Press Releases from Wood Resources International LLC (23 total)
Softwood Lumber Prices have Trended Downward in US, Russia and Japan but Upward …
Prices for softwood lumber imported to China increased this fall, while they fell in Japan as the housing market weakened. In the US, lumber prices…
Global Trade of Softwood Lumber was up Seven Percent in the First Six Months of …
Higher demand for wood products following the global recession has resulted in a steadily increasing trade in softwood lumber the past five years, reports the…
Timber Harvests in the US and Canada Rising the Past Four Years as the Result of …
Increased North American log exports and higher softwood lumber production in the US and Canada have resulted in a steady rise in timber harvests on…
Increases in Russian Lumber Exports have Not Compensated for the Decline in Log …
The Russian log export tax that was implemented in 2007 resulted in a sharp decline of log exportation with the Russian share of globally traded…
Pulp Mills and Sawmills in Latin America had Among the Lowest Wood Costs in the …
Declining costs for sawlogs and pulplogs in Brazil and Chile over the past few years have made the forest industry in the two countries quite…
Wood fiber costs for pulp mills fell in both North America and Latin America in …
Lower pulp prices during last summer and increased supply of sawmill chips put downward pressure on pulpwood prices in North America and Latin America in…
The expansion of pulp production in China continues and the lack of domestic woo …
Chinese pulp mills increasingly have to rely on imported wood chips for their wood fiber needs. In 2011, record volumes are being imported mainly from…
New Zealand’s log exports to China account for one-third of the country’s ti …
Log exportation from New Zealand continues to rise at a record pace, with almost one-third of the country’s timber harvest being processed at sawmills in…
Exports of logs and lumber from the US and Canada to China on pace to reach a re …
The US and Canada have been exporting record volumes of logs and lumber to China in 2011. The Wood Resource Quarterly predicts that exports…
Pulpwood prices in Western US were up almost 50 percent in 2Q/11 compared to 2Q/ …
Seattle, USA. Pulp mills in the Western US have seen their wood costs go up for four consecutive quarters, and this region, together with Quebec,…
Wood costs for pulp manufacturers worldwide are on the rise: The Global Wood Fib …
Wood costs, which account for up 70 percent of production costs when manufacturing pulp, have gone up worldwide the past two years, according to the…
Increased Foreign Interest in Pulp Mills and Plantations in Australia While The …
The plantation ownership in Australia is in transition after the Management Investment Scheme (MIS) collapsed in 2009, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. Foreign pension funds…
Pulpwood Prices in Western US Were Up Almost 50% in 2Q Compared to 2Q/10, While …
Wood costs for pulp mills in Western US have increased over the past 12 months, reaching their highest level since early 2008 in the 2Q/11,…
Lumber demand is increasing worldwide and has resulted in higher lumber prices i …
Last year global demand for softwood lumber increased by 15 percent after having hit a 50-year low in 2009. The rise in demand has pushed…
Japan's imports of logs, lumber, plywood set to increase to its highest since 20 …
Seattle, USA. The earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on March 11 is first and foremost a humanitarian tragedy that is difficult to comprehend. Over…
Wood Costs for Pulp Manufacturers Worldwide are on the Rise: Wood Fiber Price In …
Wood costs, which account for up 70 percent of production costs when manufacturing pulp, have gone up worldwide the past two years, according to the…
Russian Log and Lumber Exports increased Substantially in 1Q/11 thanks to Higher …
The world’s largest log exporter, Russia, increased the shipments of logs in the 1Q/11 after having declined for four years, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly.…
Lumber demand is increasing Worldwide and has resulted in higher Lumber Prices i …
Last year global demand for softwood lumber increased 18 percent after having hit a 50-year low in 2009. The rise in demand has pushed lumber…
Asia’s increasing demand for Wood drives Sawlog prices up in the US and Canada …
Sawlog prices in Western US were up about 20 percent in 2010 as an result of increased competition for logs from log buyers in China,…
Global trade of wood chips was up in 2010 after a sharp decline in 2009 with Chi …
Global trade of wood chips was up 25 percent in 2010 because of increased production of pulp and paper products worldwide. China showed the greatest…
Japan's imports of Logs, Lumber, Plywood set to increase to its highest since 20 …
Japan is in urgent need of pre-fabricated houses and manufactured wood products in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami that hit the country in…
Wood Pellet Exports from the US and Canada to Europe reached 1.6 million tons in …
Over the past two years, North America has become a major supplier of wood pellets to Europe. In 2010, an estimated 1.6 million tons of…
Wood Costs for the Global Pulp industry have increased 17 percent the Past two y …
Global market pulp production increased by seven percent in 2010, which increased demand for wood raw-material. As a result, prices for wood chips and pulplogs…
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