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US woody biomass prices have dropped the past three years; west coast prices are the lowest in...

Demand and prices of woody biomass throughout the US down the past three years, reports the North American Wood Fiber Review. The Northwest has the lowest...

New Zealand’s log exports to China account for one-third of the country’s timber harvest in 2011

Log exportation from New Zealand at a record pace, almost 1/3 of the timber harvest is being processed at sawmills in China. Domestic sawlog prices reach...

Weaker lumber markets are causing global sawlog prices to fall for first time since early 2009

Slowing lumber markets throughout the world have resulted in declining sawlog prices in many of the major lumber-producing regions in Europe and North...

Global hardwood pulp producers face higher wood fiber costs and lower pulp prices

Profit margins are being squeezed for hardwood pulp producers worldwide with higher wood fiber costs and lower product prices. The wood index (HFPI) reached...

The Global Sawlog Price Index reached a 16-year high in the 2Q/11; the biggest price increases...

Increased consumption of softwood lumber throughout the world has moved sawlog prices to new highs in 2011. The Global Conifer Sawlog Price Index (GSPI)...

Exports of logs and lumber from the US and Canada to China are on pace to reach a record 2.6...

The US and Canada have been exporting record volumes of logs and lumber to China in 2011. The WRQ predicts that exports in 2011 will double those seen in...

PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 | September 26–28, 2011 | Las Vegas Convention Center

PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 | September 26–28, 2011 | Las Vegas Convention Center

Increased foreign interest in pulp mills and plantations in Australia while the timber ownership...

The plantation ownership in Australia is in transition after the MIS collapsed in 2009. Foreign pension funds and pulp companies have shown increased...

Pulpwood prices in Western US were up almost 50 percent in 2Q/11 compared to 2Q/10, while wood...

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, reports the...

Wood costs for pulp manufacturers worldwide are on the rise: Wood Fiber Price Index 20% higher...

Wood costs, which account for up 70 percent of production costs when manufacturing pulp, have gone up worldwide the past two years. Wood Fiber Price Indices...

Russian log and lumber exports increased substantially in 1Q/11 thanks to higher wood demand in...

The world’s largest log exporter, Russia, increased the shipments of logs in the 1Q after having declined for four years, reports WRQ. Exports of softwood...

Lumber demand is increasing worldwide and has resulted in higher lumber prices in the 1Q/11 in...

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 prices in North...

Importation of logs, lumber and plywood to Japan in 2011 is likely to be at its highest since...

Japan is in urgent need of pre-fabricated houses and manufactured wood products in the aftermath of the earthquake. Longer term, there is a need of plywood,...

John Balboni was Appointed as Chief Information Officer at International Paper

International Paper, a global paper and packaging company, promoted John Balboni to the position of Chief Information Officer

Global trade of wood chips was up in 2010 after a sharp decline in 2009 with China becoming a...

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 growth...

Wood costs for the global pulp industry have increased 17 percent the past two years; only the US...

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...

Global sawlog prices in the 3Q 2010 were almost back up to pre-crisis levels

Sawlog costs for many sawmills around the world went up during 2010, and the Global Sawlog Price Index reached the highest level in over two years in the...

US and Canadian log and lumber exports to China up over 150 percent in 2010, reports the Wood...

The value of softwood logs and lumber exported from North America to China reached over $1.6 billion in 2010, which was 150 % higher than the previous year...

Wood fiber costs for Eastern Canada pulp mills in Q4 lowest they have been for 10 years, and...

Over the past 20 years, pulp mills in Eastern Canada have consistently had higher wood fiber costs than the mills in the Western provinces with the exception...

European sawmills’ profitability is being squeezed by high log costs and declining lumber...

Sawlog costs in Europe have gone up more than lumber prices the past year, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. Lower lumber production near-term may reduce...

Wood fiber costs for the global pulp industry in the 3Q/10 were close to the highest level in two...

Both softwood and hardwood wood fiber price indices, SFPI and HFPI, have increased about six percent over the past year, according to the Wood Resource...

China’s hunger for wood raw-material pushes timber prices upward, increasing the importation of...

The forest industry in China is continuing its expansion, and with limited domestic timber resources, importation of logs and wood chips are at an all-time...

FOEX Indexes and Wood Resources International to partner in the launching of Global Wood Chip...

Wood chip indices are well suited for forest and energy companies who can use price indices for benchmarking and for the financial community, which can use...

Woody biomass prices in the US increased in the 3Q/10 after having trended downward since early...

Prices of wood fiber used for energy declined during most of the recession in the US. However, in the 3Q, biomass prices were up in the South, the Northwest...

Wood costs for sawmills and pulp mills in Sweden on the rise in 2010, reports the Wood Resource...

Continued healthy markets for lumber, pulp and paper has kept demand for logs at high levels in Sweden. As a result, log and wood chip prices have increased...

Wood fiber costs for the global pulp industry fell in the 2Q/10 after having increased for 18...

The global pulp industry benefited from lower wood fiber costs and higher product prices in the 2Q/10. Wood chip and pulpwood prices fell the most in the US,...

Global trade of softwood logs has increased in 2010 after having fallen 30 percent in two years,...

Higher worldwide demand for forest products has increased global shipments of softwood logs by 20 percent in 2010, reports the WRQ. This year may be a...

Exports of lumber and logs from New Zealand on pace to reach a record in 2010, reports the Wood...

Higher demand for forest products in China, Korea and India is benefiting log and lumber exporters in New Zealand. The value of exported forest products have...

Australia has increased chip exports of both Eucalyptus and pine in 2010, reports the Wood...

Export of wood chips from Australia is on the rebound, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. After last year’s ten-year low, shipments so far in 2010 are up...

Eucalyptus log prices in Brazil have gone up 25% the past year, almost reaching the global...

The supply and demand for Eucalyptus logs in Brazil has been in balance the past year, which has resulted in stable log prices in the local currency,...