Commodity
Index-linkedBulk Wood follows a global index more than a boutique mill.
Prices are bands. A 2024 coil is not a 2026 contract. Labour and certification often dwarf the commodity.
Producers listed are landmarks for orientation, not a ranking or a procurement list.
Cost bands
Specified grade
PremiumTight chemistry, cleanliness or certification multiplies the unit price.
System
InstalledBoards, coats and labour dwarf kilogram prices.
Certified / medical / aero
HighestPaperwork is the product.
Trial / green route
PolicyLow-carbon or bio routes still trade on certificates.
Regions
East Asia
Volume production and finishing.
Europe
Standards (EN, Euroclass) and specialty.
North America
ASTM / NFPA language and large domestic mills.
Korea / Japan
High-spec sheet, fibres, electronics-adjacent ceramics.
Resource belts
Ore, plantations or energy that feed primary routes.
Global trade
Wood moves as coils, bales, boards or chemicals — check HS codes, not vibes.
Key numbers
0.3–0.8 g/cm³ typicalDensity
~0.1–0.2 W/m·K along vs across grainThermal
D–B depending on product / treatmentFire letter
56Atlas insulation
Producers
Stora Enso
Nordic CLT and pulp.
Binderholz
Austrian mass timber.
Weyerhaeuser
US lumber.
Canfor
Canadian SPF.
Sumitomo Forestry
Japan timber + housing.
Katerra cautionary
Failed US CLT scale-up.
Ask for the route (primary, scrap, bio) before believing a green label.
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