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Lumber prices are rising again this fall after a sharp summer-long decline, prompted short-term by Hurricane Florence and longer-term by supply shortages amid rising demand.
A senior lumber buyer with 28 years of experience says that if the hurricane-driven rise in southern yellow pine prices that he's seeing now follows past patterns, prices will rise about 10 percent and last at that higher level roughly two months. That's because hurricanes don't just shut down mills; they also cause people to skip work as they repair their own homes and lead to new orders for mills in unaffected areas — assuming they have the ability to increase capacity. Another source said most of the increase he was seeing involved OSB rather than solid-sawn southern yellow pine.
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FPS
FPS Northwest Section is bridging the gap between forest product academics, students, scientists and researchers with industry professionals during the "Future of Wood' Workshops and Mass Timber Tour, scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 17 and 18, at the Portland Expo Center in Portland, Oregon. Co-located with the popular Timber Processing and Energy Expo, the event will allow individuals to meet and network with FPS members in the Northwest and learn about these critical areas:
- University Update and Future of the Workforce: A Panel Discussion of University Deans and Primary Faculty
- Advancements in Adhesives
- Current and Future NW Biomass Activities
- Half-Day Mass Timber Buildings Tour
- Evening Networking Event
Register here.
FPS
The 21st NDTE Symposium is scheduled for Sept. 24-27, 2019, in Freiburg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. The Symposium is hosted by the Forest Research Institute Baden-Wurttemberg (FVA) and cosponsored by the USDA Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory, the Forest Products Society and the International Union of Forestry Research Organizations.
This Symposium is a forum for those involved in nondestructive testing and evaluation of wood, wood-based products, and structures. It will bring together the international nondestructive testing and evaluation research community, users of various nondestructive testing technologies, equipment development and manufacturing professionals, representatives from various government agencies and other groups to share research findings and new nondestructive testing products and technologies. Networking among participants will foster new collaborative efforts, with an emphasis on implementation of nondestructive testing technologies around the globe.
The call for papers is open. Please go to ndtesymposium.org to submit abstracts and see the program.
Tennessee Department of Agriculture
The south is renowned for producing some of the highest quality forest products in the world, but getting those products to market can be a challenge. The upcoming Southern Forest Products Export Conference in Memphis, Tennessee, offers solutions for businesses looking to grow. The conference will feature a world-class panel of experts discussing the challenges and opportunities of exporting forest products from inland states. United States Department of Agriculture Under Secretary Ted McKinney and Canadian Consul General Nadia Theodore are among the distinguished guest speakers who will address trade issues.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Forest Service scientist Jeffrey Prestemon recently led a study that projects softwood lumber demand under different economic growth scenarios represented by real gross domestic product.
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Tech Explorist
Wood waste from furniture processing plants makes up a tremendous segment of waste produced in Singapore. In 2016 alone, in excess of 530,000 tons of wood squander were created, of which, a critical sum is as observed tidy. Rather than burning or arranging them in landfills, wood waste can be reused to make biochar, a permeable, carbon-rich material that assimilates and holds water well.
Scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have discovered a creative and ecological cordial system to improve building structures. The new strategy, which consolidates biochar reused from saw tidy into bond, enhances the quality and water snugness of mortar and cement and offers an elective use to the vast volume of wood waste delivered.
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UrbanToronto.ca
Big news broke in May, when it was announced that the University of Toronto was planning a new timber-frame tower to be constructed above the north end of the recently constructed Goldring Centre for High-Performance Sport on Devonshire Place. The 14-story tower's announcement has now been followed by the submission of a zoning amendment application to the City, and the supporting documentation includes plenty of new details.
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Government Europa
Wood is a natural material, available in large quantities and is easy to produce, making it the perfect material to consider for the circular economy. The Institute for Materials and Wood Technology explains the sustainable uses of wood materials/products and outline their projects that have proven that wood is beneficial to the circular economy.
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Union Investment
Timber is much more than just a building material. The natural forest product excites our senses and gives structures a unique ambience. Some even claim that wood has stress-reducing and calming effects, so it is fitting that cities are focusing more on timber construction for resource- and climate-friendly urban development. But it has taken many decades for a timber construction renaissance to emerge. Lignum, the Swiss Forestry and Timber Industry Organisation, reports that even in the late 1980s, there was little interest in timber as a building material. But that's changing: According to Alex de Rijke, director of the London-based architecture firm dRMM, "Timber is the new concrete."
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Blue Mountain Eagle
First developed in Europe, mass timber is now catching on in the U.S., and Oregon is working to position itself as the industry hub, kick-starting rural economies that have traditionally relied on forest products. On Aug. 1, Oregon became the first state to approve language in its building codes allowing for wood-framed buildings up to 18 stories tall.
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Timber Industry News (Registration required)
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), the sovereign wealth fund of Russia, the Russia-Japan Investment Fund (RJIF, launched by RDIF and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation [JBIC]), RFP Group and Japan's Prospect Co., Ltd. have agreed to advance negotiations on a joint project to construct a pellet mill in Amursk (Khabarovsk Region). The investment for the project totals $35 million at the first stage with a potential further increase to up to $200 million.
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