Global forest industry trends during the first quarter of 2018
The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) jumped 5.1% q-o-q in the 1Q/18 to reach its highest [...]
June 13, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Wood Energy / Asia & Middle East / China / Europe / North America / Russia
Canada might enforce tariffs on US plywood imports
Canada has recently announced it would impose tariffs on plywood and other products imported from the US. [...]
June 12, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / North America
Sawmills in France at risk because of higher oak logs demand from China
China's increased demand for wood has made the oak logs exports from France to boom. Moreover, the larger demand [...]
June 12, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / Europe
Mercer expands former Klausner sawmill in Friesau to 1.8 million m3/yr lumber production
Mercer International Inc. has determined to proceed with a Phase II expansion and optimization project at its Friesau sawmill in [...]
June 12, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Woodworking Machinery / Europe
Södra sells interior wood operations to Sörnsen Holzleisten
Södra announced that the interior wood operations in Kallinge and Umeå will be sold to Sörnsen Holzleisten. [...]
June 12, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Europe
Strong wood demand in Central/West Africa will bring better prices for logs and sawnwood
Producers in Central and West Africa announced that the stable market situation reported last month is being maintained and they [...]
June 12, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Africa
Latest trends in US particleboard market
The U.S. particleboard market totalled 22.8M cubic metres in 2017, 4.6M cubic metres (or 17%) less than [...]
June 12, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood-based Panels / North America
Proteak sales disadvantaged by slow MDF market
Proteak, a world leader in the production of teak and since 2016 manufacturer of MDF boards under the Tecnotabla brand [...]
June 12, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Wood-based Panels / South America
Wood-based products exports from Brazil went up by 30%
In April 2018, the value of Brazilian exports of wood-based products (except pulp and paper) increased 30% compared to [...]
June 12, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / South America
IKEA to expand in South America, through Falabella
On May 17th S.A.C.I. Falabella and Inter IKEA Systems B.V., owner of the IKEA Concept and [...]
June 11, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Wood Furniture / ...Europe / South America
