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Wood fiber costs declined for both softwood and hardwood pulp producers in 2019 and early 2020

21-07-2020
Economy, Business, Hardwood, Softwood

According to market insights by Wood Resources International, wood fiber costs fell for many hardwood pulp-producing countries worldwide in the 1Q/20. The biggest declines (in US dollar terms) were seen in Southern US, Russia and Latin America, where hardwood pulplog prices were down between 5% and 10% from the 4Q/19. In the US South, hardwood …

Sweden: Holmen acquires Martinsons

20-07-2020
Sweden, Acquisition, Wood

Swedish pulp and paper company Holmen has signed an agreement to acquire Martinsons, one of Sweden’s leading players in sawn and processed wood products, at SEK 1.0 billion for 100% of the shares. According to a media release by Holmen, the acquisition will almost double Holmen’s sales of wood products to over SEK 3 billion, while also …

Global forest trade continues amid COVID-19 pandemic

13-07-2020
World, COVID-19, Lumber, Hardwood Chips

Wood Resources International (WRI) reports that although the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted supply chains for many industry sectors worldwide, the forest products industry has remained fairly strong. According to a recent WRI release, many commodity products saw reduced trade during March and April as a result of reduced demand, …

Editor’s pickBIFA WOOD Vietnam postponed to 11th to 14th March 2021

02-07-2020
Vietnam, BIFA WOOD, Exhibition, COVID-19

BIFA WOOD Vietnam was scheduled to be held from 27th to 30th October 2020. However, due to the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the exhibition has been postponed to 11th to 14th March 2021. The postponement seeks to protect the safety and well-being of all exhibitors, sponsors, delegates, trade attendees and staff, as well as to …

Slower growth in Vietnam’s wood and wood product exports in April 2020

19-06-2020
Vietnam, wood and wood product, trade, export, import, April 2020

Statistics from Vietnam Customs shows that exports of wood and wood products (W&WP) during April 2020 were worth US$697 million, down by a third compared to March but 19% higher than in April 2019, reported ITTO. April wood product(WP) exports, in particular, fell sharply, dropping around 35% to US$434 million against previous month and by …

Ipe Woods USA joins National Hardwood Lumber Association

19-06-2020
Ipe Woods USA, NHLA

Ipe Woods USA has joined the National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA), the oldest and largest hardwood association supporting the North American hardwood industry and the global hardwood community. NHLA provides a platform for the world’s leading hardwood companies to shape the future of the industry. Their mission is to serve NHLA …

UPM Plywood introduces new water repellent plywood

19-06-2020
UPM, waterproof, plywood

UPM Plywood introduces a new water repellent WISA-SpruceWR plywood that enables efficient and effortless construction even in changing weather and humidity conditions. The water repellent yet breathable surface of WISA-SpruceWR slows down the absorption of moisture into the panel while allowing it to evaporate. Thanks to the wood-based treatment …

Indonesian plywood and furniture exports to US on the increase

18-06-2020
Indonesia, plywood, furniture, exports

Agus Suyono, Head of the Samarinda Agricultural Quarantine Center has reported that plywood export to the US during the first quarter of 2020 earned around Rp5.56 billion. This first quarter performance represents an 8% increase compared to a year earlier, reported ITTO. He also said that exports to China, India, the Philippines, Singapore and …

Softwood lumber in North America sees more stable prices even as inventories remain weak

18-06-2020
Madison lumber report, North America, softwood

After a wild ride down then up over the past few months, most standard construction framing dimension softwood lumber prices is stabilised last week, to levels both producers and customers are comfortable with. Inventories remain spotty as sawmill production is still constrained and buyers continue to look for highly specified loads only, …

American Wood Council releases seven updated Environment Product Declarations

17-06-2020
American Wood Council, Environment Product Declarations, EPD

The American Wood Council (AWC) has released seven updated cradle-to-gate, industry-wide environmental product declarations (EPDs) for wood products. These third-party verified updates replace the 2013 editions previously available for use in determining the environmental footprint of the industry’s principal products, as well as with green …

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