Archives: July 2019

Russia: Top 10 wood pellet producing companies

  Analysts estimate that currently 10 large wood pellet producers manufacture more than 60 percent of total Russian wood [...]

IKEA shuts down its last plant in US

IKEA Industry will close its plant in Danville, Virginia, at the end of the year. As evidenced by several identical [...]

US lumber prices still on rising trend

    Framing lumber trading in US was measured through mid-July, disappointing some who had expected a [...]

Greenpeace spots alleged illegal cargo of precious tropical timber in the port of Antwerp

A cargo of precious sawn tropical timber (padoek) from Africa is was blocked this month in the Belgian port of [...]

Wood fiber costs for softwood pulp manufacturers reach the highest level in five years

The Softwood Fiber Price Index (SFPI) has risen the past two years. In the 1Q/19, the Index reached its [...]

June prices for China imports of logs and sawnwood

The report below contains the latest prices of logs and sawnwood from main timber markets in China, between 16-30 [...]

Falling roundwood prices in Estonia

    The prices for softwood roundwood in Estonia are falling again after the rapid increase since the [...]

Vietnam wood imports at record high due to the rapidly expanding processing sector

    In 2018, Vietnam’s wood processing industry imported the roundwood equivalent nearly 10 million cu.m [...]

Sharp growth in Russian sawn timber exports

    Russian sawn timber and wood processing products exports are growing rapidly, with an average annual growth [...]

New Zealand log prices dragged down by Chinese imports from Europe coming by train

    New Zealand logs are piling up on Chinese wharves as cheap sawn timber arrives by train [...]