Timber industry research & analytics Tag: sawn timber
Global timber market review #7/8-2016
11 May 2016 ` 22:36
– The Japanese government has reassessed the state of the economy and cited weakness in consumer and corporate sentiment as undermining the progress made to-date. Domestic weakness is exacerbated by uncertainty in global markets and slowdown in emerging... 
WhatWood: in February 2016, softwood lumber exports from Russia grew 29% to 1.7 million m3
7 April 2016 ` 18:30
In February 2016, deliveries of softwood lumber from Russia to foreign markets rose by 29% (m/m). On the annual basis, exports also increased by 6.7% to 1.7 million m3. The value of exports amounted to $198 million, which... WhatWood: Russian softwood lumber prices fell by 22% in 2015
8 February 2016 ` 03:32
In 2015, sales of softwood lumber from Russia to foreign markets increased by 5% to 22.4 million m3, but the average value fell by $753 million to $2.7 billion. General decline in prices amounted to 22% in dollar... Global timber market review #23-2015
26 December 2015 ` 00:53
– In September, Canadian lumber production increased 5.2% from August up to 5563.5 thousand cubic metres. – In the upcoming years, Danzer will invest approximately €15 million in technologies to increase resource efficiency in hardwood production. Danzer plants... Global timber market review #22-2015
26 December 2015 ` 00:49
– The consensus at the International Softwood Conference was that the industry is still dealing with the consequences of global recession in many areas. The international speaker line-up at the recent Amsterdam event highlighted different countries emerging from... 
Russian timber industry news #21-2015
27 November 2015 ` 18:20
– RusForest announced preliminary Q3 2015 production and sales results. Sales to the Japanese market grew, and prices increased slightly, however, overall sales volumes of both sawnwood and sawlogs decreased due to sustained unfavorable market conditions in the... Global timber market review #21-2015
27 November 2015 ` 18:17
– Södra Wood is going to open sales offices and subsidiaries in the US and China. The Chinese office will be headquartered in Shanghai, the American one – in the southeastern part of the country. – Swedish family-run... 
Exports of Russian sawn timber in January-September 2015 increased 3% to 16.7 million m3
22 October 2015 ` 18:12
In the first three quarters of 2015, the volume of exports of softwood lumber from Russia to markets abroad amounted to 16.7 million m3, which is 3% higher than in the same period in 2014. Export value fell... 
25 ideas of the conference “Timber industry of Russia: searching of growth points”
22 October 2015 ` 17:42
We present a traditional compilation of major ideas of the conference “Timber industry of Russia: searching of growth points” held on 29 September in St. Petersburg. The event was co-organized by the LesPromInform business journal and WhatWood timber... Russian timber industry news #19-2015
22 October 2015 ` 17:52
– On 25 September 2015, the opening of the first Russian plant of the German company PERI was held in Noginsk, near Moscow. PERI is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of formwork and scaffolding. The mill will... Global timber market review #19-2015
22 October 2015 ` 17:48
– A Chinese company plans to invest $250 million to build a massive wood-processing plant in New Zealand. Fenglin Wood Industry Group, based in Nanning, has already been carrying out a feasibility study on building and operating a... 
WhatWood: Softwood lumber exports from Russia to Japan fell 12% in August
15 October 2015 ` 17:32
Softwood lumber exports from Russia to Japan in August 2015 amounted to 54,300 m3, which is 12% lower than in the previous month and 2% lower than in August 2014. This is the lowest rate in the last... 