Search Results: 'International Timber'

Pickings remain too thin
01 December, 2001
Activity in the hardboard sector is reasonably healthy but there is a dwindling number of supply options for users

Industry remains optimistic
17 November, 2001
With a decline in demand and increasing pressure on prices, the anticipated slowdown in Ireland's timber markets seems to be taking hold

Hard going for the US
17 November, 2001
The European market has been quiet in recent weeks, while in the US concerns about the economy have led mills to cut production by as much as a third

The waiting game
15 November, 2001
Builders merchants and timber companies have enjoyed good third-quarter results but the forecast for next year remains clouded by uncertainty

Exports fail to reach potential
10 November, 2001
The Russian government believes that forest certification and foreign investment are needed for the industry to fulfill its export potential

Demand remains firm
03 November, 2001
Imports and Sweden's high level of production are making Norwegian forest owners nervous but this year's harvesting levels are expected to match those of last year

All quiet on the eastern front
03 November, 2001
Markets for Far East timber are becoming even quieter and there is little sign of a revival

The curate's market
22 September, 2001
As the US furniture industry faces increasing competition from imports, hardwood producers are cutting production and, in some cases, shutting down

Industry forecasts rem ain mixed
01 September, 2001
The economic signals for the timber industry are still mixed. Manufacturing as a whole is being squeezed. But demand for building products generally and sheet materials in particular is holding up – meanwhile more takeover rumours are doing the rounds

Rate cuts to keep Celtic tiger purring
01 September, 2001
Ireland's booming housing sector may be taking its foot off the accelerator but the government has been praised for cutting interest rates and introducing other fiscal measures to ensure that the still growing economy as a whole stays on an even keel

Hard landing for hardboard
11 August, 2001
There is little excitement in the hardboard market and it is generally considered that, in the long term, the product is in decline – helped on its way by increasing competition from thin MDF

Industry performance strengthens in Norway
04 August, 2001
The timber industry is starting to bounce back after a wobbly start to the year and, building on this strength, it is launching a promotion campaign

Fencing enjoys a revival
07 July, 2001
The weather is at last smiling on the fencing sector but it is a different story for pallets, where players can't move prices or stock because of oversupply

Weyerhaeuser senses takeover victory
16 June, 2001
Weyerhaeuser's takeover of Willamette is expected to be confirmed soon but it comes at a time when forest products companies around the world are cutting production in response to overcapacity

Fragile stability held
02 June, 2001
Sweden's large timber companies reported increased profits for the first quarter but the real test will come later in the year when demand is expected to slow

Spring fever kept in check
12 May, 2001
The thought of summer is failing to put a spring in the step of the UK plywood market which is facing extreme competition and OSB prices are falling as oversupply continues

Fencing takes a weather beating
21 April, 2001
Poor weather and the foot and mouth crisis are dampening what is a traditionally busy time for the fencing sector, while patchy demand for pallets has seen prices fall

Elliottii plywood keeps the pressure on
17 March, 2001
The continuing low price of Brazilian elliottii plywood is affecting sales of competing products, while oversupply and bad weather are putting pressure on OSB

Wider economy strikes timber sector hard
03 March, 2001

Norwegian exports take an unusual turn
10 February, 2001
Norway now imports much of its roundwood but a ban on the use of CCA-treated timber is forcing the industry to look at more value-added products