Hardwood lumber imports also decline in first quarter

At the beginning of 2023, importers of bangkirai decking who maintain their own stocks still also have high warehouse stocks from last year. As these volumes were in many cases purchased at high prices in Indonesia and often shipped in months when container freight rates had reached peak levels, the resulting stocks...

The divergent price development in Malaysia and Indonesia concerning meranti window scantlings, which already became evident in late autumn 2022, has continued in the first weeks of 2023. At least some Indonesian suppliers are currently offering window scantlings (72 x86 mm) for US$1,200-1,250/m³. In Malaysia, on the...

The shutdown measures implemented by large beech sawmills during the second half of 2022 due to an insufficient supply of roundwood have been reflected - with a corresponding time lag - in the availability of dried, sanded and edged beech lumber since December. For several weeks now, numerous ranges have no longer been...