Month: June 2024

209 posts

Arrests made in The Netherlands over Russian birch plywood imports

Two director of companies have been arrested in The Netherlands on suspicion…

UK’s timber import volumes ‘weaker’ but prices have stabilised

UK’s timber imports saw weaker volumes during Q1 2024 than in Q1…

Finnish forest industry exports hit by strikes

Political strikes in March 2024 severely impacted Finland’s forest industry, causing a…

Swiss Blumer-Lehmann AG to build new glulam and CLT lines

Blumer-Lehmann AG, Gossau (Switzerland), is investing in the wood industry division in…

China: Plans to stabilise real estate market likely to result in increased timber imports

China’s housing market has experienced a significant slowdown due to a change…

Latvijas Finieris reports considerable surge in profits

The turnover of the Latvijas Finieris concern in 2023 reached 404.8 million…

Swedish forest owners want to reduce the EU’s influence

In a new survey, conducted by Novus, 84 percent responded that they…

Red oak: crafting a sustainable future

Published / Reported by American Hardwood Channel americanhardwood org Source Article EXCERPT…

Lumber Prices Remain Flat on Balanced Supply & Demand

For this book-end holiday week in Canada and the US, it is a time of year when players can usually get a gauge of how the construction framing dimension softwood lumber market is going to look as the real home building season comes on. From the way lumber sales are going, things are definitely flat. […] The post Lumber Prices Remain Flat on Balanced Supply & Demand first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

China: Softwood lumber imports up slightly, prices down

According to China Customs, softwood lumber imports in the first quarter of…