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  • Market Prices
  • December 30, 2009 18:26

U.S. softwood and panel markets - 52nd week, 2009

Framing lumber sales were spotty at best as most buyers and sellers coasted into the year-end holidays. Some had already made their exits by Tuesday...... [more...]

  • Market Prices
  • December 24, 2009 08:06

China: New National Forest Inventory

According to the recently released Seventh National Forest Inventory (2004-2008), China’s forests cover an area of 195 million hectares, or 20.4% of the total land area...... [more...]

  • Market Prices
  • December 23, 2009 09:00

Japan: Deteriorating softwood plywood market

Market prices for domestically manufactured softwood plywood continue downwards and have now dropped to record lows says the Japan Lumber Reports (JLR)...... [more...]

  • Market Prices
  • December 23, 2009 08:54

Guyana: Log market firm

During the second half of November the volume of logs exported declined but there was an increase in production and trade of finished and value added products...... [more...]

  • Market Prices
  • December 22, 2009 09:46

Mexico: Market dependence

Mexico’s main trading partner by a considerable margin is the US and some 85% of the country’s exports are dependent on markets in N. America...... [more...]

  • Market Prices
  • December 22, 2009 08:42

Bolivia: Small enterprises dominate

Exports of forest products in the third quarter 2009 fell 14% compared to 2008. Despite the poor export performance the share of forest products in total exports maintained a 6.5% share in trade...... [more...]

  • Wood energy
  • December 21, 2009 17:55

Russia: Woodex to Take Place Every Other Year

On December 1, was the contract signed between the Eumabois and MVK, the organizer of the Moscow Holzmesse Woodex..... [more...]

  • Sawmilling
  • December 21, 2009 15:23

Weyerhaeuser to Make Changes in North California

Weyerhaeuser will be making changes to its distribution operations in Northern California by closing the iLevel by Weyerhaeuser service center in West Sacramento and expanding the Stockton facility..... [more...]

  • Forestry
  • December 21, 2009 14:03

Germany: FSC Receives Sustainability Prize from Utopia Foundation

For the second time, the Utopia Foundation awarded sustainability prize. In the category of organizations, FSC received the Jury Prize.. ... [more...]

  • Sawmilling
  • December 21, 2009 12:40

France: Decree for More Construction Wood

President Nicolas Sarkozy has launched a regulation to increase the use of wood in construction..... [more...]

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