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Russian Timber Journal 03-2024: Interview with Evgeny Peshin, Head of Neoparma LLC; a shortage of high-quality raw material for plywood may emerge in the Russian market; Segezha Group published its financial and operational performance results for Q4 2023; International Paper acquires DS Smith for $7.2 billion; Russian timber harvest reached 188 million m³ in 2023; built-in furniture may be included in the mortgage amount; in 2024, Ilim Group is planning to increase its product shipments to China to 2.4 million t; in 2023, investment in the Russian timber industry dropped by 4.8%, down to 188.8 billion rubles

Russian Timber Journal 03-2024: Evgeny Peshin, Head of Neoparma LLC: “Our line is designed for small and medium companies, and this category of entrepreneurs has no access to investment funds”; a shortage of high-quality raw material for plywood may emerge...

U.S. home construction jumps 11.8% in November

U.S. homebuilding surged to an eight-month high in November 2021 amid an acute shortage of properties on the market, though higher prices for raw materials and labor shortages remain a constraint. Housing starts increased 11.8% to a seasonally...

U.S. single-family housing starts decline further in August 2021

Overall housing starts advanced 3.9% MoM to a rate of 1.615 million units in August 2021. Data for July was revised up to a rate of 1.554 million units from the previously reported 1.534 million units. Housing starts...

July U.S. housing starts fall 7% from June

July U.S. housing starts were down 7% from June, but were 2.5% higher on the year, according to data released Aug. 18 by the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. July housing...

U.S. housing starts rise in June

U.S. homebuilding increased more than expected in June, though expensive lumber, as well as shortages of labor and land, continued to constrain builders’ ability to fully take advantage of robust demand for housing. Housing starts rose 6.3% to...

US housing starts slow — builder optimism falls

US homebuilding rebounded less than expected in May 2021 as expensive lumber and shortages of other materials continued to constrain builders’ ability to take advantage of an acute shortage of houses on the market. The latest report from...

US housing starts move higher in March 2021

A report released by the Commerce Department on Friday showed a substantial rebound in new residential construction in the U.S. in the month of March 2021. The Commerce Department said housing starts skyrocketed by 19.4% to an annual...

US housing starts drop 10.3% in February 2021

New residential construction in the U.S. showed a substantial decrease in the month of February 2021, according to a report released by the US Commerce Department on Wednesday, with housing starts extending the sharp pullback seen in the...

U.S. housing starts fall in January 2021

After reporting a sharp increase in new residential construction in the U.S. in the previous month, the US Commerce Department released a report on Thursday showing housing starts pulled back by much more than expected in the month...

U.S. Housing starts rose to fastest pace since 2006 in December

U.S. home construction starts rose in December 2020 to the best pace since late 2006 as builders responded to the robust demand for single-family housing. Residential starts climbed by 5.8% to a 1.67 million annualized rate, according to...

USA: In January 2019, US housing starts climbed 18.6 %

On March 08, 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce reported that in January 2019, the number of new home mortgages in the United States increased by 18.6%, after a decline observed in December last year, which exceeded the...