Unaltered trend in window-scantling price and demand

After sawmills and lamination plants in Malaysia were late in shipping ordered volumes of lumber and window scantlings in the first half of the year, importers have been hesitant in taking over deliveries since the end of September 2022. For both lumber and window scantlings, volumes are often only being called up...

Following the end of the holiday period for 2023, enquiries and orders for window scantlings received by manufacturers and resellers have fallen short of the normal expectations and volumes for the time of year. At the end of August, shippers saw emerging signs of lower autumn business, at least in comparison to the...

After sales of window scantlings had often remained surprisingly stable in the first four months of this year despite negative indications from the construction industry, there has been a growing number of reports of falling demand since May 2023. The slowing pace of construction activity throughout Europe is now also...