Archives: August 2020

EU pellet market unaffected by COVID-19

The European Union’s wood pellet market has been relatively unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic but cautions further market [...]
August 12, 2020 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / Europe

BC forest industry faces wave of sawmills closures

Softwood lumber prices soared 75% in recent weeks – but that won’t bring closed mills back  As governments [...]

Russia plans to stimulate exports of wood pellets

The Russian government expects to reduce the amount of wood waste by stimulating exports of wood  pellets.    [...]

SCA to boost wood harvesting level by 1 million m3 per year

    SCA has confirmed a new harvesting plan which shows that the harvesting level in the own [...]

Stora Enso sees sharp drop in its Wood Products division

Stora Enso's Wood Products division sales decreased by 16% in the second quarter yoy, or by EUR 65 million [...]

Vietnamese wood and wood products exports recover in June

Vietnam earned nearly 5 billion U.S. dollars from exporting wood and wood-based products in the first half of [...]

European forests under sustained pressure, study says

No year since weather records began was as hot and dry as 2018. A first comprehensive analysis of the consequences [...]

Holmen becomes an important player in the CLT industry

On Thursday, July 16, Holmen announced the news that the Group has signed an agreement to acquire the family-owned [...]

SmartLam quadruples CLT production

SmartLam, the first commercial manufacturers of cross-laminated timber (CLT) in the U.S., has officially opened its new production [...]

German spruce lumber puts pressure on Finnish and Russian exports to China

After February, a large volume of German spruce lumber was reported at the Chinese ports, with imports reaching approximately 340 [...]