Western spruce-pine-fir (WSPF), once a dominant force in the North American lumber market, has seen a significant decline in recent years. Is it now time for southern yellow pine to take its place?

Weak demand, global oversupply and the saturation of domestic consolidation has shifted focus to international mergers for large packaging producers

Ongoing reductions in household moves usually result in a decline in remodeling and repair activity

Soft demand conditions and weak prices have been the catalyst for another salvo of mill closures in recent years

A mixture of inflation, destocking and a preference to eat out have impacted the prices of various paperboard grades

Both hardwood and softwood pulp demand remained weak but Suzano surprises with price hike announcement

Declining production in Europe has contributed to the fade in exports to the US

Although the numbers would suggest a positive first half of 2023, sentiment and anecdotes don’t seem to back that up

Prior to this year, Chinese imports had fallen steadily for more than a decade but now the market appears to be shifting

The wave of capacity shutdowns and downtime saw US containerboard production drop by five million tons in the last year