Price for plywood exported from Chile upped 1.6%.
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Russia maintains supply dominance, while New Zealand is the only major supplier to increase shipments.
Price for wood pellets exported from Vietnam to Japan slid 1.8%.
Price for wood pellets exported from Canada contracted 7%.
Exports of logs from the U.S. contracted 11%.
Price for plywood imported to the U.S. contracted 10%.
New La Mirada location becomes the company's tenth in the state, supporting wildfire recovery with a 42,900-square-foot lumber yard.
Price for particle board exported from Turkey rose 4%.
Price for lumber exported from Chile decreased 14%.
Asia accounts for more than 90% of Chile’s bleached softwood kraft pulp shipments.
Maine, Michigan, Louisiana, Washington, and Oregon hold the largest foreign-owned forest areas, led by Canadian and European investors.
Exports of wood pellets from the U.S. upped 2%.
Imports of OSB to the U.S. increased 12%.
Vietnam remains dominant supplier as hardwood accounts for 97% of total volume.
China remains the main destination despite lower export prices.
Exports total Euro 1.458 billion, domestic sales Euro 710 million, and imports Euro 240 million, Acimall reports.
Price for bleached kraft pulp exported from Canada slid 1.6%.
Price for MDF panels exported from the U.S. to Mexico gained 1.4%.
Price for SYP lumber exported from the U.S. increased 7%.
Tokyo targets 6% of power from biomass, yet high fuel prices, policy uncertainty, and competition challenge new projects.