EU anti-dumping measures boosts European plywood market, says UPM

UPM’s Plywood division reported a challenging second quarter in 2024, marked by…

Stora Enso’s Wood Products division reports mixed performance in Q2/2024

Stora Enso’s Wood Products division experienced a mixed performance in the second…

US Housing Market and Lumber Prices Update: July 2024

A dramatic drop in multi-family starts the previous month brought total housing starts for the US in May down significantly. The latest data release, for June, shows a bounce back in multi-family starts, which was enough to drive total housing starts back up. The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending July 12, 2024 […] The post US Housing Market and Lumber Prices Update: July 2024 first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

Wood prices under pressure in Germany

Wood prices are also coming under pressure in Germany. One reason for…

Canfor president and CEO to retire at end of 2024

John Baird, Chairman of the Canfor Corporation Board of Directors, announced that…

Sharp fall in China’s timber imports in H/2024

China imported 32.769 million cubic meters of timber in the first half…

Projections to 2050 indicate significant increases in global wood demand

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has generated new projections of…

Madison’s Lumber Prices Index July 19, 2024: US$367 mfbm

The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending july 19, 2024 is: US$367 mfbm The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending July 19, 2024 is: US$367 mfbmThis is down -0%, or -$2, from the previous week when it was US$369. For information regarding the construction of this Index (species mix, weighed averages) […] The post Madison’s Lumber Prices Index July 19, 2024: US$367 mfbm first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

China rejects EUDR: standoff could plunge EU into supply crisis

The European Union’s flagship policy is in crisis. With over 40% of…

Weyerhaeuser to indefinitely close Vanceboro sawmill

Weyerhaeuser will close its sawmill in Vanceboro this September, leading to the…