The Austrian wood industry on a downward trend
The Austrian wood industry recorded a turnover of 7.08 billion euros in 2014, and thus registered a decline over [...]
June 16, 2015
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Europe
Massive Chinese overseas forestry investments
It has been reported that domestic investors invested some US$103 billion in 156 countries in 2014, up 14% year [...]
June 16, 2015
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China
IKEA to invest € 1 billion in renewable energy
In an interview for Reuters, IKEA's CEO Peter Agnefjall said the the company will spend 1 billion euros on [...]
June 13, 2015
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Energy / Wood Furniture
Europe and Russia report large increases in LVL capacity
LVL capacity in the EU is expected to rise from the current level of 410,000 m3 to 590,000 [...]
May 21, 2015
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Construction / Europe / Russia
US Softwood lumber price lowers 15% since last year
Sales of framing lumber picked up overall, but downside pressure on prices intensified in a few regions, namely the Inland [...]
May 16, 2015
Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / ...Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / North America
Lumber prices fall in some parts of the world
Lumber prices have fallen throughout a majority of the main softwood lumber markets in the world during the 1Q/15 [...]
May 16, 2015
Latest Trends / Wood Industry Prices / ...Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / North America / Russia / South America
Sloppy US lumber market
The plunge in North American structural lumber prices and the lack of a rebound in sight has caught many people [...]
May 14, 2015
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / North America
Japan to open 33 biomass power plants
Japan has witnessed a surge in biomass power plants after FIT (feed in tariff) system was introduced in July 2012 [...]
May 7, 2015
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / Asia & Middle East
Lumber Liquidators stops selling of Chinese laminate flooring
Lumber Liquidators on Thursday announced that it has suspended the sale of laminate flooring coming from Chinese manufacturers. The decision [...]
May 7, 2015
Companies in the timber industry / Wood-based Panels / ...North America
Valutec to delivers two kilns for Austrian Hasslacher
Austrian company Hasslacher, has recently invested in Swedish company Valutec’s two progressive kilns, for its laminated wood plant in [...]
April 28, 2015
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Woodworking Machinery / Europe
