Month: September 2022

290 posts

FPAC announces Awards of Excellence recipients

FPAC announces Awards of Excellence recipientsJennifer Ellson As National Forest Week is…

Equipment Spotlight: Forwarders

Equipment Spotlight: ForwardersMonica Dick A look at the newest forwarder technology for…

Manufacturing Output Steadies Despite Inflationary Pressures

Total industrial production (IP) increased 0.6% (+3.9% YoY) in July. Manufacturing output…

Analysis: Energy crisis in Europe-consequences for the wood industry

As winter approaches, the energy crisis in Europe is putting increased pressure…

US lumber prices fell 10% after the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates

US lumber prices extended their 2-day decline to 10% after the Fed…

UK: National Timber Group to acquire SV Timber

National Timber Group (NTG) has acquired SV Timber. This is the latest…

Moelven invests in five tunnel dryers for three sawmills

Moelven is investing in five continuous kilns and the Valmatics 4.0 control system…

Finland: Timber trade drops sharply; log prices stable

Finnish timber trade was very brisk in August, with the total volume…

Norra Skog to invest EUR 27 million in Kåge sawmill in Sweden

Norra Skog’s board of directors announced last week that it was investing…

N. American lumber producers are cutting back production, a signal that higher interest rates are taking root

A growing number of Canada’s largest producers, including Canfor Corp. and West…