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LP reports US$1.4bn annual profits but sees slide in OSB price performance
07 March, 2023
Engineered wood products giant Louisiana Pacific Corporation (LP) has reported US$1.4bn earnings (adjusted EBITDA) for the full year 2022, with the final quarter of the year seeing a massive reverse in the OSB division’s performance.

In the pink
27 February, 2020
Plantation hardwood is a relatively recent option for timber buyers, but its reputation is growing. Stephen Powney looks at Urufor’s Red Grandis branded timber produced in Uruguay

New hospital uses larch for signature atrium ceiling
26 November, 2018
Hunter Douglas Architectural has supplied 278m2 of Siberian larch for a signature atrium ceiling at a new £40m hospital in London.

Sound proof
26 November, 2014
The success of last month’s W14 reflected the stable recovery in the timber industry. Keren Fallwell reports

North American softwood exports slow in Q3
14 November, 2014
North American softwood lumber exports to offshore destinations fell in the third quarter as Chinese demand waned and domestic demand strengthened.

CLT production grows in US
14 November, 2014
US interest in cross-laminated timber (CLT) continues to grow, with two manufacturers announcing expansion plans.

NZ log trade continues to rise
03 October, 2014
New Zealand’s shift toward log trade and away from softwood sawn timber has continued and even accelerated during some months this year.

KD edging out green
29 August, 2014
Traders in the US report a swing toward green Douglas fir rather than dry stock in the face of rising freight costs, according to newsletter Random Lengths.

NZ becomes world’s largest softwood log supplier
02 July, 2014
New Zealand is now the world’s largest supplier of softwood logs, providing more than 20% of global trade on the back of huge exports to China.

Vancouver drivers’ strike halts timber cargoes
17 March, 2014
A truck drivers’ strike at Port Metro Vancouver has halted timber shipments.

Soaring US market boosts export prices
05 April, 2013
Surging domestic demand has led North American softwood producers to turn their attention away from export markets to cash in on soaring returns at home, according to industry newsletter Random Lengths.

Eacom’s profits rise
19 March, 2013
Higher profits have been reported by Canadian sawmiller Eacom Timber Corporation.

Hurricane lumber demand hype “nonsense”
07 November, 2012
Hype about Hurricane Sandy being a demand catalyst for pushing up US lumber prices is “nonsense”, according to industry newsletter Random Lengths.

Western Canadian shipments to China grow
01 May, 2012

North American OSB price rises
13 April, 2012

North American overseas softwood shipments fail to register price growth
20 March, 2012

US offshore softwood exports surge
24 February, 2012

European countries accused of "dumping" timber
21 November, 2011

Southern yellow pine design values changes shelved
04 November, 2011

US softwood exporters overwhelmed by China market
25 October, 2011