Archives: September 2018

Austrian pellets prices stable in August

In August, the price of wood pellets in Austria kept stable as compared to July.     The [...]

Metsä to start production at its birch plywood mill in Pärnu, Estonia

Metsä Wood officially started up its birch plywood mill in Pärnu, Estonia. Currently there are around 65 blue-collars [...]

Weyerhaeuser’s CEO to resign in 2019

Weyerhaeuser announced that its current CEO Doyle R. Simons has elected to retire, and its board of directors has appointed [...]

Turkey to impose tariffs on imports of US wood products

With its publication in the Official Journal on 15 August, Turkey imposed additional duties on US imports.    [...]

Rising US lumber prices in August

Framing lumber trading opened the 20-24 August week with a head of steam following a strong round of purchasing [...]

Asian timber operators in Africa better placed than their European counter-parts

    A major structural change is underway in the African timber industry as operations are reoriented away [...]

Russian woodworking industry one of the most dynamically growing sectors in the country

In 2017, the Russian economy came out from a two-year recession. In 2016, the country's GDP fell by [...]

More market awareness on the benefits of certified sustainable tropical forestry

More concerted actions are also now being taken by African operators and certification advocates to bolster market awareness of the [...]