What events were the main ones in 2021 according to the readers of Lesprom Network. We have collected the news attracted the most readers' attention
January
New year 2021 starts off with rising lumber prices in North America
JAF Group appointed Wilfrid Fabjani as new CFO
Itasca Capital changes name to GreenFirst Forest Products
February
Lumber prices rebound as confusion continues among players in North America
Atlas Engineered Products appoints Hadi Abassi as CEO and President
BID Group to deliver Idaho Forest Group’s sawmill complex project in Lumberton, Mississippi, US
March
West Fraser Timber's new lumber mill to be fully operational by the end of 2Q 2021
Lumber prices stalling housing supply in USA
Interfor completes acquisition of WestRock’s sawmill in South Carolina
April
Wood pellet demand in Europe to grow by 30-40% over the next five years
NAHB delivers rebuttal to the U.S. Lumber Coalition
UPM sells its Jyväskylä plywood mill site and premises to Redeve Oy
May
There is never shortage of lumber, there is just shortage of lumber at cheap prices
Dennis Neilson: Demand for softwood logs and lumber to be high next two years minimum
Russia confirms log exports ban in 2022
June
There will be new bottom lumber price and 15 years of very robust building
Doman Building Materials Group acquired Fontana Wholesale Lumber and Wood Preserving
CLTP Tasmania launches world’s first hardwood CLT
July
Roseburg Forest Products to build new sawmill in Weldon, North Carolina
US OSB prices increased by 510% since January 2020
Ledinek to supply first mass timber CLT plant in Uruguay
August
Lumber prices to remain above long-term historical average due to strong housing starts
Interfor expects sawmill production disruptions in British Columbia, Canada
Jeld-Wen to sell its Towanda, Pennsylvania operations
September
Valutec to supply Euro 10 million lumber kilns to VIDA in Sweden
Canadian export wood pellets price down 2.1% in July 2021
Pyrocell starts operation in Gävle, Sweden
Octobert
Last year builders couldn't get lumber, now they can't get everything else
Binderholz to take over BSW Timber
U.S. lumber demand to increase over the next several years
November
Market players expect U.S. lumber prices to go higher
U.S. plywood import price soars 41.5% in September 2021
Russia increases export duties for lumber
December
Russ Taylor: BC government forest policy changes to cause up to 12,000 job loss
Canfor to acquire Millar Western Forest Products' solid wood business
Mayr-Melnhof acquires Swedish sawmill group Bergkvist Siljan
