Archives: October 2018

Sweden’s sawmill industry facing raw materials short supply

During the last year, raw material supply in Sweden has been restricted somewhat by different factors. After a rainy autumn [...]

Poland’s largest furniture manufacturer might be acquired by Chinese investor

Black Red White SA (BRW), the largest Polish furniture manufacturer and retailer with annual sales of EUR 414 million and [...]

Rising prices for Sarawak logs

Logs prices in Sarawak significantly increased due to higher demand from neighbouring Sabah, which banned timber exports since May this [...]

China: October prices for logs and sawnwood imports

      The report below contains the latest prices of logs and sawnwood from main timber [...]

Plywood production rising in Europe

The UNECE Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry (COFFI) released their Annual Market Review 2017-2018, together with several [...]

Ghana: Latest prices for wood products

    Prices for Ghana's exported wood products are the following between 1-15 October 2018.  [...]

Almost 50 million m3 of beetle wood in Central Europe

    According to estimates by different forestry organizations, in Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic, around 44 [...]

Wood pellet prices on the rise in Austria

The Austrian average retail price for wood pellets ENplus A1 quality (6t) is currently 23.97 cents/kg or 4 [...]

All forest concessions in Gabon to be FSC certified

    The President of Gabon has announced that by 2022 all forest concessions in Gabon will have [...]

Finland: Sawn softwood exports to China in difficulty

The Finnish production of sawn softwood reached 11,7 million m3 in 2017 and remained below forecasted figures. By the [...]
October 30, 2018 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / China / Europe