19.04.2021 − With the adoption of decree no. 396 on 18 March, the Russian government has confirmed an export ban concerning softwood logs and hardwood sawlogs to come into effect from 1 January 2022. » more

16.04.2021 − Oak roundwood imports to the European Union (EU) from North America came to a standstill in the first quarter.» more

15.04.2021 − In the fourth quarter, Chilean exports of rough-sawn radiata pine lumber increased by 3% vis à vis the preceding year to a volume of 592,853m³. » more

14.04.2021 − At the end of March, domestic demand for homegrown timber made in the UK and for imported sawn softwood continued to exceed the available supply. » more

13.04.2021 − In the fourth quarter, Russian softwood log exports to China declined by 21% vis à vis the comparative quarter the preceding year to 1.347m m³. » more

12.04.2021 − In the first two months, China imported more than 7.5m m³ softwood logs, almost 2m m³ - or 37% - more than in the preceding year, according to the Chinese statistics authority China Customs Statistics. » more

09.04.2021 − A & J Scott recently finished building its fourth impregnating plant at its Wooperton facility.» more

06.04.2021 − A few weeks ago, The Westervelt Company commenced cutting at the new 250m-bdft sawmill built at North Clarke Industrial Park near Thomasville, Alabama. » more

01.04.2021 − James Jones & Sons completed its acquisition of the sawmilling company GT Timber on 1 March. » more

29.03.2021 − The Ilim Timber group recently placed an order with AriVislanda for a chipper line for the Ust-Ilimsk sawmill. » more

29.03.2021 − The ban on imports of roundwood from Australia imposed by Chinese phytosanitary authorities in autumn 2020 remains in place. » more

26.03.2021 − The North American sawmilling industry produced a total of 35.967m m³ of sawn softwood in the fourth quarter, exceeding the previous year’s figure by 7 %. » more

24.03.2021 − In the fourth quarter, exports of beech lumber from German hardwood lumber sawmills and timber trading companies to China rose significantly. » more

22.03.2021 − In the fourth quarter, Finnish exports of rough-sawn and planed softwood lumber to European countries rose by 31% vis à vis the comparative quarter of the preceding year to 1.017m m³.» more

18.03.2021 − Bergs Timber set new strategic and financial targets for the remaining activities in Sweden, Great Britain and the Baltic states on 5 March.» more

15.03.2021 − In the fourth quarter Belarusian softwood lumber exports decreased by 6% vis à vis the comparative quarter of the preceding year to a volume of 650,139m³. » more

12.03.2021 − The increasingly evident bottlenecks in the supply of sawn softwood on the German market was reflected in a sharp rise in imports of rough-sawn products in the fourth quarter.» more

11.03.2021 − Swedish shippers were able to compensate for the regressive sawn-softwood and planed-product exports to Asia and the MENA region in December by considerable higher exports to Europe and the USA.» more

10.03.2021 − The mismatch that had already become evident on the German sawn-softwood markets in the preceding months had become more pronounced and had also spread to almost all ranges of assortments.» more

08.03.2021 − Springer is supplying a new earthquake-proof heavy-duty sawmill feed system to Pan Pac Forest Products for its sawmill in Whirinaki, Hawke’s Bay. » more

08.03.2021 − Roughly 1.532m m³ of beetle-damaged wood arose in Switzerland in 2020, 3 % more than a year earlier.» more

05.03.2021 − If weather conditions are favourable from the point of view of forest protection, the volume of damaged wood in Germany is expected to amount to 39.6m m³ in 2021.» more

02.03.2021 − ATA Timber has been conducting the majority of its lumber sales in Great Britain since 1 January 2021 via the newly founded subsidiary ATA Timber UK. » more

01.03.2021 − USNR AB, belonging to US Natural Resources (USNR) signed a contract with the Siberian sawmilling company Atlant at the end of December for the delivery of a complete sawmilling line.» more

26.02.2021 − Moelven Industrier closed 2020 with significant improvements in in its results. » more

25.02.2021 − UPM-Kymmene intends to shut down its cutting line designed to process small-diameter pine lumber at the Kaukas sawmill during the course of 2021. » more

19.02.2021 − After the sales of its Swedish sawmills to Vida, Bergs Timber profited from heavy demand from the DIY sector in the fourth quarter as well. » more

18.02.2021 − At a total of 1.075m m³, the volume of softwood lumber imported by the USA from the EU (including Great Britain) over the course of the fourth quarter of 2020 was 49% higher.» more

17.02.2021 − Procuring Siberian larch sawnwood remains difficult in central Europe at the beginning of 2021 due to a short supply. » more

15.02.2021 − In the third quarter, Spanish imports of softwood lumber decreased by 14% vis à vis 2019 to 199,667m³. » more