchen furniture builder looking to expand after profits climb by 30% to reach £12.6m [Jul 26]
U.S.:Highland Pellets manager speaks about the wood pellet market [Jul 26]
Austrian Egger Group plans $700 million particleboard plant in North Carolina [Jul 25]
U.S.:84 Lumber sees continued growth with newest location in Florida [Jul 25]
Swedish sawmiller Södra Wood increases profits [Jul 25]
Malaysia: Sarawak may need foreign investors to upgrade timber industry [Jul 25]
US pellet industry increases production by 5.4% [Jul 24]
Canadian fires leave US builders critically short of timber [Jul 24]
Intelligent building technology, inside and out [Jul 22]
New Zealand log exports on decline [Jul 22]
US housing starts rebounded in June [Jul 21]
Universal Forest Products Sales Up 23% in 2Q [Jul 21]
Jeld-Wen acquires Finnish interior door manufacturer Mattiovi [Jul 20]
U.S.:Lumber prices could drive up cost of new homes [Jul 20]
NAFTA fight could rock timber industry [Jul 19]
New Zealand: Value of logs exported three times exported lumber [Jul 19]
US ipe imports remain strong [Jul 18]
Laminates share of European flooring sector on the rise [Jul 18]
China's trends of domestic demand for wooden flooring [Jul 18]
India:Demand for imported plantation teak logs remains stable [Jul 18]
U.S.:Shavings company opens Shelton plant [Jul 18]
Wood fibre costs for pulp mills fall rapidly in US Northwest [Jul 18]
Canada: Lumber prices see 'big jump' after B.C. wildfires [Jul 17]
Malaysia's Furniture exports keep growing [Jul 17]
U.S.:Wisconsin Timber Harvests Slow Due To Heavy Rains [Jul 15]
Home Builder Lumber Shortage Growing in U.S. [Jul 14]
Canada: Softwood deal could be in reach, analyst report says [Jul 14]
Finland: Äänekoski pulp mill starting operation in mid-August [Jul 14]
Swedish Häggmark invests SKR50m in prefab-house plant [Jul 14]
EU timber license could help Indonesian small-scale furniture exporters access global markets [Jul 13]
U.S.:EPA proposes formaldehyde labelling change for composite wood products [Jul 13]
Latvian Vika Wood sees 0.8% increase in turnover in 2016 [Jul 12]
U.S.: Could a framing lumber shortage be underway [Jul 12]
Canada wood prices to rise as western wildfire interrupts logging [Jul 12]
The new trend in decks: 'monster' size, and luxurious [Jul 12]
German furniture exports to the USA down by 17.1% [Jul 12]
U.S.: Prices of building materials being relatively stable [Jul 11]
Paper dominates Indonesia`s export in 2016-2017 [Jul 11]
Ryerson U. and Upper Canada Forest Products partner on Toronto park project [Jul 11]
Spinnova partners with Brazilian forestry business [Jul 10]
European Parquet consumption up by 1.7% in 2016 [Jul 10]
Australia: Victorian radial sawmill taking concept to commercial reality with timber technology [Jul 10]
Stora Enso sells Swedish subsidiary Re-board [Jul 7]
Canada: Fluctuating forest industry performs well in first quarter [Jul 7]
Malaysian plywood giant cutting shipments to Japan due to reduced supply of timber [Jul 7]
Germany Upholstered furniture turnover down by 13.3% [Jul 6]
For Wellness and Green Building, Commercial Wood Systems Win [Jul 6]
Concrete from wood [Jul 6]
Canada: Skeena Sawmills spending millions to modernize [Jul 5]
Vietnam Export value of forest products expected to exceed 7.5 billion USD [Jul 5]
EU tropical veneer imports on the rise [Jul 4]
China expands share in US moulding imports [Jul 4]
Ghana: First quarter exports down 21% [Jul 4]
U.S. Housing market & trends in the woodworking industry [Jul 4]
German Higher timber costs only partially passed on to pallet prices [Jul 4]
China's forestry trade volume grows 10.8 pct in H1 [Jul 3]
Croatia restricting oak exports with immediate effect [Jul 3]
Malaysia Rubberwood export ban: RM12b target for furniture makers by 2020 [Jul 1]
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