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Lumber Liquidators 3Q profit rises on higher sales [Nov 5]
Contraction in Finnish forest industry slows down [Nov 5]
U.S.:LP finds optimism in housing forecast [Nov 4]
U.S.:Furniture orders drop is slowest in a year [Nov 4]
German hardwood sawmills still slow in buying logs [Nov 4]
Australia:Woodchip facility seen as good sign [Nov 3]
China leads forest product imports [Nov 3]
Malaysian Forestry Department Studies RFID [Nov 3]
Indonesia: Furniture exports expected to fall 40% [Nov 2]
U.S.:Coast Guard looking at heating with wood in Alaska [Nov 2]
Canada:Canfor warns rising markets don't mean turnaround for forestry industry in near term [Nov 2]
EU backs timber [Oct 30]
Construction outlook in the US and EU [Oct 29]
AMF opens furniture factory in Russia [Oct 29]
Peru:Exports to grow in 2010 [Oct 29]
U.S.:Weak dollar boosts US offshore sales [Oct 28]
U.S.:Housing slump hits California timber industry like a buzz saw [Oct 28]
UNECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) expecting lower softwood lumber output [Oct 28]
Finland swops cheap timber with Nord Stream [Oct 27]
VietNam:Dumping claims threaten wood exports [Oct 27]
UK retail sales higher than expected [Oct 27]
Canada:B.C. forest companies expect better days ahead in 2010 [Oct 26]
Russia's Putin extends timber duties moratorium [Oct 26]
India`s Greenply aims for 30 pct increase in export this fy [Oct 26]
Brazil:Purchases against EU plywood duty-free quota slow to get underway [Oct 26]
Lumber market rebound still more than a year away, Weyerhaeuser officials say [Oct 23]
Canada:Forestry needs new markets and new products [Oct 23]
Canada:Forest companies expecting better days in 2010 [Oct 23]
U.S.:Moving up: Lumber and Log prices, Housing starts [Oct 22]
Stora Enso¡¯s timber business returns to profit [Oct 22]
Sri Lanka furniture exports on the rise [Oct 22]
Sharp decline in US softwood lumber consumption [Oct 21]
Germany: Lumber production looks set to only increase slightly in 2010 [Oct 21]
European timber sector not ready for recovery [Oct 21]
Forbes Names Lumber Liquidators #1 Best Small Company Of 2009 [Oct 20]
Global Warming May Spur Increased Growth In Pacific Northwest Forests [Oct 20]
Swedish giant shows power of good design [Oct 19]
U.S.:Future of furniture is shifting [Oct 19]
U.S.:KY Forest Owners Receive Cash for Carbon Storage [Oct 19]
U.A.E.:Danube Building Materials goes green with launch of FSC and PEFC-certified whitewood and hardwood timber in GCC [Oct 19]
Finnforest presents green building solutions [Oct 16]
U.S.:Log furniture business takes root in Cannon Falls [Oct 15]
Russian timber output likely to fall by 9.8 % in 2009 [Oct 15]
North American structural panels market only recovered slightly [Oct 15]
U.S.:Lumbering Logistics Grows [Oct 14]
Canada:Coastal first nations loggers land China export deal [Oct 14]
Timber smugglers invade Kenya [Oct 14]
Qatar's largest furniture exhibition reaches new level of excellence [Oct 14]
U.S.:Biomass project brings more jobs to East Texas [Oct 13]
CME lumber ends up sharply on Canadian dollar rise [Oct 13]
UK:£20m sawmill gears up for action [Oct 13]
Malaysia:Ban on logging necessary as only 30% of forest left in Selangor [Oct 13]
Portuguese company Viriato to build furniture factory in Angola [Oct 13]
U.S. Marketers Join the Prince's Rainforests Project [Oct 12]
United Furniture opens its second outlet in Dubai [Oct 12]
Australia:Logging not harming waterways [Oct 12]
European building materials industry outlook remains negative [Oct 9]
Brazil wood exports fall heavily [Oct 9]
Sudan:WES¡¯s Nagero is set to export timber wood [Oct 9]
Expect construction prices to firm in the near term [Oct 8]
Canada:Wood marketing budget boosted [Oct 8]
Canada:Quebec invests $5.8 million with FPInnovations for forest sector R&D [Oct 7]
U.S.:Green shoots for the timber industry? [Oct 7]
UK:Forestry holds its value [Oct 7]
UK:The sight of on street furniture is increasing [Oct 6]
U.S.:Furniture orders continue to fall [Oct 6]
U.S.:Biomass is Oregon¡¯s next greatest opportunity [Oct 6]
China a ready buyer for beetle-ravaged pine [Oct 6]
MM opens euro80m sawmill in Russia [Oct 5]
U.S. LUMBER BENEFITS FROM TRADE RULING [Oct 5]
South Africa running out of wood supplies [Oct 2]
Lumber Company Opening Sawmill in SE Indiana [Oct 2]
Canada:Group studies ways to expand lumber markets [Oct 1]
Lumber giant Sierra Pacific, Schwarzenegger announce carbon-offsets project [Oct 1]
U.S.:Lumber falls 15%, Housing up, Permits up [Sep 30]
Europe: Higher lumber output would endanger current market stability [Sep 30]
Austria: Strong demand for fresh timber and price hikes [Sep 30]
Purchase prices of round timber in Latvia continued to decrease in 2009 [Sep 30]
Canada:Lumber prices expected to rise according to study [Sep 29]
U.S.:Sen. Klobuchar Proposes Tougher Formaldehyde Rules [Sep 29]
EU agrees ecolabel criteria for three product groups [Sep 29]
Forestry exporters boosted by Chinese demand for logs [Sep 28]
Malaysia :Sarawak to focus on exporting timber to Middle East [Sep 28]
U.S.:New California rules allow timber firms to sell carbon credits [Sep 25]
UK:M & M Timber at Clows Top, signed major distribution deal with Dutch partner [Sep 25]
Indonesia, China to cooperate in wood certification [Sep 25]
EU urged to consider VAT relief for carbon-friendly wood products [Sep 24]
U.S.:Senate Bill Would Establish Formaldehyde Ceilings for Composite Wood Products [Sep 24]
US house sector brightens [Sep 23]
Germany: Softwood lumber prices largely stable so far [Sep 23]
Canada:Commodity prices key to economy up in August [Sep 22]
Brazil companies, funds create $600 mln timber firm [Sep 22]
Latvian round wood timber exports fall [Sep 22]
Russia likely to delay timber duty rise until 2011 [Sep 21]
U.S.:Timber sales reflect slump in logging industry overall; prices down [Sep 19]
Uruguay-Timber plantations attract European investors [Sep 18]
UK:Bovis increases sustainable timber procurement [Sep 17]
Malaysia: Rubberwood gets a boost from latex demand [Sep 17]
U.S.:Oregon may see increased logging [Sep 16]
Exotic Timber Plantations Found To Use More Than Twice The Water Of Native Forests [Sep 16]
Kenya: Firewood still most used for cooking [Sep 16]
IKEA to set up woodworking facility in Belarus [Sep 16]
DNA technology could help save endangered forest species [Sep 15]
Australia:Timber, dairy exports 'performing strongly' [Sep 15]
Sustainable American hardwoods to take centre stage at 'ifi09 Dubai' [Sep 15]
Sweden consumes more than 20% of the world's wood pellets and demand is growing [Sep 14]
Imports of logs, lumber and pulp to China increased substantially [Sep 14]
Slow rebound seen for forest sector [Sep 11]
Canada:Canfor opens Mackenzie sawmill [Sep 11]
US lumber supplies fell 30% during the first half of 2009 [Sep 10]
Lumber sector looks to China [Sep 10]
Passing on of price hikes more difficult in the UK now [Sep 10]
Canada:Lumber prices have turned the corner and consumption should pick up [Sep 9]
UNECE says Forest products markets badly hit by global economic ... [Sep 9]
The Brazilian Pulp Industry Increase Production and Pulpwood Costs Are Going Up in 2009 [Sep 8]
Vietnam turns to sustainable forestry to boost the economy [Sep 8]
Idled lumber plants may get second life in bioenergy business [Sep 8]
U.S.:June furniture orders, jobs down [Sep 8]
U.S.:Forestry's future is R&D [Sep 7]
Canada:Wilting Tembec to receive $12 million in aid from SGF [Sep 7]
Evaluating Teak and Timber Investment Opportunities [Sep 7]
U.S.:State looks at grasses, grains, wood products to produce fuel [Sep 3]
US introduces new approach to combat illegal wood trade [Sep 3]
NZ commodity prices surge - aluminium, dairy, wood all up [Sep 3]
Canadian timber benefits from Chinese demand [Sep 2]
Lumber price hike announced by Scandinavian consignors [Sep 2]
USA exporting roughly 31% less hardwood lumber [Sep 2]
U.S.:Demand for local timber on the rise [Sep 1]
Russia may delay timber duties to 2011 [Sep 1]
Canada:Forest industry seeks ideas for non-conventional wood products [Sep 1]
Russian Timber Price Jumps At Suifenhe Checkpoint [Aug 31]
Australia:Gunns eyes buyout to increase plantation supplies [Aug 31]
Exports of round timber in Latvia down by 36.5% this year [Aug 31]
US forest managers embrace 'green living' [Aug 28]
Canada:$14M forest sustainability fund for N.S [Aug 28]
Lumber is still sensible as a building material [Aug 27]
Canadian lumber producers won't quickly profit from surging U.S. new home sales [Aug 27]
Over 10,000 jobs already lost in Finnish forestry sector [Aug 27]
U.S.:Lumber prices, housing starts, building permits fall [Aug 26]
Summer sizzling prices on garden furniture [Aug 26]
Canada:Belledune sawmill will use $1.2 million loan to modernize [Aug 25]
U.S.:Prices for wood products are stabilizing [Aug 25]
Australia goes soft on timber ban [Aug 25]
U.S.:Falling timber industry hits backwoods US hard [Aug 24]
Malaysia:Govt to allow some export of protected forest wood [Aug 24]
France:Demand for maritime pine plywood increases a little since the start of July [Aug 21]
Lumber-framed houses are still quite popular [Aug 21]
Vietnam Sees Wood Export down in First 7 Months [Aug 21]
UK July Retail Sales Increase for Second Month on Furniture [Aug 20]
Right time to buy stocks of timber companies [Aug 19]
UNECE softwood lumber production down by more than 12 % [Aug 19]
U.S.:Caswell Vlachos Group Announces Acquisition of New England Lumber [Aug 18]
Canada:Domtar to shut Ear Falls sawmill, again [Aug 18]
EU Hopes To Sign Timber Trade Agreement With Malaysia By Year End [Aug 18]
Market slows during summer holidays in europe [Aug 17]
Brazil offers national forests for auction [Aug 17]
Indonesia set for new timber certification system [Aug 17]
Mozambique:Foreign companies invest US$10 million in forestry projects [Aug 17]
South Africa: Furniture retail shows signs of recovery [Aug 17]
U.S.:Wood producers want DENR to create marketing unit: PWPA [Aug 13]
Canada:British Columbia Makes Up For Declining Lumber Trade With Natural Gas Exports To Asia [Aug 13]
Canada:Lumber sees upward trend [Aug 12]
Some Canadian construction material costs set to rise [Aug 12]
Finnish sawn timber output down 30% [Aug 12]
Casual living calls for low-maintenance, functional furniture in warm colours that's easy to care for [Aug 12]
UK:Furniture sales best in three years [Aug 11]
UK:Wolseley support legal timber sourcing [Aug 11]
U.S.:Timber industry suffering from downturn [Aug 11]
U.S.:Equity group buying Oregon-based lumber wholesaler [Aug 10]
U.S.:Forestry inventory shows timber is flourishing in Mississippi [Aug 10]
German:First requests for quotes for Chinese birch plywood in the last few weeks [Aug 10]
U.S.:Lumber prices up 25% [Aug 06]
U.S.:Timber harvesting falls with log prices [Aug 06]
Pine lumber prices increased further in recent weeks in North/East Germany [Aug 06]
Canada:BC forestry firm reports profit boost in first quarter in downturn [Aug 05]
India:Kashmir Importing Timber to Save Forests [Aug 05]
Guyana:Prices increase for popular log species [Aug 05]
German:Holiday season causes demand for African lumber to soften again [Aug 05]
U.S.:Housing recovery, energy to boost timber use [Aug 04]
Hardwood Lumber Suppliers Face Mixed Times [Aug 04]
Russia specifies FSC timber for Winter Olympics [Aug 04]
Rise in OSB prices made easier by another increase in delivery periods on central European markets [Aug 04]
U.S.:Historic low for Oregon timber harvests [Aug 03]
New strategy to save forests: logging [Aug 03]
Weyerhaeuser shuts timber operations for hot weather [Jul 30]
U.S.:Logging cuts topple North Coast economy [Jul 30]
Austria: Roundwood demand hardens noticeably [Jul 30]
Canada:Tembec curtails Kapuskasing newsprint and sawmill operations[Jul 29]
U.S.:Timber harvests continue decline [Jul 29]
A New Business Model for a Wal-Mart Supplier [Jul 29]
New house sales in the US jumped by 11 per cent in June ,why is lumber price so week then? [Jul 28]
Canada:West Fraser to shut down 3 facilities for two weeks [Jul 28]
Demand for Composite and Plastic Lumber to Reach $5.3 Billion in 2013 [Jul 28]
Canada:Mackenzie sawmill reopens [Jul 27]
Timber sector boom turns bust in Croatia [Jul 27]
Forestry firms looking for confirmation of bottom in U.S. housing market [Jul 25]
Timber Is Tops For Environmentally Friendly Buildings [Jul 24]
Canada:Some Canadian construction material costs waking from slumber [Jul 23]
Ancient Maya Practiced Forest Conservation 3,000 Years Ago [Jul 23]
The need to check deforestation in West Africa [Jul 23]
For green furniture look for FSC logo [Jul 23]
U.S.:Wisconsin now encouraging local lumber on home construction [Jul 22]
VietNam:Wood product exporters suffer from lower prices, less orders [Jul 22]
Fiji:Increase in timber export earnings [Jul 21]
U.S.:Online furniture retailers continue to make inroads [Jul 20]
House timber a carbon catcher [Jul 20]
Australia:Log price freeze 'not the answer' for timber industry [Jul 20]
Israel to implement ISPM 15 wood packaging treatment rules on Oct. 1 [Jul 20]
Plywood prices in Europe could be on the verge of rise [Jul 17]
U.S.:Universal Forest Products 2Q profit up 38 percent [Jul 16]
Forestry: Aurora buiys Zambia sawmill [Jul 16]
U.S.:Sales, profits down at Jewett-Cameron [Jul 15]
Sales situation on French lumber market has stabilised further in recent weeks [Jul 15]
Wood and rattan furniture in Spain [Jul 15]
How to toughen up softwood [Jul 15]
U.S.:Furniture sales down on previous [Jul 14]
Forestry may soon rebound [Jul 14]
Taking advantage of the market cycle [Jul 14]
Canada:Forestry in British Columbia on brink [Jul 13]
U.S.:Mo. storms caused $12M in timber damage, about one-third of annual harvest [Jul 13]
Not enough wood pellets [Jul 13]
Russian Timber Backlog at Finnish Border [Jul 13]
U.S.:Housing construction reaches historic lows [Jul 09]
Prices for industrial production sold in Lithuania grew by 2.2% in ... [Jul 09]
Pakistan:Furniture prices soar on high inflation [Jul 09]
Oklahoma's imported furniture sales have unique profit margin [Jul 09]
U.S.:Weyerhaeuser closes Louisiana mill [Jul 08]
Softwood sawmillers record US$12/M3 global average loss [Jul 08]
From Norway, an eco-alternative to teak [Jul 07]
Malaysia :Sabah will no longer export raw logs and sawn timber [Jul 07]
VietNam:Wood processors seek support [Jul 07]
U.S.:Sustainability program turns wood scraps into profit [Jul 06]
Indonesia to clean up timber exports [Jul 06]
Guyana:Greenheart and Purpleheart prices maintain strong trends [Jul 06]
U.S.:Furniture orders down 27% versus April '08 [Jul 02]
Romania: Exports of wood products at 476 million lei in Q1 [Jul 02]
Germany:Continuous rise recorded in softwood lumber sales volume in recent weeks [Jul 02]
German new generation biofuel plant to start 2010 [Jul 02]
Germany:EOS only expects minor increase of softwood lumber output in 2010 [Jul 01]
Ghana to remove taxes on imported timber products [Jul 01]
U.S.:Rising timber prices good sign for industry [Jun 30]
Ghana:Government to enhance value added component of timber exports [Jun 30]
Vietnam:Heating property market an opportunity for wood products [Jun 30]
Lithuania : Construction input prices decreased by 11.0% in May [Jun 30]
China forestry sector output totals $195 bln, up 13% year on year [Jun 29]
U.S.: Missouri's timber industry hurt by recession [Jun 29]
Lowly plywood bent into high-end furniture [Jun 26]
Canada:Lumber exports to China still rising [Jun 25]
Prices for softwood lumber still rising in the UK in June [Jun 25]
U.S.:Manufacturer interested in buying idled L-P plant [Jun 24]
Sawmills in Eastern Canada losing their edge — report [Jun 24]
Germany:EOS anticipating 17 % reduction in output of softwood lumber this year [Jun 24]
Duratex, Satipel merger to create Brazilian wood panel giant? [Jun 23]
U.S.: Cooking up a value-added solution [Jun 23]
Furniture industry 'alive and well' [Jun 22]
Vietnam:Wooden products exports show signs of recovery [Jun 22]
Australia:Timber industry pines for warmth [Jun 22]
U.S.:Local group signs agreement to buy plywood plant [Jun 20]
Swedes to take on European timber legislation [Jun 20]
Mozambique: 1500 Jobs Lost in Timber Industry in Nacala [Jun 19]
Canada:Ottawa rolls out $1-billion in aid for pulp industry [Jun 18]
U.S.:Oregon's Timber Industry Gets Help From Oregon House [Jun 18]
Malaysia: Sarawak Records Drop In Log And Timber Product Exports [Jun 18]
German:Another rise in softwood lumber prices in early June [Jun 18]
Vietnam bucks the trend by boosting exports to US [Jun 18]
US lumber near 9-month high on housing optimism [Jun 17]
Finnish sawmills starved by log shortages [Jun 17]
China's annual timber harvest hits an all-time high [Jun 17]
No upturn yet in European timber demand [Jun 17]
U.S.:84 Lumber seeing signs of life in Texas housing market [Jun 16]
Indonesia:Timber Exports Cut Down to Size in Q1 [Jun 16]
Crisis and recovery in the forest industry [Jun 16]
U.S.:Change in Washington gives furniture makers a boost [Jun 15]
Russian sawn timber output down 22.4% [Jun 15]
Canada:Tembec idles sawmills in Ontario, BC [Jun 12]
U.S.:Mississippi wood pellet plant opens [Jun 11]
Canada:Ottawa plans $1-billion boost for forestry [Jun 11]
French head of state to bolster timber industry [Jun 11]
Chinese Businessmen Construct Parquet Manufacturing Plant in Ussuriisk,Russa [Jun 11]
U.S.:Survey gauges challenges to region's wood products industry [Jun 10]
Europe hopes for timber stabilisation [Jun 10]
Australia 'backing away' from timber imports ban [Jun 10]
UK:Short rotation forestry trials to underpin UK energy policy [Jun 09]
German hardwood sawmills announce longer shutdowns from June onwards [Jun 09]
Green Building Materials Market to Jump to $571B by 2013 [Jun 08]
Sunshine Technology to invest in timber in Ghana [Jun 08]
U.S.:Obama budget boosts US Forest Service [Jun 05]
Ghana's timber exports weaken [Jun 05]
New Zealand commodity export prices rise in May-survey [Jun 05]
Finland, Russia agreed on timber trade [Jun 04]
UK:MPs see bright future for Clearwood [Jun 03]
The Advantages of Timber-frame Building [Jun 03]
Canada: Strengthening dollar saws through foresters' bottom lines [Jun 02]
Expanding timber plantation resources in Uruguay attract pulpmill investments from European forest companies[Jun 02]
India mulls slapping 30% duty on Indonesian particleboard [Jun 02]
Japan: Projections show lower Japanese demand in second and third quarters [Jun 02]
U.S.:Earth-friendly methods aim to improve logging [Jun 01]
Allegheny Wood Products Sells 55,000 Acres [Jun 01]
Timber sector 'will lead Latvian recovery' [Jun 01]
Canada:Canfor shuts three sawmills, laying off 570 workers [May 29]
New equipment at Fraser Papers sawmill helps boil down expenses [May 29]
UAE:Construction materials price drop not helping contractors [May 29]
Finland:Metsaliitto limits production at all of its sawmills [May 28]
U.S.: Rocky Creek Lumber announces expansion in Monroe County [May 27]
UK: Timber rising not falling [May 27]
Malaysia: Timber Industry Should Move In Line With Use Of Wood For Construction [May 27]
Money doesn't grow on trees, but bioenergy might [May 26]
New Zealand:Milton timber mill bucks trend [May 26]
China timber market continues downward [May 26]
Indonesia: RI's furniture exports may fall 30 pct this year [May 25]
Canada:British Columbia pushes wood construction in China [May 25]
Ghana: Partner With Wood Processors to Expand Sector [May 25]
Scientists discover eco-friendly way for wood dissolution [May 25]
US lumber prices near bottom, rebound a ways away [May 21]
Australia: Company confident of market for Great Southern's tropical timber [May 21]
UK: Timber merchant 'positioned for growth' [May 20]
Canada:Computer guides business in creating value from wood [May 20]
Making Bio Fuels, Textiles and Paper With Eco-friendly Wood Dissolution Process [May 20]
Europe: Short term rebound in hardwood orders during fortnight [May 19]
Canada:Big Oil teams up with Big Timber for next biofuel breakthrough [May 19]
North American structural panels output falls [May 19]
U.S.:Strong Demand Seen for American Hardwood [May 18]
Enzyme research could help area's paper mills remain competitive [May 18]
Timber sector showing signs of resilience in Europe [May 15]
Canada:Pessimism the new norm for forest industry [May 15]
U.S.:Economy keeps slicing timber revenue [May 15]
U.S.:Lumber Liquidators Posts $5.1 Million Profit in First Quarter [May 14]
Kenya :Timber prices rise due to logging ban [May 14]
Congo signs accord with EU to control timber exports [May 14]
Innovative building benefits all [May 14]
UK:Business sector analysis on wood recycling: Pallet company Giffords Recycling [May 13]
UAE:Regional demand for American Hardwood to remain strong, says AHEC [May 13]
India:March industrial production down 2.3% yoy [May 13]
Seeing biofuels future through the trees [May 13]
VietNam:Wood products exports down $200mil [May 12]
New framing technique saves time, money [May 11]
U.S.:Salvage logging costs pushed up by sour economy, lawsuits [May 11]
EU, Congo to protect tropical forest with timber pact [May 11]
Gabonese timber company records increase in turnover [May 11]
Ghana's timber exports fall [May 8]
U.S.:Lumber Liquidators: Demand Improved In March And April [May 7]
UK:Timber merchant sees 75pc sales boom [May 7]
Middle East 'growth hub' [May 7]
U.S.:Timber Firms Report Losses [May 6]
Canada:Canfor's losses narrow, mill reopens [May 6]
U.S.:Domestic furniture orders fell less than was expected [May 5]
UAE:'Dubai International Wood And Wood Machinery Show 2009' Concludes With Over USD 79 Million In Closed Deals [May 5]
Malaysia: Gloomy outlook for timber product sector [May 4]
Furniture trends at NC market count outdoor items [May 4]
U.S.:Southeast building supplier opening materials warehouse in Nashville [May 1]
Canada:Canfor announces Mackenzie mill restart [May 1]
U.S.:Focus on the US Wood & Competitive Decking Market [Apr 30]
Canada:Lumber market has hit bottom, West Fraser boss says [Apr 30]
U.S.:Analyst says furniture sales may pick up [Apr 29]
Canada:Woodland sees the forest as much more than some trees [Apr 29]
Finnish paper group UPM reports loss [Apr 29]
U.S.:High Point Market still going strong [Apr 28]
VietNam :Timber exempted from export tax [Apr 28]
Timber Industry Facing Stringent EU Import Rules [Apr 28]
Italy's Gold-Plated Furniture Sales Recover From Lehman 'Shock' [Apr 28]
EU And Malaysia In Final Phase Of Timber Trade Talks [Apr 27]
U.S.: High Point Furniture Market 100th Anniversary in Full Swing [Apr 27]
All eyes on Milan’s furniture fiesta [Apr 27]
Furniture designers braving crisis at Milan fair [Apr 27]
US imposes tariffs on softwood lumber from four Canadian provinces [Apr 25]
Canada: Low lumber prices push West Fraser to $83 million loss [Apr 24]
U.S.:CME lumber higher on Canfor cutting output [Apr 23]
Romanian timber 'still in demand in the Middle East' [Apr 23]
EU lawmakers call for tough watch on illegal timber [Apr 23]
Stora Enso Reduces Sawn Wood Capacity Permanently and Buys Remaining Shareholding in Sunila Pulp Mill [Apr 23]
U.S.:Construction slump counters falling cost of lumber to builders [Apr 22]
Sharp fall in home demand for Norwegian timber [Apr 22]
Latvia's tax policy 'discourages use of timber as fuel' [Apr 22]
The benefits and issues of using wood [Apr 21]
U.S. House panel discusses benefits of wood biomass energy during Vancouver hearing [Apr 21]
Gretna company grows, tests new products to change face of energy [Apr 21]
U.S.:N. Idaho mills face low lumber prices [Apr 20]
Canada: West Fraser Timber now world's largest lumber company [Apr 20]
UAE: Dubai Wood Show Expands [Apr 20]
Building for the future: Home show features new ideas for green construction [Apr 20]
Vietnam becomes important pulp source for Japan and China [Apr 17]
U.S.:Nonresidential building materials prices drop 0.6% in March [Apr 16]
Wood show expects large Qatari turnout [Apr 16]
Prices for West African logs show slight strength [Apr 16]
EU import statistics show dramatic fall in tropical hardwoods during 2008 [Apr 16]
Japan to Seek US, Canadian Timber After Russian Supply Drops [Apr 15]
Canada:Ottawa delivers $170 million for forestry research, marketing [Apr 15]
UPM to says to cut Finnish plywood jobs [Apr 15]
Finnish timber sales tumble [Apr 15]
Paper and Fuel Wood Biggest Stresses on Forests [Apr 15]
Malaysia :Many furniture factories may close due to labour shortage [Apr 15]
How to choose outdoor furniture [Apr 15]
U.K. furniture company targets online consumers [Apr 15]
Canada:Wood-frame buildings to reach new heights in B.C. [Apr 14]
Wood Fiber Prices In the US Fell in Q1 '09 [Apr 14]
Malaysia :Sarawak Timber Export Drops in Jan- Feb [Apr 14]
UAE among top four softwood lumber importers in GCC [Apr 14]
Chile's Masisa to invest $96 mln in 2009-paper [Apr 14]
U.S.:Idaho agency seeks increase in timber harvest [Apr 13]
U.S.:Wood pellet potential encourages RFP [Apr 13]
Australian timber group focuses on wood re-use [Apr 13]
Kenya :Lift logging ban, says forest boss [Apr 13]
Bahrain-UAE wood trade tops $652m [Apr 13]
U.S.:Investors eye forestry, water opportunities in tough markets [Apr 10]
European window sector shows a few bright spots [Apr 10]
Canada:Eastern lumber producers to suffer most from U. S. tax [Apr 9]
Canada:Forest professionals [Apr 9]
Australia:Linfox signs new deal to increase timber operations [Apr 9]
Brazil targets illegal logging in raid in Amazon [Apr 9]
U.S. slaps 10% duty on Canadian lumber [Apr 8]
Indonesian :Central Java most ready to set up timber terminal [Apr 8]
U.S.:Lumber price broke out to a new high for the year [Apr 7]
UK:Jakarta to be hit by moves on illegal logging [Apr 7]
German:Metsaliitto suspends operations at Karihaara sawmill until further notice [Apr 7]
Kuwait construction sector to spur carpet demand [Apr 7]
U.S.:Interfor to Sell Former Queensboro Mill Site to Port Metro Vancouver for $30.1 Million [Apr 6]
Australia:State's cheap timber sales 'undermine native forest policy' [Apr 6]
As markets tumble, timber will continue to grow and earn cash [Apr 4]
Malaysia Seeks To Raise Wood Exports To India [Apr 4]
U.S.:Where there is construction, builders find many costs have fallen [Apr 3]
Bulgarian Lumber Industry Endangered [Apr 3]
Canadian Construction Materials Cost Index Minus 13% from Peak and a Flat Year Ahead [Apr 2]
U.S.:International Paper will close Frankin lumber mill [Apr 2]
Canada to pay US $46.7M to comply with softwood lumber ruling [Apr 2]
Malaysia's Wood-Based Product Exports Likely To Exceed RM20 Bln [Apr 2]
Weak start of the year for furniture industry [Apr 2]
African timber organization extols government [Apr 1]
Arab markets support increase in Brazilian timber exports [Apr 1]
India:Lower prices may drag India's rubber acreage [Apr 1]
Netherlands. New Sikkens marine products offer enhanced UV protection [Apr 1]
U.S.:Attendance good at furniture Pre-Market [Mar 31]
U.S.:House OKs timber-industry bills [Mar 31]
Canada:Wood chip prices fell in the 1Q/09 [Mar 31]
Industrial production decreased by 30% in February in Estonia [Mar 31]
U.S.:Timber drove Oregon economy and language [Mar 30]
VietNam:Wood industry aims products at domestic buyers [Mar 30]
Australia:Timber companies hold the line against Japanese [Mar 30]
Australia:Consumption of engineered wood products set to rise [Mar 30]
U.S.:Lumber demand is down, but uptick in housing starts could strengthen demand [Mar 26]
Columbia Forest Products Gets CARB Exemption [Mar 26]
U.S.:Sawmill Executives Seek Industry Stabilization [Mar 25]
U.S.:Lumber demand expected to hit historic low [Mar 25]
UK:Credit crunch fuels British furniture maker's challenge to Europe [Mar 25]
Canada:Learning to farm the B.C. forest [Mar 25]
B.C. plans to be world leader in value-added forest industry within 11 years [Mar 25]
Malaysian wood exporter Java Incorporated targets USD 20 million in regional sales by 2010 [Mar 25]
US hardwood lumber, veneer and flooring exports to Mena topped $55.1m in 2008 [Mar 24]
Tembec announces curtailment of operations in the Kapuskasing region [Mar 24]
Finnish Wood Research Ltd to spur research in the wood products industry [Mar 24]
Vietnam:Wood industry copes with economic downturn [Mar 24]
Forest management could create 10 million new jobs, says FAO [Mar 23]
Building with timber to be encouraged in Switzerland [Mar 23]
China Feb Plywood Imports At 8 Tons, Down 51% On Year [Mar 23]
Ghana:Economic Crisis Reduces Demand For Wood [Mar 20]
Largest paper mill in Bulgaria closes because of crisis [Mar 20]
New Water-Based Coatings for Wood and Furniture Protection [Mar 20]
U.S.:Another Columbia Falls lumber mill to restart after layoff [Mar 19]
Stora Enso Warns of Weak Profits, Cost Cuts, Shift to Sweden [Mar 19]
VietNam:Wood industry wilts under downturn [Mar 19]
Malaysian furniture makers resilient despite slump [Mar 19]
U.S.: Weyerhaeuser closing lumber mills in Oregon, Oklahoma [Mar 18]
UN: Financial Crisis Puts Pressure on World's Forests [Mar 18]
Guyana’s exports continue to show positive trends [Mar 18]
Northern Calif. timber industry hit by job cuts [Mar 17]
China's log imports drop, while sawnwood imports rise in 2008 [Mar 17]
UK:Accsys'Titan Wood in panel product collaboration with Medite Europe [Mar 17]
Uruguay-Timber plantations attract European investors [Mar 16]
U.S.:Forecast is more sawmill closures [Mar 16]
U.S.:Home show benefits from green trend [Mar 16]
Indonesia:Furniture Entrepreneurs Disappointed at Government's Lack of Support [Mar 16]
London conference hears how Canada could become a growing energy power [Mar 16]
SCIENCE MATTERS: Forests are another piece of the global warming puzzle [Mar 15]
U.S.:Montana Sen.: Loan fund would help lumber industry [Mar 13]
UK:Timber Supplier Building on Success [Mar 13]
Making Wood A Clean, Efficient Energy Source With New Process [Mar 12]
CME lumber up on further mill curtailments [Mar 12]
Expanding timber plantation resources in Uruguay attract pulpmill investments from Europe [Mar 12]
U.S.:Weyerhaeuser to close Sharonville distribution center [Mar 11]
Canada:Yellow cedar logs go for $43,500 per [Mar 11]
New software speeds up processing for lumber mills [Mar 11]
Australia:Top-grade Tasmanian timber sold to plywood mill [Mar 11]
Canada:B.C. aims to increase timber-cutting rights for native communities [Mar 10]
UK:Timber frame builder invests in high efficiency future [Mar 10]
U.S.:Economy worries apparent, but Home Show still going strong [Mar 9]
Increase in Demand for Wood Pellets Pushed Prices Upward in Europe in the 4Q/08 [Mar 9]
Germany still a good market for RP furniture [Mar 9]
South Korea to produce wood pellet fuel in Indonesia [Mar 9]
U.S.:Minn. landowners see profit in not cutting trees [Mar 7]
Japanese temple builders pay top dollar for prime BC lumber [Mar 6]
Australia: Wood gets moving despite world slump [Mar 6]
US demand for "green" building materials rising [Mar 5]
U.S.:Great Time To Get Deal On Building Materials [Mar 5]
CME lumber futures lower as market sets back [Mar 5]
Malaysia:Furniture makers urged to focus on upper middle class consumers [Mar 5]
U.S.:Lumber futures bound higher on production cuts [Mar 4]
Italy:Federlegno-WWF agreement against illegal timber trade [Mar 4]
Canada:Canfor Reduces Production to Reflect Market Demand [Mar 4]
Chemical companies profit from green construction market [Mar 4]
UK:Accsys Technologies unit Titan to launch new technology targeting wood-based composites market [Mar 4]
US office furniture orders, shipments plunge in January [Mar 4]
U.S.:Washington, Oregon lumber exports up in 2008 [Mar 3]
Canada:Better times ahead in forestry [Mar 3]
UK:Luxury piano maker Petrof turns to furniture in global economic crisis [Mar 3]
Indonesia mulls export of plantation logs [Mar 3]
U.S.:Oregon log prices hit rock bottom, mills cut back [Mar 2]
Kenya:Timber dealers now target indigenous trees to meet the rising demand [Mar 2]
Indonesia:Furniture makers want more rattan available [Feb 28]
Australia:Recycled Timber Supplier Enjoys Success in Hard Times [Feb 27]
Canada:Industrial price index drops while raw materials index rises [Feb 27]
Tropical Hardwood Looks: The Next Hot Composite Deck Trend [Feb 26]
Finnish forestry industry investments to fall in 2009 -survey [Feb 26]
US housing cost index posts 3rd decline-Wachovia [Feb 25]
Controlling Emissions in a Growing Wood Pellet Marketplace [Feb 25]
Wood and wood machinery to witness huge demand amidst call for greater sustainability in the Middle East [Feb 25]
U.S.: Panel Markets to Tighten in 2010 [Feb 24]
Economist sees major shifts in forecast for put-in-place construction in Canada [Feb 24]
South Africa:Lower timber demand to knock York’s interim earnings [Feb 24]
Czech Furniture maker Techo raises profit by 17% [Feb 24]
U.S.:Cost of home-building materials holds steady [Feb 23]
UK:TTF approval prepares UCM for EU illegal wood crackdown [Feb 23]
Oregon company tries to grow its timber business in China [Feb 23]
Green building products used as a lure for homebuyers [Feb 21]
U.S.:Regional lumber yards do best to ride out recession [Feb 21]
Brazilian timber producers reported 40% cancellation of export orders [Feb 20]
Canada:Province increases investment in wood products, marketing [Feb 19]
U.S.:Louisiana timber industry struggling [Feb 19]
Malaysia:Timber policy targets RM53b exports [Feb 19]
Japan:AMCEL Plantation and Wood Chip Businesses in Brazil and Australia Obtain Forest Certification [Feb 19]
China and EC sign timber deal [Feb 18]
Prices of Malaysian timber products continued to decline [Feb 18]
Global Leader In Office Furniture Says Sustainability Is Crucial To Business Success [Feb 17]
Malaysia:Timber exports to reach RM53b by 2020 [Feb 17]
Canadian construction material input costs are slowly easing [Feb 17]
Canada:BC Wood Competition Draws Record Number of Entries [Feb 17]
Latvia:Round timber export in Latvia down 14.6% in 2008 [Feb 17]
Trends in home entertainment furniture for 2009 [Feb 16]
Could 'Liquid Wood' Replace Plastic? [Feb 16]
U.S.:Drop in demand slows forest industry [Feb 16]
Can bamboo tackle environmental and poverty concerns? [Feb 16]
U.S.:NH town sees economic potential of timber as fuel [Feb 14]
Canada:Tembec cuts 100 more jobs, slashes spending in cost-reduction plan [Feb 13]
Vietnam:Furniture industry calls for focus on low-cost exports [Feb 13]
Canada: Two BC Wood Projects Announced [Feb 12]
U.S.:Logging conference looks at how to survive poor economy [Feb 12]
Finnish timber sales take off sluggishly in January [Feb 12]
Malaysia: Government to unveil new policy for timber sector [Feb 12]
U.S.: Commodity price declines will continue through the winter [Feb 11]
Canada: Millar Western Reducing Pulp, Lumber Production [Feb 11]
Malaysia: Aim to double export value of timber products [Feb 11]
U.S.:Furniture dealers put on happy face despite down economy [Feb 10]
Chinese market brightens for BC lumber [Feb 10]
UPM Laying Off 1,200 Workers In Finland [Feb 10]
Thailand:Exporters warned of stricter new U.S. rules [Feb 10]
UAE:Over 111,000 residential units to be delivered in Dubai and Abu Dhabi by 2011 [Feb 10]
U.S.:Home builders optimistic for '09 [Feb 09]
U.S.:Apply common sense in the forest [Feb 09]
Vietnam:Wood industry needs domestic forests [Feb 09]
Canada:Coast forest industry diversifies by adding value
European Paper & Forest Products Ratings to Remain Under Pressure in 2009 [Feb 06]
New software offers voice recognition for furniture salespeople [Feb 06]
U.S.:84 Lumber sales drop by $1 billion [Feb 05]
EU garden furniture sector provides opportunities for tropical timber suppliers [Feb 05]
U.S. Softwood and Panel Market Reports [Feb 04]
U.S. office furniture orders, shipments fall in December [Feb 04]
Canada:Lumber prices gain ground [Feb 04]
Canadian Construction Material Input Costs are Slowly Easing [Feb 04]
Romania:IKEA propels Popoviciu to top place in furniture retail [Feb 04]
Canada:Canfor cuts production at Canadian, US mills [Feb 03]
Brazilian Amazon timber sector contributes 3.5% to GDP [Feb 03]
UK:Kurawood launches new timber line with low-cost treatment process [Feb 02]
U.S.:Colo. lumberyards hurting during slumping economy [Feb 02]
Australia:Forest industries can emission-proof the economy [Feb 02]
Canada:What's next: Forestry [Jan 30]
U.S.:Cost of building a new house is up in air [Jan 30]
Rainforest finance ?Valuing trees not timber
U.S.:Recession, housing crash, credit crisis saw intoregion's hardwood industry [Jan 30]
U.S.:Log Furniture by Montana Woodworks Now Added to Wholesale Furniture Brokers to Increase Sales in Wood Furniture Niche [Jan 30]
Ireland :Outlook for furniture retail is positive [Jan 29]
U.S.:Lumber Price May Exit the Woodshed on Output Drop[Jan 29]
Canada:Budget finds favour in forest industry[Jan 29]
French Storm Razes 70% of Pines in Parts of Southwest [Jan 28]
Australia:THE CHIPS ARE DOWN: Woodchip industry feels the blues [Jan 28]
China's foreign sales of furniture grow steadily [Jan 28]
U.S.:Home Depot to cut 7,000 jobs, close Expo chain [Jan 27]
Indonesia:Log Export expected to raise timber price [Jan 27]
Romania:The business of major furniture market players slowed in 2008 [Jan 27]
U.S.:Idaho timber companies get extra year to log [Jan 26]
Vietnam:Timber industry in need of major reform [Jan 26]
Pine Sawlog Prices Were Up in Brazil Despite Lower Demand in the 4Q [Jan 26]
Wood products may enter the tiny realm of nanotechnology, says report from USDA's Forest Products Laboratory [Jan 26]
U.S.:Star International Furniture expands Virginia warehouse [Jan 23]
Canada:Innovation the key to success in BC's forests [Jan 23]
Sawlog Prices Fell 5-12% Worldwide in the 3Q/08 as Lumber Markets Weakened [Jan 23]
U.S.:Columbia Falls sawmill closing [Jan 22]
Canada:Forestry giant Tolko curtails operations in The Pas [Jan 22]
Canadian firms pleased with EU logging crackdown [Jan 21]
Canada:Canfor idles more Canadian lumber production [Jan 20]
DR Congo cancels timber contracts [Jan 20]
UK:Sonoco achieves sustainable forestry certification [Jan 20]
Ikea sources 'green' furniture from Dandridge [Jan 19]
U.S. softwood and panel markets reports [Jan 19]
U.S.:National Hardwood Lumber Association Opens Office In China [Jan 19]
U.S.:Furniture maker finds success in the Stockyards [Jan 19]
Indonesia delays forest-carbon rules, orders review [Jan 19]
Statistics show deep declines in EU imports of hardwood products [Jan 17]
U.S.:Wood study stirs call for innovation [Jan 16]
Canada:B.C. premier announces cuts in some Crown timber stumpage fees [Jan 16]
Philippines:Furniture exporters brace for US restriction on wood sourcing [Jan 16]
Romania: furniture production value advanced by EUR 2 bn last year [Jan 16]
U.S.:Regions invests in Arkansas timberland [Jan 15]
Canada:B.C. to increase use of local wood in public buildings [Jan 15]
Timber prices fall on global housing slump [Jan 15]
Finland:Rapid decline in economic trends subdues timber sales in 2008 [Jan 14]
Norway:Reduced timber felling in 2008 [Jan 14]
Malaysia:Furniture fair likely to see slower sales growth [Jan 14]
U.S.:Slump closes plywood plant [Jan 14]
U.S.:Steep Decline Predicted for Nonresidential Construction Activity in 2009[Jan 14]
Canada fights for share of Chinese lumber demand
UK:Caledonian pine branding mooted [Jan 14]
$1.3 bln invested in Russian lumber complex by Chinese and Brazilian companies [Jan 14]
U.S.:Top wood choice: American cherry [Jan 13]
U.S.:Local building supply firms merge for greater efficiency [Jan 13]
UK:Forestry rescue plan as firms feel pinch [Jan 13]
UK:Design of a timber framed multi-storey car park wins prize [Jan 13]
Forest fuel - Power companies see opportunity in timber [Jan 13]
Panel buildings easy to assemble [Jan 12]
UK: M&M Timber sales up 40% in December [Jan 12]
U.S.:Grants fund study of wood-chip fuel [Jan 12]
U.S.:Forecast calls for lumber demand to hit 27-year low [Jan 12]
Private companies in Myanmar propose to cultivate more timber [Jan 12]
Nigeria: Wood Carving - an Art of Its Own [Jan 12]
Canada: Forestry group looks for hand up, not bailout [Jan 9]
U.S.:Plum Creek says it will cut production at sawmills [Jan 9]
Chinese furniture company buys US Schnadig [Jan 9]
UK:The 'tea cosy' effect - Green Building Store launches new Passivhaus range [Jan 9]
UK:DIY and furniture sales down but outperforming other sectors [Jan 9]
Romania:Furniture production value advanced by EUR 2 bln last year [Jan 8]
U.S.:Amasa sawmill to open [Jan 8]
U.S. Sawlog and Pulpwood Market Update in 3Q/08 [Jan 8]
US office furniture orders, shipments fall in November [Jan 7,2009]
Canada:Coastal sawmiller lays off 720 as forestry downturn deepens [Jan 7,2009]
Go Green: Furniture [Jan 7,2009]
India:Housing slowdown hits furniture sales [Jan 7,2009]
Canada:Atlantic forestry industry's future in biofuels[Jan 6,2009]
U.S.:True North FSC Certification Program aims to offer wider access to "green" market niche [Jan 6,2009]
Spring furniture lines offer classics, new spins [Jan 6,2009]
U.S.:Research helps scientists study carbon storage [Jan 5,2009]
Home and Garden trends for 2009: Lean and green [Jan 5,2009]
Design loves a Depression [Jan 5,2009]
Brazil's Furniture Industry Revises 2008 Growth Projection from 5% to 2.5% [Jan 5,2009]
U.S.:Pulpwood prices salvage 2008 timber crop value [Jan 2,2009]
U.S.:Sawdust Shortage Affecting Pennsylvania Businesses [Jan 2,2009]
UK:Timber homes are greenest [Jan 2,2009]
Malaysia:SHH Resources seeking alternative markets [Jan 2,2009]
Canada:UPM surrenders its 3 Crown timber licences [Dec. 31]
Canada:Osgoode lumber manufacturer eyes expansion [Dec. 31]
Eco-friendly Home Decorating Made Easy [Dec. 31]
U.S.:Zeeland Lumber and Supply to merge with Hamilton Lumber and Truss [Dec. 30]
Hardwood Cabinets Enhance Universal Design [Dec. 30]
U.S.:Maine positioned to produce pellets [Dec. 29]
U.S.:Weyerhaeuser drops effort to sell shipping line [Dec. 29]
Malaysia'using satellite to fight illegal logging[Dec. 29]
Canada:Sawmill braces for another year of cheap lumber [Dec. 29]
Canada:Art Deco furniture, always popular, has a revival [Dec. 23]
French Rougier launches FSC-certified okoume products[Dec. 23]
Ghana's timber exports rise by volume and value[Dec. 23]
Ikea invested into Lithuanian furniture industry over 250m litas[Dec. 23]
U.S.:State timber harvest holds steady in '08 [Dec. 22]
Rough year for timber [Dec. 22]
VietNam:Slump in demand for bamboo products hits craftsmen hard [Dec. 22]
Fall in wood products market redirects environmentalist strategy [Dec. 20]
UK:Furniture chain MFI closes down [Dec. 20]
U.S.:Pulpwood prices salvage 2008 timber crop value [Dec. 19]
U.S.:Lumber Company Announces Expansion in Newport [Dec. 19]
Wood Composite Technologies Inc. announces Millennium Decking System... [Dec. 19]
Youth furniture outlook for 2009 [Dec. 19]
U.S.:Lumber mills feel slump [Dec. 18]
Philippines:Home appliances, furniture seen to look up in 2009 [Dec. 18]
China releases 2009 timber production plan [Dec. 18]
UK plywood market faces uncertainty [Dec. 18]
Canada:Annual allowable cut increase for forest companies [Dec. 17]
US timber importers want to play it safe [Dec. 17]
Indonesia:RI risks losing $435.6m in wood exports on new US policy [Dec. 17]
U.S.:Furniture maker keeps focus on local production [Dec. 16]
UK:The Investor Club gears up for tropical timber launch [Dec. 16]
New Zealand: Wood use on construction sites increasing [Dec. 16]
Finland:Tough Times Ahead for Wood Sector [Dec. 15]
U.S.:Timber industry needs increased wood supply to stay afloat [Dec. 15]
Canada:B.C. seeks new players in forestry [Dec. 15]
U.S.:Western lumber output declines a second year [Dec. 13]
U.S.:Lumber Prices Have Splintered [Dec. 12]
China November Plywood Imports At 10000 Cubic Meters [Dec. 12]
U.S.:New Green Building Guide Makes Case for Wood [Dec. 11]
UK:Norwich online furniture firm success [Dec. 11]
U.S.:Hooker Furniture Reports Lower Sales and Earnings for Fiscal 2009 Third Quarter [Dec. 10]
Latvian firm moves into wood-plastic extrusion [Dec. 10]
Canada:Forest sector loses $230m in 3rd quarter [Dec. 9]
U.S.:Sector Snap: Forest products rise on Obama plan [Dec. 9]
UK:Timber firm jobs boost [Dec. 9]
U.S.:Mill rebounds by cutting timber for Asian buyers [Dec. 8]
Top 10 Home Decor Trends for 2009[Dec. 8]
U.S.:Paper mills modernize[Dec. 8]
Preserving tropical forests also cuts emissions [Dec. 7]
Vietnam-made woodwork tired of Russia’s taxes [Dec. 7]
Considering Timber as an Asset Class [Dec. 7]
U.S.:Economy Whittles Pacific Northwest Timber Industry [Dec. 5]
Estonian timber production drops [Dec. 5]
UK:Energy giant in talks to build 90m biomass plant [Dec. 4]
Ghana seeks underwater timber [Dec. 4]
Review of the Russian Market of Laminated Veneer Lumber for Cottage Construction [Dec. 4]
U.S.:Furniture orders continue to slide [Dec. 3]
U.S.:Potlatch to spin off pulp and paper business [Dec. 3]
Malaysia: Log Production Projected To Decline Further [Dec. 3]
U.S.:Lumber markets look overseas [Dec. 2]
Canada:Forest companies cutting production [Dec. 2]
Vietnam Removes Export Tax On Timber, Wooden Products [Dec. 2]
Grim outlook for Vietnam's wood products sector [Dec. 2]
U.S. Softwood and Panel Market Reports [Dec. 1]
Sawlog Prices Increase in China in 3Q 2008 as Log Supply Tightens [Dec. 1]
UK:Woodland prices double in five years [Nov. 28]
Setra co-ordinates Swedish sales [Nov. 28]
U.S.:84 Lumber shutters Ohio truss plant [Nov. 27]
Hardwood stocks drop to low levels in Europe [Nov. 27]
CE marking requirements expand for wood products [Nov. 27]
Malaysia:Export Value For Furniture Expected To Slow Down Next Year [Nov. 27]
Finland: Stora Enso Halts Timber Felling Countrywide [Nov. 26]
U.S.:EPA Launches Probe Into Formaldehyde Emissions From Wood Products [Nov. 26]
Malaysian timber set to get easy access into EU [Nov. 26]
U.S.:Cleveland plywood mill wins safety accolade [Nov. 25]
CONGO: Financial crisis threatens timber jobs [Nov. 25]
Furniture designers push to make products out of urban trees [Nov. 25]
Malaysia:Stage set for historic EU pact on sustainable wood [Nov. 25]
Canada:Cathay Forest Receives First Shipment of Harvested Russian Roundwood From DalEuroLes [Nov. 25]
U.S.:Lumber Prices YTD vs. Timber ETFs [Nov. 24]
2008 BuildingGreen Top-10 Products [Nov. 24]
Cash from pulp's woody biomass [Nov. 24]
Outlook Weakens for Paper, Forest Products in 2009 [Nov. 23]
Timber harvest is essential part of healthy ecosystem [Nov. 22]
Remodeling Hints for a Tough Real Estate Market [Nov. 22]
U.S.:Builders say going modular is good way to go green [Nov. 21]
Swedish Company Takes Stake in Alternative Fuel Venture [Nov. 21]
In the West, Beetles Become Business Opportunities [Nov. 20]
U.S.:Wood Industry Looks for Niches to Fill Homebuilding Void [Nov. 20]
U.S. LUMBER Group Acquires Cardinal Forest Products [Nov. 20]
Uganda: Country Faces Timber Shortage [Nov. 20]
Australia:Future bright for timber industry [Nov. 20]
U.S.:Home Depot profit falls 31 percent [Nov. 19]
Brazil Forest Protection to Get Economic Aid in California Deal [Nov. 19]
German:Intrinergy subsidiary to increase wood pellet production capacity [Nov. 19]
Trees and Consumption: A Forest of Calculations [Nov. 18]
U.S.:In the lumber slump: What goes down must come up -- but when? [Nov. 18]
Canada:Timber supply review begins [Nov. 18]
Russia Log Costs Fell in the 3Q/08 as the Forest Industry Cut Back Production [Nov. 18]
New standard to help forestry projects enter carbon market [Nov. 18]
UK:Timber-frame building gets environmental award [Nov. 18]
Analysis of new timber-frame technical guidance [Nov. 17]
Australia: Research highlights shift away from native timber [Nov. 17]
China's wood imports and exports see slower growth in 2008 [Nov. 17]
U.S.:Lumber industry hit hard [Nov. 15]
U.S.:Georgia-Pacific to idle local plant [Nov. 14]
Canada:Pellets make progress [Nov. 14]
Canadian forestry leaders try to remain optimistic [Nov. 14]
UK: London 2012 timber panel named [Nov. 14]
U.S.:High-end home building on upswing [Nov. 13]
Russia to delay introduction of timber duties [Nov. 13]
UK:Nearly 200 laid off following Brinscall timber firm collapse [Nov. 13]
U.S.:Even rich Harvard is strained by market downturn [Nov. 12]
Republic of Congo's timber industry hit by financial crisis [Nov. 12]
Finland:Slump in Timber Demand Predicted [Nov. 12]
Russia: Timber Duty Plan Roiling Europeans [Nov. 11]
Australia: Woodchip sales boosts timber exports [Nov. 11]
U.S.:Owners' choices: Sell timber or land [Nov. 10]
Canada:Chinese demand for Canadian wood soars [Nov. 10]
Malaysia: Sarawak To Have Flat Timber Royalty Rate [Nov. 10]
Brazil:Economic crisis dampens Brazilian growth, hits consumers hard [Nov. 10]
Accsys Expands into North America - Agreement with UCS Forest Products [Nov. 7]
U.S.:Weyerhaeuser to close Georgia mill indefinitely [Nov. 7]
U.S.:State forests face hard choice on logging [Nov. 6]
U.S.:Furniture orders continue fall [Nov. 6]
Britain burying huge amounts of potential fuel [Nov. 6]
U.S.:County Board: There's plenty of wood to harvest [Nov. 5]
U.S.:Sales of Custom Homes on the Rebound [Nov. 5]
Canada Lumber Producers Eye Holiday Shutdowns [Nov. 5]
Tembec announces market related downtime at pulp mills and sawmills[Nov. 5]
Australia:Forestry stops exporting logs from Burnie [Nov. 5]
British school furniture too small for modern children: study [Nov. 5]
Cameroon: Financial crisis hits timber sector [Nov. 5]
UK:Economic growth found in forests [Nov. 4]
U.S.:Demographics, markets shrink furniture designs [Nov. 4]
Malaysia's exports of timber and timber products may see decline this year [Nov. 4]
U.S.:Consumers Buying More Entertainment Furniture Than Ever Before [Nov. 3]
Cathay Forest Updates Russian Harvesting Operations [Nov. 3]
Philippines:FPRDI' moisture meter to aid furniture and handicraft industries [Nov. 3]
European plywood importers fail to step up [Nov. 1]
Peru’s 2008 wood products exports grow 12% [Nov. 1]
U.S.:Armstrong sees 2008 earnings down at least 10 pct [Oct. 31]
New Zealand:Costs fall but timber trade edgy [Oct. 31]
Indonesia:New bylaw to monitor log products [Oct. 31]
U.S.:Deltic Timber earnings rise, reach $2.5 million in third quarter [Oct. 30]
U.S.:Toledo-area retailers in 'rough time' as lumber prices stay in slump [Oct. 30]
Thermoplastic technology may replace plywood on worksites [Oct. 30]
Outdoor Furniture Market in the United States to Reach $4.6 Billion by 2012 [Oct. 30]
U.S.:Companies wary as U.S. shapes illegal logging rules [Oct. 29]
Canada:Air-dried lumber has great opportunity Market niche for smaller mills[Oct. 29]
Canada:Softwood record set[Oct. 29]
Russia:Putin Invites China to Invest in Russian Timber Processing [Oct. 29]
Timber Investments Cut Down Portfolio Risk [Oct. 29]
Finland's UPM swings to 3Q net loss [Oct. 28]
U.S. orders heat-treating on firewood imports [Oct. 28]
Canada:Flooring company carves out wood pellet business [Oct. 28]
Hungary:Furniture chains announce plans to enter Hungarian market [Oct. 28]
U.S.:Economic downturn has made deep cut in lumber industry [Oct. 27]
New Zealand:Log prices keep growing [Oct. 27]
Cameroon: Global Financial Crisis - The forestry sector first victim [Oct. 27]
Online Furniture Retailer Faring Better Than Competition [Oct. 27]
U.S.:Firewood gains as option for heating [Oct. 26]
Canada:BC lumber producer reports Q3 loss of $8.1M [Oct. 24]
Estonia produces 5.4m cubic metres of timber [Oct. 24]
U.S.:Children's furniture sales a bright spot [Oct. 23]
Canada:$12.5 million for research to improve timber growth [Oct. 23]
Ghana: Scientist called for collaborative forest research [Oct. 23]
UK:'TruWood' by Novem Could Make Imitation Wood an Endangered Species [Oct. 23]
U.S.:Dunn Lumber announces expansion plans [Oct. 22]
U.S.:84 Lumber closing 20 stores citing housing market [Oct. 22]
U.S. Financial Crisis Will Delay Recovery of Housing, Lumber Markets until 2010 [Oct. 22]
Canada:Lumber prices drop with financial woes [Oct. 22]
Wood industry pushing to increase market share in nonresidential construction [Oct. 22]
Newcomers grow furniture market [Oct. 22]
U.S. softwood and panel markets weekly reports [Oct. 21]
Canada:B.C. forest companies are seeing increased interest from overseas [Oct. 21]
UK's Top Tissue Manufacturer LPC Group to Invest in Uganda [Oct. 21]
U.S.:Lumber Imports Rebound In NL [Oct. 20]
U.S.:Some room to grow in the furniture biz [Oct. 20]
Malaysia:Timber Industry urged to focus on raising exports [Oct. 20]
Kenya:State urged to lift ban on logging of timber [Oct. 20]
Belgium: EU adopts new regulation for timber trading [Oct. 20]
U.S.:At Robbins Lumber, roots run deep [Oct. 17]
EU Seeks Tougher Timber-Trade Rules to Protect Forests, Climate [Oct. 17]
Australia:ITC sells Indian sandalwood to China [Oct. 17]
Malaysia:Sabah To Focus On Producing More Value-added Wood Products [Oct. 17]
U.S.:dkVogue Opens Largest Showroom in the US Featuring Distinguished Danish Furniture [Oct. 17]
UK:Steepest furniture sales decline in eight years [Oct. 17]
U.S.:Whole Log Lumber Company Increases Profits by Recycling Antique Wood [Oct. 16]
U.S.:BLM increases timber harvest [Oct. 16]
Vietnam:Local wood exports could be hit by EU, US sustainability rules [Oct. 16]
U.S. Government Rolls Out Implementation for World's First Ban on Trade in Illegally Logged Wood [Oct. 16]
U.S.:Demands on forests changing [Oct. 15]
China and India help sustain West Africa trade [Oct. 15]
Home Depot Opens First Rural Market Store In Canada [Oct. 15]
UK:Biomass plants could lead to pallet timber shortage [Oct. 15]
VietNam:Timber industry to tackle illegal logging [Oct. 15]
Canada:Heat costs fuel wood shortage [Oct. 14]
Timber Harvesting Permits In Namibia's Region Still Suspended [Oct. 14]
The Future Of Media: Paper [Oct. 14]
U.S. softwood and panel markets [Oct. 14]
China's furniture imports skyrocket in value [Oct. 14]
U.S.:Air board rules lift furniture costs [Oct. 13]
Heat costs rising, shortage of wood pellets ongoing [Oct. 13]
Weyerhaeuser to sell wood building products unit [Oct. 13]
Value-added wood products lauded as worthwhile endeavour [Oct. 10]
Canada's largest laminating factory opens its doors [Oct. 10]
Canada:Fort Nelson plywood plant closure puts 390 out of work [Oct. 10]
UK:Local Firm Set To Lead In Eco-Homes Race [Oct. 10]
U.S.:Construction distributor 84 Lumber opens new South Carolina location, pitches in on Hurricane Ike recovery
As Markets Decline, Timber Industry Hangs On [Oct. 9]
US aims to stop illegal trafficking of tree products [Oct. 9]
Vietnamese wood exports grow despite US recession [Oct. 9]
Vietnam: Woodwork industry thirsty for wood materials [Oct. 9]
Chile wood product co. Masisa to sell Brazil sawmill [Oct. 8]
UK:Trex Company Partners With US Lumber Group to Launch TrexTrim [Oct. 8]
U.S.:Atlantic Veneer cutting more than 60 jobs [Oct. 8]
Finland July wood imports 1.9 mln cubic metres [Oct. 7]
DR Congo to cancel two-thirds of logging contracts [Oct. 7]
UK:Sawmill's sales department gets the chop with the loss of jobs [Oct. 7]
Fiji's Timber Industry Could Lose 3,000 Jobs [Oct. 6]
U.S. Softwood and Panel Market Reports [Oct. 6]
U.S.:DuBois-based firm ships hardwoods around the world [Oct. 6]
For want of a tree, a napkin's price could rise [Oct. 6]
Philippines:Furniture makers see decline in exports due to California ban [Oct. 6]
Peru: Wood exports grow 10% in first half [Oct. 3]
US pulpmills 'face rising costs, labour shortages' [Oct. 3]
EU tropical hardwood imports cool during 2008 [Oct. 2]
Denmark Lumber Co. Inc. purchases Coastal facility [Oct. 2]
U.S.:84 Lumber shifts into light commercial building projects [Oct. 2]
Ghana: Gov't to Restructure Timber Industry [Oct. 2]
Russia migth impose ban on timber exports [Oct. 2]
U.S.:Ainsworth Announces Production Curtailment at OSB Mill [Oct. 1]
U.S.:Harwood to liquidate assets after failed reorganization try [Oct. 1]
Canada:B.C. Lumber output down [Oct. 1]
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