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  • Market Prices
  • November 30, 2009 18:21

Sweden: Exports of Softwood Lumber Up 2.3%

Between January and September 2009, exports of sawn softwood from Sweden were 2.3% over the comparable period of 2008..... [more...]

  • Forestry
  • November 30, 2009 14:15

Stora Enso Restarts Production at Sunila Pulp Mill

As a result of the improved pulp market, Stora Enso decided to restart production at the Sunila pulp mill at Kotka, Finland, which was temporarily shut down in April 2009.... [more...]

  • Sawmilling
  • November 30, 2009 11:51

Germany: Construction Permit Issued for Beech Glulam

A building approval was recently issued for beech glulam and beech hybrid barrows (top layer) and spruce (core blades)..... [more...]

  • Wood Construction
  • November 30, 2009 11:05

Study Shows Tall Wooden Buildings Are Safe Against Earthquakes

The Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation conducted an earthquake simulation that shows that taller wood-frame buildings can perform safely in a major earthquake..... [more...]

Market Prices
  • Market Prices
  • November 30, 2009 10:03

U.S. softwood and panel markets - 48th week, 2009

Sales of framing lumber moderated in the wake of last week’s strong finish, but sales through Tuesday were better than expected for the holiday-shortened week. Extensive curtailments and recent purchasing that pushed order files out into early to mid-December gave mills the upper hand...... [more...]

  • Wood energy
  • November 30, 2009 09:27

Austria: Positive Development in the Pellet Industry

With 71,000 installed pellet boilers in 2009, the pellet heater market in Austria increased by 13.6% in 2009 with respect to 2008.... [more...]

  • Market Prices
  • November 30, 2009 09:12

China: Wood Products trade 2009

According to the latest statistics from China’s Customs, in the first three quarters of 2009 the total trade value of China’s major wood products amounted to just over US$45 billion, down 6 percent from the same period of last year...... [more...]

  • Market Prices
  • November 29, 2009 08:05

Japan: September housing starts

The Japan Lumber reports (JLR) states that September 2009 housing starts were 61,181 units, 37% lower than the same month year earlier...... [more...]

  • Market Prices
  • November 28, 2009 12:56

Guyana: Market Trends

Prices for wood products from Guyana remain generally stable. However Purpleheart standard sawmill quality logs recorded a drop in price whilst Purpleheart fair sawmill quality and Mora standard sawmill quality recorded price increases of USD$5 per cu.m...... [more...]

  • Market Prices
  • November 28, 2009 11:54

ITTO's tropical timber market report from Bolivia

Bolivia Sawnwood Prices, Bolivia Added Value Product Prices... [more...]

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