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  • Market Prices
  • March 31, 2008 17:42

Myanmar: Trends show less than predictable tender prices

During the last two weeks, demand for teak remained strong and higher grade teak logs had become less available. As a result, many lower grades were sold in the market...... [more...]

  • Sawmilling
  • March 31, 2008 12:31

Potlatch to close Prescott lumber mill

Potlatch Corporation announced the permanent closure of the company's lumber mill in Prescott, Arkansas, due to poor market conditions...... [more...]

  • Sawmilling
  • March 31, 2008 11:18

Dissolution of NFA will affect shipping of Sarawak Timber

The Nanyozai Freight Agreement (NFA), which sets rates for South Sea log transportation, will be dissolved at the end of March 2008...... [more...]

  • Sawmilling
  • March 28, 2008 16:20

Exports from Sinop cluster shrink 13% in January

Exports of Sinop, a major timber cluster in Northern Mato Grosso, dropped 13.5% in January 2008, compared to the same period in 2007 ...... [more...]

  • Forestry
  • March 28, 2008 13:07

Swedish forest policy calls for increased forest growth

Growth must increase in Swedish forests. That is the core purpose of the Swedish Government's proposal for a new Swedish forest policy...... [more...]

  • Forestry
  • March 27, 2008 16:27

Pöyry acquires remaining shares of Giprobum, Russia

Pöyry has acquired the remaining 30 per cent of the shares of ZAO Giprobum-Pöyry (formerly ZAO Giprobum Engineering), based in St. Petersburg...... [more...]

  • Market Prices
  • March 27, 2008 12:04

Glulam and KVH prices – Waiting for return to reason

There were gasps of relief during the timber technology trade fair Roof and Wood at the beginning of March in Stuttgart. KVH (finger jointed beams) and glulam manufacturers reported on a long expected spring revival...... [more...]

  • Forestry
  • March 26, 2008 17:22

Increased threat of bark beetles in Sweden

The Swedish Forest Agency estimates that 1.5 - 3 million cubic metres of wood in Southern Sweden have suffered storm damage this winter which causes a risk of extensive bark beetle attacks...... [more...]

  • Forestry
  • March 26, 2008 17:18

Norske Skog will cut capacity by 450,000 tonnes

The corporate assembly in Norske Skog has authorised the board to shut down a total newsprint production capacity of 450,000 tonnes ...... [more...]

  • Sawmilling
  • March 25, 2008 17:35

Indonesia upbeat on export outlook despite market

The Ministry of Trade recently said that Indonesia’s exports to European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries would jump 12% in 2008. Due to the slowing US economy and weak Japanese markets, Indonesian plywood ...... [more...]

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