China manufacturing PMI arrives Wednesday as U.S. construction spending is due Thursday.

Daily closes stayed between $535 and $538 all week.

U.S. hardwood log exports to China reached 380.6 thousand m3 worth $285 million in January-August 2026, exceeding full-year 2025 shipments.

Mill closures have reduced pulpwood outlets, while weak housing and construction activity has reduced demand for hardwood products.

Price for wood chips exported from Thailand\'s decreased 6%.

Price for particleboard exported from Thailand\'s rose 5%.

Price for MDF panels exported from Thailand\'s expanded 7%.

Price for lumber exported from Thailand\'s to China grew only 0.7%.

Price for wood chips exported from Vietnamese to China gained 2%.

Private forests supplied 4.0 million m3, 3% less than a year earlier.

Compared with August 2025, production was up 2%.

Compared with the previous month, production was down 16%.

Price for bleached softwood kraft pulp imported to China slid 1.6%.

Compared with the previous month, production was down 6%.

Santiago paper machine produces 250,000 tons annually, integrates recycled paper across Argentina, Peru, and Ecuador.

Closure removes 120,000 tons of annual capacity and affects approximately 90 workers.