Ambitious high-rise projects in Sweden are a showcase for a reviving forest industry.
Tag: Wood and Wood Products
High Lumber Prices Add Urgency to a Decades-Old Trade Fight
Forced to pay more for wood, home builders want the Biden administration to settle a long-running dispute over Canadian imports. It won’t be easy.
16 Global Design Concepts for an Unpredictable Future
The challenges of the past year gave designers every reason to recede into the shadows, but creativity won’t be denied.
German Phallus Statue Vanishes From Mountain, Then Reappears (Sort of)
The authorities are stumped by what happened to the wooden phallus, a popular Instagram stop for hikers. Along with all the monoliths, it has been quite a month for mysterious public art.
Glimpses of the Isolated Communities Along a Remote Siberian River
Once a vast prison ground for political exiles, the banks of the Ket River are now home to a range of solitary settlements.
As the Chinese Cut Down Siberia’s Forests, Tensions with Russians Rise
Moscow welcomes the investment from Beijing, but locals say it mostly benefits China, and they bemoan deforestation and the risk of accidents.
These Companies Wanted Tariffs. How Are They Faring Now?
President Trump’s trade policies have helped American steel, aluminum, lumber, solar and washing-machine businesses, but not as much as they might have hoped.
‘These Forests Are the Lungs of the Country’: Thai Rangers Guard Precious Rosewood
Deep in a jungle in Thailand, a battle is being waged between poorly armed forest rangers and poachers trying to sate China’s growing appetite for rare and precious rosewood.
China’s Voracious Appetite for Timber Stokes Fury in Russia and Beyond
After sharply restricting logging in its own forests, China turned to imports, overwhelming even a country with abundant resources: Russia.