Month: June 2023

181 posts

Czech Republic: The price of wood continues to fall

The price of raw wood on the Czech market is decreasing, it…

Europe’s panel production drops by 7.8% in 2022

European wood-based panel production reduced by 7.8% in 2022, according to figures…

UK hardwood market slow in the face of consumer “hangover”

The UK hardwood market this year is considerably slower than the last…

German sawmill industry affected by production cuts

As a manufacturer of wood products for the domestic and foreign construction…

US Housing Market May & Softwood Lumber Prices June: 2023

US housing starts and new home sales data for May 2023 both show a turn-a-round point from the slow-down of mid-2022, when lending rates started to rise. Providing indication that the backlog of homes under construction is easing, housing completions improved considerably over the very high numbers of the past year. Total housing starts in […] The post US Housing Market May & Softwood Lumber Prices June: 2023 first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

China’s expected to boost lumber imports due to limited supply of logs

As late as 2019, China imported almost 100 million m3 rwe (roundwood equivalents)…

China’s decline in log imports signals shift towards lumber

As late as 2019, China imported almost 100 million m3 rwe (roundwood equivalents)…

BSW Timber to close a sawmill in UK

BSW Timber’s sawmill is set to close next month due to “long-term” supply…

EOS sees a future decline in softwood log supply in Europe

EOS presented an analysis at the Global Log and Lumber Softwood Conference…

EOS sees a future decline in softwood log supply in Europe

EOS presented an analysis at the Global Log and Lumber Softwood Conference…