Norra Skog to close sawmill in Sweden
Recently, the last log at the Östavall sawmill in Ånge municipality, Sweden has been sawn. The [...]
August 10, 2020
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France’s hardwood market hit by lack of demand and rising prices
At the moment, we must face the facts, there are few reasons to rejoice in the French hardwood market. At [...]
August 10, 2020
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Holmen to acquire Martinsons
Today Holmen signed an agreement to acquire Martinsons, one of Sweden's leading players in sawn [...]
July 28, 2020
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Xylexpo organisers postpone the 2020 edition
The 2020 edition of the Xylexpo international woodworking exhibition has now been cancelled after [...]
July 27, 2020
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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
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