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Ghana's export volume in third quarter lower than last year [Dec 31, 2015] U.S.: Loggers feel impact of paper industry downturn [Dec 31] Current weather affecting logging industry [Dec 31] Global pellet statistics for 2014 from FAO [Dec 31] Canada:B.C. lumber trade delegation to Asia encouraged by response [Dec 30] Japanese giant Sumitomo buys Nelson forests for $370m to secure Wood> supply [Dec 30] U.S.:Outlook,Good year for timber ahead [Dec 30] Italy's Fabelli Furniture expands in U.S. [Dec 29] IKEA Upends S. Korean Furniture Industry [Dec 29] UK:South American timber used for Borders Railway bridges [Dec 28] U.S.:Furniture industry bounces back from the recession [Dec 28] Japan's wooden furniture imports rebound since August [Dec 28] China: Average import prices of log on the way down [Dec 28] The value of forests is recognized by Microsoft [Dec 28] US hardwood lumber exports to Mena up 18% [Dec 28] Stora Enso invests to further improve profitability and efficiency in its Wood> Products division [Dec 28] German particleboard export situation reverses [Dec 28] European imports of tropical plywood down 2% [Dec 23] Northeast Wood Products commissions pellet plant [Dec 23] U.S.:West Coast lumber exports plummet [Dec 23] 2015 Decor Trends: Things We Loved and Loathed [Dec 22] Georgia-Pacific to Sell Engineered Lumber Business To Boise Cascade [Dec 22] Austria:Kronospan Enters U.S. Flooring, Acquiring Clarion Board and Laminate [Dec 22] U.S.:Challenges mount for NC timber industry  [Dec 21] U.S.:Firewood, timber prices up this winter [Dec 21] Robotmaster Dramatically Changing Construction Timber Industry [Dec 19] Global Wood> production jumped in 2014 [Dec 19] New Zealand:Good rises in log prices expected in 2016 [Dec 18] Canada, Japan appear to have different understanding on raw log deal [Dec 18] Sweden Tense situation on markets for pine lumber [Dec 18] Germany: Building approval numbers up by 13.8% [Dec 18] Swedish research team explores Wood>-based 3-D printing [Dec 17] Exports of U.S. hardwood lumber and veneer to the MENA region reach USD 88.21 million in 2015 [Dec 17] Irish Forestry investment blossoming in face of data dearth [Dec 17] New Russian sawmill opens [Dec 16] Latvian plywood exports continue to increase [Dec 16] European plywood production increased by 12% [Dec 15] Home Depot leads chemical cleanup of flooring [Dec 15] U.S.:$85 million sawmill to be built at Newton  [Dec 15] Malaysia: Drop in revenue from timber products this year  [Dec 15] Enviva launches $5 million forest conservation fund [Dec 14] UK:Accoya modified Wood> manufacturing capacity to double to meet global demand  [Dec 14] Romania, sixth timber supplier for IKEA [Dec 11] Australia:Weather impacting logging industry [Dec 11] Global Forest Certification Scheme Comes to New Zealand [Dec 11] U.S.:Wood> Pellets Producer Enviva Gives $5 Million To Forest Conservation [Dec 11] French kitchen-furniture manufacturer to invest €125m by 2020 [Dec 10] U.S.:Boise Cascade investing $24M to expand its plywood plant [Dec 10] Hydrowood: new age logging produces uniquely-coloured specialty timber [Dec 10] Canada: Wood> product sales up, logs down [Dec 9] U.S. construction spending rises solidly to near 8-year high [Dec 9] How to invest in UK woodland [Dec 9] Biomass: a burning issue for European and U.S. forests [Dec 9] Pallet Market Trends [Dec 8] To curb smuggling of endangered timber,India to join global alliance [Dec 8] Sawlog Prices, Falling Faster in Europe, Hit 5 Year Low [Dec 8] Ethiopia Counts On Forest Resources to Boost Economy [Dec 7] Record year for UK forestry says latest industry report [Dec 5] German Parquet sales volume down year on year by 1.6% [Dec 4] German imports of lumber increased by 9% [Dec 4] Cisco Brothers Acquires Environment Furniture [Dec 3] Stable 2016 outlook for global paper and forest products sector on increasing home construction [Dec 3] US forest products in the global economy [Dec 3] U.S.:Forest giant Weyco set to get much bigger [Dec 3] China: Wood> products average import prices on the way down [Dec 3] European tropical Wood> imports up 16% on previous year [Dec 3] U.S.: Marinette Co. sees record timber revenue, expecting surplus for second year [Dec 2] Finland's first wooden high-rise wins the Wood> Prize [Dec 2] S�0�2dra opens sales offices in USA and in China [Dec 1] UPM Plywood plans short-time at Pellos plants [Dec 1] Albania Bans Logging to Save Forests [Dec 1] U.S. Timber trends: From dismal to different [Dec 1] Canada:Resolute Forest Halts Quebec Timber Operation [Dec 1] Change underway in Japan's plywood industry [Nov 30] Irish: Timber firm Glennon Bros doubles profit [Nov 30] UK:Forestry industry worth almost �0�51bn a year [Nov 30] U.S.:Sales for Log Home Industry Picking Up in B.C. [Nov 27] Plum Creek Timber to merge with Weyerhaeuser [Nov 27] Malaysia: 20 per cent growth for timber related exports to Europe  [Nov 26] U.S.doubles softwood lumber imports from Europe [Nov 26] Fortifying rubber Wood>, naturally [Nov 25] Brazilian exchange launches app to track illegal timber trade [Nov 25] Technology Advances Drive Design Innovations in Wood> Materials [Nov 25] Wood> Industry 4.0 Dominates Technology Trends in 2015 [Nov 25] GS Group Launches the Sudoma Sawmill in Russia for Building Market [Nov 25] U.S.:Tropical sawnwood imports higher than any time since US recession [Nov 24] Brazil:Timber exports Improve and production costs rise [Nov 24] Oregon Firm Is Pioneering Tall Wood> Building [Nov 23] Georgia-Pacific and U.S. Lumber Expand Distribution of Engineered Lumber to Baltimore Area [Nov 20] Canada:Millar Western closes forestry mill in northern Alberta [Nov 20] Mets�0�1 Wood>, Snavely Forest Products Enter Distribution Partnership in USA [Nov 19] Ecommerce Site Purchases Huge Brazilian Factory to Make Flooring [Nov 19] U.S.:Remodeling Drives Up Lowe's, Home Depot [Nov 18] Indonesia: Timber certification urgent issue in global market [Nov 18] U.S.: Virola sawnwood imports up in June [Nov 17] Japan's first three quarter furniture imports trend [Nov 17] China: New distribution networks for the timber industry [Nov 17] Alaska warms up to biomass heat, Haines not far behind [Nov 16] Top 5 Selling Species for Cabinetry Components in 2015 [Nov 16] Malaysia Aims To Match Or Exceed 2014 Timber Exports [Nov 14] Timber Products plant in Medford takes on major upgrade [Nov 14] U.S:Sierra Pacific and Plum Creek Fund OSU Advanced Wood> Products Lab [Nov 13] Germany: August furniture industry turnover increases by 17.8 % [Nov 13] Australia: Timber industry benefitting from housing growth but challenges remain [Nov 13] Tasmanian plantation hardwood logs shipped to China for plywood pallets[Nov 13] EOS/ETTF forecasting softwood stable output for Europe [Nov 12] Malaysia: Furniture: Lack of raw materials hamper Sabah [Nov 12] Canada: OntarioR17;s 2015 Wood> Design Award winners revealed [Nov 12] Duchy Timber increases fence panel production with new machine [Nov 11] U.S.:Timber Products completes purchase of SierraPine facility [Nov 11] Architects embrace the beginning of the timber age  [Nov 10] Germany: Window sales to rise by 1.9% in 2015 [Nov 10] Stability restored to US softwood lumber prices [Nov 9] Russian UTMER forecasts drop in particleboard output [Nov 9] U.S.:Weyerhaeuser, Plum Creek Merge in Deal Valued at $23B [Nov 9] Australian hotel wins World Interior of the Year  [Nov 7] Algeria: Building Materials - Decline in Imports in First Nine Month of 2015 [Nov 7] Mets�0�1 Wood> USA rebrands LVL engineered Wood> product [Nov 7] Worldwide pellet production increased by almost 11% [Nov 6] Wallboard Supply Co. acquires lumber supplier [Nov 6] U.S.:Caribou lumber company expands north into St. John Valley [Nov 6] Russian UTMER forecasts drop in particleboard output [Nov 6] Canada: Wood> reaches new heights: Cities across Canada turning to timber in construction [Nov 6] UK:EPS cuts into Scottish Timber industry [Nov 5] Spain:Timber home numbers on the up [Nov 5] Simple Wooden House is Sustainable in More Ways Than One [Nov 4] U.S.:Three H Furniture Expands Casegoods Production [Nov 4] Stora Enso negotiates production cutbacks [Nov 3] Malaysia: S'wak timber output to reduce [Nov 3] U.S.:John Rock Gets New Sawmill Up to Speed [Nov 2] WeyerhaeuserR17;s Earnings Poised to Rebound [Nov 2] German Eurobaustoff to generate €920m in sales from Wood> [Nov 2] U.S.:Timber industry is making a comeback in SWAR [Oct 30] World's tallest timber tower to be built in British Columbia [Oct 30] Chilean Wood>-products manufacturer to invest $325 million in new Northern Michigan plant [Oct 29] UPM Kymi pulp mill expansion well on schedule [Oct 29] UK: HSBC backs expanding flooring company [Oct 28] How one lumber company adapted in the Recession [Oct 28] Canadian firms seek U.S. lumber deal renewal to avoid trade fight [Oct 28] Austrian timber producer opens its third sawmill in Romania [Oct 27] U.S.: Dismal forecast for timber [Oct 27] U.S.:Why is firewood so expensive this year? Fracking, for one thing [Oct 27] Modern Wood> clad cabin in Spain harvests water & sun [Oct 26] UK: Latham's latest surface makes a big impression [Oct 26] U.S.:Poulin Lumber Acquired by No. 3 Building Supply Dealer [Oct 26] Indonesia: Govt to cancel relaxation on timber certification policy  [Oct 26] Europe warned to take stronger action to tackle illegal logging [Oct 24] Sustainable Forestry Showcased At Pomfret Sawmill [Oct 24] Indonesia's Furniture Exports Value Exceeds US$2bn [Oct 23] New law to stop timber smuggling in East African  [Oct 23] Weak housing market slashes net income at Deltic Timber [Oct 22] U.S.:New agreement needed to sustain Montana's mills [Oct 22] RomaniaR17;s Government sets up Forest guards to fight against illegal logging [Oct 21] Masonite takes over USA Wood> Door [Oct 21] Australia:Forestry boost as companies seek to export 'responsibly managed' timber products [Oct 20] Canadian timber sales up over past five years, but B.C. Wood> exports to Asia down [Oct 19] U.S.:SBA Funds Ohio Wood> Products Businesses Incubator [Oct 19] Malaysia: Timber and Wood> products export reports in 2015 First Half-Year  [Oct 16] World's largest Cross-Laminated Timber apartment complex being built in Montreal [Oct 16] U.S.:Construction Material Prices Plunge in September [Oct 16] Idaho logging, Wood> product and paper industries hang steady [Oct 16] Canada: West Fraser to Acquire Sawmill Manning Diversified in Alberta [Oct 15] VietNam: Wood> exporters urged to get legal [Oct 15] U.S.:Forest industry spotlight - Tribal timber mill running once again  [Oct 15] UPM-Kymmene to adjust output of birch plywood [Oct 14] Canfor ceasing production at Canal Flats sawmill [Oct 14] Furniture Manufacturing in Italy: New Technology & Innovations [Oct 13] Robinson Lumber To Distribute Peruvian Tropical Hardwood in U.S. [Oct 13] Montana Wood> products industry concerned about expiration of Canadian trade agreement [Oct 13] Indonesia:Relaxing timber rules raises fears for forest governance  [Oct 13] Canada-US softwood lumber deal set to expire [Oct 12] Wood> Products Exports WIll Benefit from Trans Pacific Trade Deal  [Oct 12] UK:Timber production soars as industry reaps benefits of 1960s tree-planting boom [Oct 10] Brazil:Plywood and sawmilling industries returning to profitability [Oct 9] U.S.:Denver Hardwood Flooring Supplier Acquired by Germany's L�0�1gler [Oct 9] Orders placed for sawmill project in Uruguay [Oct 8] U.S. furniture makers getting healthier, still feel import squeeze [Oct 8] Plywood Plyboo Maker Enters India Market [Oct 7] U.S.:Construction Costs Increase Even as Some Material Prices Drop [Oct 7] Indonesia:Upcoming APP pulp mill 'will guzzle timber' [Oct 7] Prices for Overseas Traded Hardwood Chip Were 14% below Their Peak Four Years Ago [Oct 6] Global sawlog prices hit low levels in Q2 [Oct 6] Germany:Improvement in orders in living room furniture industry [Oct 5] U.S.:Furniture Industry Rebounding But Changing [Oct 5] Chinese oak imports up and beech imports down [Oct 5] Germany:Kitchen furniture industry expects 4% rise in turnover [Oct 3] Japan:Plywood imports tumbled 20.7% in first half [Oct 2] Requarth unveils 2 new product lines [Oct 2] York Timbers to set up 25MW electrical biomass plant in South Africa [Oct 1] Lumber prices down sharply; Tricon announces layoffs [Oct 1] Decline in Chinese Lumber Imports Impacts North American Markets [Oct 1] Volume of logged timber goes up by 1.2% in Romania [Sep 30] Swedish sawmills succeed in reducing inflated stocks [Sep 30] Canfor Announces the Purchase of Anthony Forest Products [Sep 29] Brazilian Sawlog Prices Hit Their Lowest Levels in Ten Years in the 2Q/15 [Sep 29] Germany:Timber industry expects a deterioration [Sep 28] 8 storey Cross-Laminated Timber apartments win Finlandia Prize for Architecture [Sep 28] UK consumers want tighter EU rules to tackle illegal timber [Sep 23] U.S.:Hardwood Industry Optimism Rising from the Ashes [Sep 23] Quebec firm takes on Wood> high-rise challenge [Sep 22] U.S.:Plum Creek Divests Southern Timberlands for $120 Million [Sep 22] VietNam:Timber exports likely to grow 10%  [Sep 22] UK:Borders timber firm Oregon eyes double turnover [Sep 21] Mets�0�1 Wood> also reduces redwood production [Sep 21] Japan:Lumber self-sufficiency rate climbs above 30% first time in 27 years [Sep 18] Germany:VDM increases furniture industry growth forecast for 2015 to 3% [Sep 17] Georgia-Pacific lumber mill seeks to boost production [Sep 17] VietNam Timber product sales to China grow [Sep 17] Round timber purchase prices show slight decrease in H1 in Latvia [Sep 16] Irish:Timber production is set to double [Sep 16] Belarus' exports of Wood> products over $90m in January-August 2015 [Sep 16] UK timber product import volumes reduce [Sep 15] Wall of cheap Canadian Wood> to surge south when deal expires [Sep 15] Canada:Wood> pellets in high demand and short supply [Sep 14] U.S.:Strong timber market lifts Florida pine industry [Sep 14] Polish Paged faces lower earnings from plywood business [Sep 14] Timber innovation company signs Canada deal  [Sep 12] Walford Timber invests in Salvador system [Sep 12] Log Shortage Leads Canfor to Close Sawmill [Sep 12] German Pellets achieves growth despite price pressure [Sep 11] Growth of 8.6% in Italian machine engineering sector [Sep 11] Brazilian Sawlog Prices at Lowest Level in 10 Years [Sep 11] Southern Oregon firm becomes the first in the U.S. to be certified for new Wood> product [Sep 10] Canada-United Softwood Lumber Agreement likely to expire next month: forests minister [Sep 10] Japanese plywood supply dips in the first half [Sep 9] Sierra Pine to spin off particleboard and MDF mills [Sep 9] Five African countries announce groundbreaking move to curb regional illegal timber trade [Sep 8] Carter Lumber to open new manufacturing facility [Sep 8] UK's Timber Trade Federation backs sustainable sourcing campaign [Sep 7] Timber Business Booming in Parts Of Florida [Sep 7] Can Kiwi tech be a big boost to lucrative forestry industry? [Sep 7] Canfor: Sharp fall in result in the lumber division [Sep 5] U.S.:Weak Southern Pine Lumber Demand Forces Production Slowdown [Sep 5] U.S.:Lumber Exports to China Unexpectedly Rise in August [Sep 4] Germany Veneer production declines to 34,000 m�0�6 in 2014 [Sep 4] U.S.:Imports of all major Wood> products improve [Sep 4] Brazil forecast 30% rise in 2015 Wood> products exports [Sep 4] Japan's furniture imports rose in July  [Sep 3] ChinaR17;s first half log imports fall [Sep 3] UK:BSW Timber acquires Tilhill Forestry  [Sep 2] TimberR17;s Transformation: An Old Building Material is Reborn [Sep 2] Sweden Log prices down slightly in second quarter [Sep 2] U.S.:Osborne Wood Products Records Seasonal Surge in Table Slide Sales [Sep 1] Kronospan to replace particleboard line in Menznau  [Sep 1] Mets�0�1 Wood> reduces spruce-lumber production [Sep 1] Montana Timber Industry Stagnant Despite YearR17;s Promising Start [Aug 31] European timber pallet industry to converge on Ireland [Aug 31] Stora Enso: Weaker result for Wood> Products [Aug 28] International Forestry Experts Warn About the Risk for Losing the Boreal Forests [Aug 27] Austria:IFN aims to take 75% share in Danish door and window producer Kastrup Vinduet Holdings [Aug 27] U.S.:RedBuilt Engineered Lumber Facility Doubles Capacity [Aug 27] Lumber prices are on the up as US home sales rise [Aug 26] Conifex joins B.C. lumber producers bound for U.S. south [Aug 26] U.S.: Hardwood plywood imports stable  [Aug 25] Midterm report shows S.C. forestry near growth goal [Aug 24] U.S.:Timber prices hover around 2014 levels [Aug 24] Latvian scientists make bioethanol and furfural from straw [Aug 24] Russia:Sawmill 25 Group increases cutting by 21% [Aug 21] EU Wood>-flooring exports increase again [Aug 21] Japanese home uses crafted timber sundial to support its passive system [Aug 20] Solomons'sawn timber audits planned [Aug 20] Japan lumber demand expected to decrease in the upcoming months [Aug 20] Swedish Valutec opens sales office in Vancouver [Aug 19] U.S.:Lumber and plywood cash prices [Aug 19] Quebec government releases technical guide on construction of 12-storey wooden buildings [Aug 19] Canada's Hardwoods Distribution Reports Record Quarterly Sales [Aug 18] UK:Premier sells OSB to China [Aug 18] Mohawk Flooring Sales Rise on U.S. Home Building [Aug 17] Sustainablility Award for UK builders merchant\ [Aug 17] U.S.:Construction Input Prices trend lower in July [Aug 15] Klausner sells German sawmill Kodersdorf [Aug 14] U.S.:Some Hardwood Sawmills Struggle to Stay in the Black [Aug 14] China:Yuan depreciation raises fears for pulp, timber [Aug 13] Interfor closing Tacoma sawmill in Commencement Bay [Aug 13] U.S.:Roseburg Forest Products purchases fiberboard plant [Aug 12] Lumber Supplier Canfor Loans $30 Million to Conifex [Aug 12] UK:Mumford & Wood in �0�51.5m factory expansion [Aug 11] U.A.E.:Dubai gets a furniture-only mall [Aug 10] U.S.:Weston flooring company expands reach to Asia [Aug 10] Western Forest Products net income falls 35% [Aug 8] Canada's Stella Jones Sales Boosted by Strong U.S. Currency [Aug 7] Viet Nam:Timber industry may flounder later in year [Aug 7] Ghana exports €72.7m worth of Wood> products [Aug 6] U.S.:Bliffert Lumber buys Midwest Millwork [Aug 6] New Zealand:New Forests agrees to purchase Marlborough timber plantation [Aug 5] IKEA, Acquiring Forests, Aims To Limit Wood Consumption [Aug 4] Estonia: Further decline in roundwood prices [Aug 4] Brazil:Market recovery and exchange rate boost to exports [Aug 3] U.S.:Home construction up expect in US South [Aug 3] Construction output for the EU expected to grow by 1.9% in 2015 [Aug 3] Can Wooden Skyscrapers Revive US Timber Industry? [Jul 31] U.S.:Developer breaks ground on modern all-timber office building in North Loop, Minneapolis [Jul 31] Malaysia:Timber sector boosted by current weakening ringgit Ireland: 46% growth in operating profit to €60.5m for Coillte [Jul 30] IKEA Gets Deeper Into the Woods [Jul 29] U.S.:Leading Hardwood Demand Indicator on a Rollercoaster [Jul 29] German softwood lumber output 5.1% down [Jul 28] U.S.:Cyprium Partners Backs Family-Owned Hardwood Lumber Business Weaber [Jul 28] Canfor Reports Results for Second Quarter of 2015 [Jul 27] India:Organised plywood firms pin hopes on GST to improve market [Jul 27] Deltic Timber says soft lumber market responsible for net income decline [Jul 26] Mozambique loses $540m to illegal timber exports-Official [Jul 26] The Russian pellet output increased 25% in 2014 [Jul 26] Germany:Selling prices for oak gluelam boards raised considerably [Jul 24] UPM receives top scores in WWF UK Timber Scorecard [Jul 24] Japanese plywood imports fell again [Jul 23] Spanish plywood imports have increased again  [Jul 22] UK:Industry embracing responsibly- sourced timber  [Jul 22] Brazil seeks new plywood markets [Jul 21] Lumber Liquidators opens new store in Greer [Jul 20] Canada:Lumber recovery slow to take root in B.C. [Jul 20] Ukraine imposing ten-year ban on roundwood exports [Jul 18] Spanish imports of lumber increased by 19 %  [Jul 17] Australia:Victorian native forest timber offered at discount price to Japanese mill [Jul 16] U.S.:Oregon timber harvests over 4 billion board feet in 2014 [Jul 16] VietNam:Forestry sector restructuring to lift Wood> product exports [Jul 15] Canada:Cost increases forecast to exceed revenue growth for Wood> products [Jul 15] Timber and construction, a well-matched couple [Jul 14] Fargo's Simonson Lumber applies high-tech to home design [Jul 14] U.S.:Particleboard Plant Revamps for Pellet Production [Jul 13] Australia:Victorian timber bound for China under secret Andrews Government rescue plan [Jul 13] German furniture imports climbed by 10.1%  [Jul 11] Australia: Boosting Timber Construction One Frame at a Time [Jul 10] Timber Manufacturing To Increase in Pacific Northwest [Jul 10] European wooden furniture exports impacted by the Ukrainian crisis [Jul 9] Recovery of B.C.R17;s forestry sector hits a rough patch  [Jul 8] Malaysian timber certification scheme hopes for acceptance by The Netherlands [Jul 8] U.S.:Lumber Prices Begin Their Climb [Jul 8] Ghana's export of Wood> products increased by 48% in 1Q [Jul 7] Europe Wood> furniture trade analysis [Jul 7] Canadian lumber market is back on the beam [Jul 6] Russian forestry sanctions a "severe blow̶1; to Finland, industry warns [Jul 6] Canada, Japan clash over timber in TPP talks [Jul 3] Tokyo designers push the boundaries of wooden skyscrapers [Jul 3] Ghana: Waive tax on timber importation [Jul 2] Australia:Sandalwood - world can't get enough of WA's fragrant timber [Jul 2] Engineers create Wood>-based electronics circuits [Jul 1] UK: Mumford & Wood reveals factor expansion [Jul 1] Timber market firmness lifts US forestry returns [Jun 30] Thai firms plan 120 MW of biomass projects [Jun 30] U.S.:West Virginia lumber industry rebounding [Jun 29] Study Shows that Timber Buildings Cost Less to Build [Jun 29] Malaysian furniture exports may double by 2020 [Jun 29] India: Fall in prices: Poplar, eucalyptus growers seek help from Centre [Jun 29] Chinese demand for U.S. hardwood soars to $1.53 bln [Jun 26] Canadian wood builders target overseas markets [Jun 25] U.S.:Logging business booming in Halifax County [Jun 25] UK:Lathams reports annual profit rise [Jun 25] India interested in Southland timber [Jun 25] U.S.:Falling West Coast exports dampen loggers' sales [Jun 24] U.S.:New-home sales reach fastest pace in more than 7 years  [Jun 24] India Wood and Articles of Wood or Wood Charcoal exports fall to US$ 25.29 M in May- 2015 [Jun 24] Beetle Plague Spurs Canadians on U.S. Lumber-Mill Buying Spree [Jun 23] China:New timber center launched in Dalian [Jun 23] UK:New guidance promotes sustainable timber use [Jun 22] Lumber prices have fallen sharply in key markets around the world in early 2015 with the biggest declines seen in North America and Europe  [Jun 22] Eco-Friendly Timber and Metal Prefabs [Jun 19] U.S. Lumber Exporters Lose China Market Share [Jun 18] U.S. housing market expected to boost slumping lumber prices [Jun 18] VietNam Wood product export value set to meet annual target [Jun 18] Scientists Develop Chips Made Mostly From Wood [Jun 18] More Hardwood Enters Domestic Markets Amid Export Slowdown [Jun 17] US March imports of processed wood products increased [Jun 17] Brazil: Exports increase in the first quarter 2015 [Jun 16] Japan:Sales of logs and lumber auction markets [Jun 16] U.S.:Timber Report: Housing starts up 20 percent, unsold home inventory dropped [Jun 15] Malaysia:Export of timber and timber products to reach RM21 bln [Jun 12 Gerrman Pellets begins construction of sawmill [Jun 12] Austria Timber Industry Posts Decline for 2014 [Jun 11] China Introduces Series of Logging Bans, Forestry Official Says [Jun 11] Australia:Forest and Wood Products Australia backs tall timber buildings [Jun 11] UNDP and Canada partner to favor recovery in the Philippines [Jun 10] Ligna: Visitor numbers up by 7% to roughly 96,000 [Jun 10] Mets� Fibre invests €1.2bn in pulp mill [Jun 9] This Canadian company took a wood product once considered junk and turned it into a $2.3-billion business Malaysina:Sarawak timber firms step up tree planting to ensure constant supply [Jun 8] Australia:Construction Material Prices on the Rise [Jun 8] Weyerhaeuser's Lumber mill expansion continues [Jun 6] German hardwood plywood imports down 4 % [Jun 6] Sweden's lumber exports raised by 17.5% in March [Jun 5] U.S.:Lumber distributor planning merger  [Jun 5] Recovery in EU tropical wood imports [Jun 4] Forestry: Shape up for quality timber [Jun 4] Australia:Going nuts for timber tech [Jun 3] U.S.:Big C Lumber expands [Jun 3] EU adopts new sustainable forestry strategy [Jun 2] Brazil's tropical wood product exports increased by 12.4% in April [Jun 2] Recovery in EU tropical wood imports [Jun 2] U.S.: RISI Crow's Construction Materials Cost Index [Jun 1] Lumber output down by roughly 5% in Finland [May 29] UPM Plywood increases both turnover and profit [May 29] North America: EWP production declines further [May 29] West Coast Log and Lumber Exports Decreased in First Quarter [May 28] European forestry and paper concerns improved results [May 28] Canadian buyer shuts down Tideflats sawmill — temporarily, it says [May 27] India Plywood Market is expected to reach INR 479.7 Billion by 2019 [May 27] Swedish Setra investing in extension of Kastet sawmill [May 26] Weyerhaeuser reports lower earnings during first quarter [May 26] Disappointing trend in log & stud prices, housing starts [May 26] U.S.:Lumber Prices Head Upward Along With Homebuilding [May 25] Canada:13 story timber tower to be built in Quebec City, will be tallest in North America [May 25] Zambia to clamp down on timber smugglers [May 25] WDMA Releases 2015 Window and Entry Door U.S. Market Study [May 23] Luxury Furniture Market is Expected to Reach $27.01 Billion, Globally, by 2020 [May 23] Peru:First export of plantation timber to US [May 22] Emerging signs of recovery in the EU joinery sector [May 21] Canada's sapelli imports grow [May 21] U.S.:Home construction grows at the fastest pace since 1991 [May 20] Malaysia less than halfway to goal for 2020 timber export earnings [May 20] Canada:Wood costs push Tembec to suspends sawmill operations in Quebec [May 20] Romania:Over 7 million cu.m of wood products and less than 1 million cu.m of logs exported [May 19] European joinery product import trends [May 19] Romania wants to ban timber exports until end-summer [May 18] Canada's sapelli imports grow [May 18] India:Plywood manufacturing holds promise [May 18] U.S.:Demand for Kentucky bourbon pushes timber market to its limits [May 16] Largest U.S. pension fund seeks buyers for about 300,000 acres forestry in southeast U.S. [May 15] UK:Dura Composites partners with International Timber [May 15] Romanian MFP begins production of beech wall elements [May 15] German Furniture industry revenues remained stable [May 14] Viet Nam wood processing industry facing market risks [May 14] Milan Furniture Fair: trend report  [May 14] U.S.:South Florida lumber companies looking solid [May 13] Gambia: New currency restrictions scale down timber exports [May 13] Lumber investors recalibrate expectations as supercycle stalls [May 12] North American OSB prices continue to decrease [May 12] U.S.:Office furniture sector continues on growth path ahead of NeoCon [May 11] Sweden: Roundwood prices up further in first quarter [May 11] Price Sawmill Sells to Interfor Corp. [May 9] Japan:Timber exports surge on weak yen, demand from China [May 8] UK:Timber importer Premier Forest Group passes �100m turnover mark after latest acquisition  [May 8] Boise Cascade Will Invest $43 Million in Plywood Plant Expansion [May 7] Why Look to Wood? Why Wouldn't We? [May 7] Sharp decline in German parquet production [May 6] UPM-Kymmene: Capacity in Otep�� almost to double  [May 6] Home furniture orders up in 2015 [May 5] U.S.:Big Smiles at R&E Pallets [May 5] Germany:Avant wins global Green Era Award for sustainable flooring solutions [May 5] Brazil Turning back to international markets [May 4] China:Wood products trade at all-time high [May 4] EU plywood imports highest since financial crises [May 4] Stella-Jones looks to acquire lumber supplier Ram Forest [May 1] Russian lumber output up slightly [Apr 30] France pavilion gears up for the opening of expo milan 2015 [Apr 30] U.S.:Timber market firmness lifts US forestry returns [Apr 30] Belarusian sawn timber, slab products for France [Apr 29] Price Discrepancy Between Hardwood & Softwood Chips [Apr 29] Europe importing more elliotis pine plywood [Apr 29] UPM Plywood increases sales and profits [Apr 29] UK:Brooks Bros acquires assets of Sewstern Timber Services [Apr 28] Softwood Exports Rose, Lumber Prices Fell as Dollar Strengthened [Apr 28] USDA Increases Funding to Promote Wood Markets [Apr 28] Canadian producers worried softwood lumber deal will expire in October [Apr 27] News from the Milan Furniture Fair  [Apr 25] Associations weigh in on wood building [Apr 24] Canada exported over 40m m3 of softwood lumber in 2014 [Apr 24] Mexican Duraplay to erect MDF plant and adhesives plant [Apr 24] Dubai strengthens its position as major re-export centre for timber products and solutions: Dubai Woodshow concludes [Apr 24] U.S.:Home Depot phasing out toxic vinyl flooring [Apr 23] European wood-based panel output increased again in 2014 [Apr 23] Apple buys 36,000 acres of forest to create sustainable eco-friendly product packaging [Apr 22] German lumber and planed product output down in Q4 [Apr 21] Trending Outdoor Products for Spring 2015 [Apr 21] Canada:Government Invests To Grow Wood Market [Apr 20] $12m lumber imported by UAE in 2014 [Apr 20] US exports of logs and lumber continue slide [Apr 18] Trends in China's wood-based panel industry [Apr 17] U.S.:Positive outlook in cabinet market in the next four years [Apr 17] U.S.:Rising costs cause pricing pinch for Treasure Valley home builders [Apr 16] Swedish wood exports to UAE stand at Euro 187.5 million and represent one-fourth of total Sweden's exports to MENA region [Apr 15] Market Recap: RISI Crow's Construction Materials Cost Index [Apr 14] Italy: Technology fuels Interwood's rise in furniture market [Apr 13] U.S.:High demand drives bidders to timber auction [Apr 13] New report reveals mixed fortunes for timber industry [Apr 13] The Dubai WoodShow 2015 generates strong interest [Apr 11] UK particleboard consumption increased again [Apr 11] Spanish timber imports stable at a low level [Apr 10] Latvian veneer log prices grow [Apr 10] U.S.:Wood Buildings Get Support from USDA and Softwood Lumber Board [Apr 10] U.S.:Luxor Industrial Sales up 250 Percent, Driven by Wood Products [Apr 9] In 2015 Howden Joinery Group plans 39 new depots [Apr 9] Plunge in UK shop prices continues [Apr 8] Brazil: Export of wood products declines in February [Apr 7] North American lumber production expected to jump in 2015 [Apr 7] Ghana:2014 wood product export up 31% [Apr 6] Japan's forest products export in 2014 [Apr 6] EU tropical wood imports rebound after record low [Apr 3] U.S.:Plum Creek to invest $10 mil in local plants [Apr 2] UK:House price growth slows further [Apr 2] Canfor Announces Completed Purchase of Mill from Southern Lumber Company [Apr 1] Canada's top lumber companies boost U.S. mill activity as domestic production wanes [Mar 31] Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine: United by Forests [Mar 31] 70% of GCC wood consumption is by construction sector [Mar 31] Saudi construction boom driving wood demand [Mar 30] DLH sells companies in Brazil and Russia [Mar 30] Neutral outlook for timber sector in 2015 – Analysts [Mar 27] Germany: Building approvals increased by 5.4% [Mar 27] Italian Biesse announces strong growth in earnings [Mar 26] U.S.:Georgia-Pacific taking over sawmill from Roy O. Martin [Mar 26] UK:Timber firm invests �500k in scanning technology [Mar 26] Swedish Architect unveils designs for totally timber towers in Stockholm [Mar 25] Sustainability: Five steps for managing Europe's forests [Mar 25] G�ll� Timber invests in new control system  [Mar 24] UK:Jobs boost for Bala timber framed house firm [Mar 24] U.S.:East Texas lumber industries seeing decline in business [Mar 24] China: Massive reforms to China's forestry industry put in motion [Mar 23] Stora Enso orders LVL line from Raute [Mar 23] U.S. housing rebound still on track [Mar 20] German:Furniture industry increase of 6.1% in December [Mar 19] Polish lumber output increased by 3% [Mar 19]] South leads U.S. timber industry [Mar 19] Burning wood for electricity: new demands, new questions [Mar 18] Bulgarian Timber Companies Threaten Protests over 3-Month Ban on Exports [Mar 18] U.S.:Michigan's timber industry adopts new operational standards [Mar 18] Malaysia:Robust demand for Sarawakian logs this year on global shortage [Mar 17] European wood flooring imports slow to recover [Mar 17] Japan lumber and wood products imports trends in 2014 U.S.:Outdoor furniture borrows from indoor comfort [Mar 16] Sweden's December exports top previous year again [Mar 16] US LBM acquires Lampert Lumber, including Faribault, Northfield stores [Mar 14] West coast log and lumber exports decreased in 2014 [Mar 13] Regulatory action in EU alternative energy industry led to increased demand for timber [Mar 13] U.S. imports of balsa, sapelli and ipe up in 2014 [Mar 12] US softwood lumber exports to MENA region up 26% in 2014 [Mar 12] Germany:Forest sustainability certification gains ground [Mar 12] UK:Obtala Resources looks to move into Brazilian timber market [Mar 11] Uruguay seeks Finnish investment in timber industry [Mar 11] U.S.:Bad news for log sellers. Good news for builders [Mar 10] U.S.:Odd winter means wood is piling up, prices down [Mar 10] German Building sector forecasts 250,000 completions in 2015 [Mar 10] Swedish softwood sawlogs stocks 43% higher [Mar 10] Tanzania to open up $1billion forestry sector [Mar 10] European trade in wood furniture rises in 2014 [Mar 9] European trade in wood furniture rises in 2014 [Mar 9] U.S. imports of balsa, sapelli and ipe up in 2014 [Mar 6] China MDF exports increased in 2014 [Mar 6[ American Wood Fibers Announces the Strategic Acquisition of Lost Coast Forest Products [Mar 5] Malaysia:Weak ringgit expected to boost furniture industry [Mar 4] U.S.: Northwest Hardwoods Acquires Industrial Timber & Lumber  [Mar 4] Canadian lumber company completes purchase of Simpson mills [Mar 3] 2015 Wood Design Awards in BC honour the best in architectural and structural wood design [Mar 3] Finnish Papermakers Embrace Online World as Slump Ends [Mar 3] Minneapolis Office Building Made of Wood Would Be a U.S. First [Mar 2] Russian Log and Lumber Exports Failed to Increase in Q4/14 [Mar 2[ Old-growth stumps and burls command high prices in furniture, landscape enterprise [Mar 2] Ikea to sell furniture which wirelessly charges your mobile phone [Mar 2] UK:Outdoor Gourmet rides growth trend [Feb 28] UK pallet industry increases turnover to �279m [Feb 27] U.S.:Construction Materials Prices Fall in January [Feb 26] Growth of 13% in US hardwood lumber exports in 2014 [Feb 26] German timber industry grows by 2.9% in 2014 [Feb 25] UK softwood import value rises in 2014 [Feb 24] Timber producer invests EUR 14 mln in new plant in Romania [Feb 24] Armstrong to spin off flooring business into a separate company [Feb 23] Adhesives and insulating foams from softwood bark tannins [Feb 23] US softwood lumber prices so far showing little movement [Feb 23] Boise Cascade Company Reports 2014 Net Income of $80.0 Million on Sales of $3.6 Billion [Feb 21] An Overview Of A Timber And Forestry Play - WOOD [Feb 21] Innovation and adding value to forest products key [Feb 20] Furniture Maker Switches to AkzoNobel's Formaldehyde-Free Coating [Feb 20] US softwood lumber from Europe up in fourth quarter [Feb 19] German timber 0.8% growth in sales trade in November [Feb 19] Solid Wood: The Rise of Mass Timber Architecture [Feb 18] U.S.:Red Oak Lumber Plentiful Amid Flooring Industry Slowdown [Feb 17] Austrian sustainable timber concepts on show at DesignBUILD 2015 [Feb 17] Report shows timber-tracking system in Belarus highly effective [Feb 17] Estonian roundwood prices rise [Feb 17] Delignit Beechwood Composite Panel Finds New Uses and Customers [Feb 16] Latest pallet industry figures show growth in supply of new pallets [Feb 16] Softwood Imports to China Slowed in 4Q/14 [Feb 14] What's hot in outdoor furniture [Feb 14] Canada:BC lumber exports to China fall for first time in nearly a decade [Feb 12] European pellet demand could increase U.S. forest area  [Feb 12] Indonesia:Timber exports to EU heading for $1 billion this year [Feb 12] Timber cladding trends and product review: pre-finishing and secret fixing on the rise [Feb 12] U.S.:2015 looks good for lumber, housing  [Feb 11] Brazil: Export of wood products up 20% [Feb 11] IKEA Sees Sales of Green Products Soar, Sales Exceed $1 Billion in 2014 [Feb 10] U.S.:Builders FirstSource Completes Acquisition of Timber Tech Texas [Feb 10] Kenya lifts ban on timber harvesting [Feb 10] Resourceful Canadian forestry industry bounces back [Feb 9] Dubai Exports: UAE Capital investment in furniture crossed AED 1 billion [Feb 9] A guide to large timber fa�ade applications [Feb 7] The future points to manufactured wood buildings [Feb 7] Universal Forest acquires $4M lumber supplier [Feb 6] U.S. Hardwood Exports Hurt by Rising Dollar [Feb 6] German timber trade revenues dipped again in October [Feb 5] UK:2013 Figures Reveal Modest Recovery in Timber Pallet Production [Feb 5] Stora Enso invests in wooden building element production in Varkaus, Finland [Feb 4] Canada:Ontario's wood-frame construction change could spark new type of condo townhome [Feb 4] Stasis in Europe tropical hardwood imports in 2014 [Feb 3] India:Plantation teak imports of better quality [Feb 3] Polish furniture exports cross EUR 8 bln mark in 2014 [Feb 3] Japan's furniture imports Trends [Feb 3] U.S.:As Wood Markets Rebound, Mosca is Ready [Feb 2] Canada:Lumber sector counts its rings [Feb 2] Renewable energy policies drive production of southern wood pellets for bioenergy [Feb 2] S�dra reduces price of standard saw logs and raises price of hardwood logs [Feb 2] German:Furniture industry improves turnover by 1.5% in 2014 [Jan 31] 2015 Wood Design Awards winners announced [Jan 30] China Wood Optimization Builds New Production Plant in Jiangsu [Jan 30] Weyerhaeuser profit surges nearly four-fold [Jan 30] Swedish sawlog prices rose by 5% in 2014 [Jan 29] Ghana timber export volumes rise 21% [Jan 29] U.S.: Lumber Price Falls Due to Overcapacity [Jan 28] A Sustainable Flame Retardant for Timber Buildings [Jan 28] Mets� Group sells British pole manufacturer [Jan 28] Why 2015 Will Be the Year of Tall Timber Construction [Jan 27] Canadian Lumber Industry to Benefit From Agreement With Mexico [Jan 27] Glennmont Buys U.K. Waste Wood-to-Power Plant for $240 Million [Jan 26] SCM Probes Science of Wood Materials at Technology Showcase [Jan 26] More Foreign Exhibitors Show Up For Builders Show in Las Vegas  [Jan 23] New York City construction costs on the rise [Jan 22] Malaysia:Timber earnings likely to increase significantly this year  [Jan 22] Finnish private forest purchases 'above long-term average' [Jan 21] Timbervest Sells $14.2 Million of Forestry Assets, 10,400 Acres [Jan 20] B.C. wood product companies look to rebound from recession [Jan 20] UK:Furniture industry statistics published [Jan 19] U.S.:Wisconsin's wood product sales growing overseas [Jan 19] Universal Forest Products acquires Australian company  [Jan 19] U.S.:Significant growth in assembled flooring imports from Indonesia [Jan 17] European joinery product import trends [Jan 17] Brazil's pine sawnwood exports up 30% in 2014 [Jan 17] Japan:The import trends of furniture and wood products [Jan 17] China:First domestic standard on formaldehyde emissions [Jan 17] Lincoln Logs Returns Production to U.S. Wood Products Supplier [Jan 16] Vencor International Receives Purchase Order to Produce 3,000 Tons of Bio-Coal [Jan 15] U.S.:Construction Materials Prices Dip in December [Jan 15] Maine Woods Biomass Exports proposes Prospect wood chip project [Jan 14] UK's Active Energy gets wood chip supply orders from Turkey [Jan 14] Interfor Acquires Four Sawmills from Simpson Lumber [Jan 13] Indonesia expects faster growth in timber exports in 2015 [Jan 13] Sustainable Forestry Initiative introduces new standards [Jan 12] US: Plywood imports surge in September [Jan 12] UK:Housing starts predicted to reach 155,000 in 2015 [Jan 12] Latvia's forestry exports continue to grow [Jan 12] Housing trends: What's hot for 2015 [Jan 10] New Zealand:December log exports the largest of the year [Jan 9] Canadian sawn lumber production rise [Jan 9] Weyerhauser to cut jobs in response to port slowdown [Jan 9] Plotting the future of forestry in Europe [Jan 8] U.S. Softwood Exports Making Headway in Thailand [Jan 8] Malaysia:Higher log exports to boost Ta Ann's prospects this year [Jan 8] Remodeling Market Continues to Spur U.S. Lumber Demand [Jan 7] U.S. demand to bolster B.C. forestry in 2015 [Jan 7] UK:Housing starts predicted to reach 155,000 in 2015 [Jan 6] UK:FIRA publishes furniture industry statistics digest 2015 [Jan 6] U.S.:Lumber Markets to Continue Rebound in 2015 [Jan 5] Rainforests: 10 things to watch in 2015 [Jan 5] U.S.:Loggers demand access to more land as costs of harvesting timber soar [Jan 5] Canfor Completes Phased Purchase Agreement of Beadles and Balfour Lumber Companies  [Jan 3] Canada's newest sawmill on schedule for May 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