Month: February 2023

310 posts

German Pellets bankruptcy goes to court

Seven years after the insolvency world’s largest pellet producer German Pellets, its…

Egger to invest more than $42 million to increase production capabilities and capacity

Austrian wood-based materials manufacturer Egger Wood Products has started production on a…

Middle East: Boom in construction sector to fuel demand for wood products

The boom in the Middle East construction and building sectors is fueling…

Reduced supply from New Zealand increase price pressure for logs in China

Log demand in China has not increased as much as expected after…

Africa: Few new timber orders from China

With the end of the ‘lockdowns’ in China and with the Lunar…

Random Length Lumber Futures Trading *repost*

Chicago Mercantile Exchange launched updated futures trading in August 2022 under the ticker LBR CME Group launched a new lumber futures contract on August 8, 2022. The new derivative is said to feature a more precise hedging acumen and is designed to be more accessible to producers. The new futures are now sized at 27,500 […]

Truck preview: Pick-up trucks going electric

Truck preview: Pick-up trucks going electricMonica Dick The field is becoming a…

New U.S. home sales up in January but higher rates signal further weakness: NAHB

New U.S. home sales up in January but higher rates signal further…

Keith Atkinson named new chair of B.C. Forest Practices Board

Keith Atkinson named new chair of B.C. Forest Practices BoardJennifer Ellson The…

Foresters: Why Does Quality Data Matter?

Foresters: Why Does Quality Data Matter? At Forest2Market, a ResourceWise company, we…