Holmen to acquire Martinsons
Today Holmen signed an agreement to acquire Martinsons, one of Sweden's leading players in sawn [...]
July 28, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Europe
Weak COVID-19 signs in EU tropical timber import data
EU27 (i.e. excluding the UK) tropical timber product imports continued to defy expectations of COVID-19 driven collapse in [...]
July 28, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Europe / South America
Latest prices for Brazilian exported tropical logs, sawnwood and plywood
In May 2020, the value of Brazilian exports of woodbased products (except pulp and paper) dropped 13.5% compared to [...]
July 28, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / South America
Forestry association in US seeks extra $500M for COVID-19 stimulus package
The National Association of State Foresters (NASF) is seeking an additional $500 million in federal State and Private Forestry (S [...]
July 28, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
Damaged wood from Europe invades the Chinese timber market
Chinese timber imports fell by 21% in the first five months of 2020. Instead of 17.5 million m³, China [...]
July 28, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe
Russia’s sawn timber and logs exports fall sharply in Jan.-May 2020
During January-May 2020 Russia’s export of sawn timber made 7.3 mn tons, down 9.8% year-on [...]
July 28, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / Russia
Xylexpo organisers postpone the 2020 edition
The 2020 edition of the Xylexpo international woodworking exhibition has now been cancelled after [...]
July 27, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Woodworking Machinery / ...Europe
Finnish log prices fall in June
In January-June, the member companies of the Finnish Forest Industries Federation bought 13.6 million cubic meters of wood [...]
July 27, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Europe
German furniture industry expects a 10% drop in sales for 2020
The German furniture industry has so far come through the corona crisis robustly compared to other economic sectors. [...]
July 27, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Furniture / Europe
Global forest products trade remained strong despite pandemic
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted supply chains for many industry sectors worldwide, the [...]
July 27, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Sawmilling / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / North America / Russia / South America
