Month: February 2024

186 posts

Quebec launches $89.3M fund for northern development projects

Quebec launches $89.3M fund for northern development projectsJennifer Ellson Quebec’s Minister of…

Italian wood furniture industry declines 8% in 2023, with U.S. exports falling

The Italian wood furniture industry declined 8.1% in 2023 from 2022 to…

West Fraser Timber’s CEO encouraged by outlook despite ongoing difficulties

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. president and CEO Sean McLaren said he…

China: Log imports face challenges as construction market uncertain

A Hong Kong court has issued an order to liquidate the heavily…

Top 10 North American softwood lumber producers in 2023

After peaking the past three years, softwood lumber prices finally returned to…

Chairman of the Finnish sawmill industry: There will be a big shortage of wood in the world

Matti Kylävainio, the chairman of Sahateollisuus ry (Finnish Sawmills Association), predicts that…

German sawmill industry welcomes restart of federal house construction stimulus programme

The German Sawmill and Wood Industry Association (DeSH) has welcomed the restart…

Raute delivers a veneer line to Latvia

The Finnish wood industry technology company Raute delivers a birch veneer production…

To the moon!

In 2018, NELMA’s popular Sustainable Versatility Design Awards announced a new challenge for architect and design students: Design a sustainable domicile on the moon made primarily of wood.  Well, it’s happening.  Soft of. In a recent article titled, “NASA and Japan to launch world’s first wooden satellite” the Times of India website described a collaboration […] The post To the moon! appeared first on NELMA.

Slow demand keeps lumber prices flat: Madison’s

Slow demand keeps lumber prices flat: Madison’sJennifer Ellson Different regions and product…