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N. American lumber prices fall further as mortgage rates hit fresh 13-year high

Lumber prices fell Thursday, marking the first decline in more than a…

Russia reduces production of wood pellets by 10% due to lack of export markets

At the end of 2021, about 2.5 million tons of wood fuel…

Canfor invests $25 million to modernize its Estil facility in South Carolina

Canfor Southern Pine (Canfor) is investing $25 million to modernize its Hampton County facility…

The market situation for lumber and plywood in Europe is hot this summer

The cessation of imports of lumber and plywood from Russia and Belarus…

Uniboard Canada invsts $250 million in a new particleboard press

Uniboard Canada is moving forward with the modernization project for its Val-d’Or…

Finland: Timber trade falls sharply in May, log prices on the rise

Timber trade in Finland has been slow in January-May 2022. at the…

FEP calls EU authorities to limit oak exports

After significant progress in the European parquet consumption in 2021 as well…

Sanctions on Russia negatively impact Australia’s construction industry

With supplies of key laminated veneered lumber (LVL) and engineered wood products…

Impact of the war in Ukraine on the Finnish forest sector

Last year, less than nine million cubic meters of wood and wood…

Many North American lumber prices flat as ongoing delivery delays resolved

After dropping quite a bit in recent weeks, many softwood lumber prices…