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Canfor Pulp Products Inc. announces curtailment of Prince George Pulp and Paper and Intercontinental Pulp for approximately four weeks starting July 6, 2020...... [more...]
A lot of regular life activities remain unknown as various jurisdictions “open up” from the Covid19 isolation and quarantine. Regardless, most North American construction framing dimension softwood lumber prices...... [more...]
Germany is being watched worldwide as the most successful large European country in halting the spread of the virus, thanks to a massive testing programme. Three weeks after the decision of the federal and state governments to gradually withdraw the coronavirus restrictions imposed in March, the end of the lockdown in Germany was largely completed in the first week of May...... [more...]
A recent survey by the Wood Component Manufacturers Association provides insight into the challenges faced by member businesses in the midst of the pandemic...... [more...]
Confidence in the U.S., market for new multifamily housing weakened significantly in the first quarter of 2020, according to results from the Multifamily Market Survey (MMS) released by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)..... [more...]
In the UK, according to the Timber Trade Federation (TTF), some importers, distributors and merchants have suspended business while others are operating at much reduced levels. Some demand continues from the UK building sector...... [more...]
China Customs data is showing that in the first quarter of 2020 the value of China’s wooden furniture exports fell 84% year on year to US$3.104 billion... [more...]
Springer Maschinenfabrik AG to build a new dry sorting plant for SCA Bollsta in Sweden. The plant will include beltless Springer-E-CUT 200 trimmer, fully automatic Springer-ED 3000 Wrapper, Springer Robotic Labeling System (RLS)...... [more...]
After 4 weeks of interruption, sales resumed in April in France's public forests. Because of the lockdown measures, they all took place online....... [ more...]
Most wood industry businesses have to face now some serious consequences from the coronavirus pandemic, moreover the vast majority is pessimistic about the near-term outlook...... [ more...]
China made significant progress in kick starting its imports and exports in the last week/days. Data from Cargometric showed that seaborne imports to China surpassed levels before the Chinese New year...... [ more...]
