At the threshold of 2020's, the cross-laminated timber (CLT) industry seemed to continue its incredible exponential growth across the globe. The only continent where no new CLT plants have not been put on line or at least planned in 2020 was Antarctica. After more than 25 years in development of CLT technology, the industry still felt young full of potential and no less intriguing than when it started. However, that upbeat picture could not had possibly predicted the entry of global pandemic. How is it going to affect the future of this budding industry?