Archives: 2020

Estonia: Roundwood prices way lower compared to last year

     In February 2020, roundwood prices in Estonia have dropped sharply as compared to a year ago [...]

Stora Enso, UPM and SCA not yet impacted by the coronavirus pandemic

Forestry giants in Northern Europe, Stora Enso, UPM and SCA, haven't been affected yet by the coronavirus crisis that [...]

Sveza foresees complete stoppage of production in the worst-case scenario of pandemic

The Russian birch plywood producer Sveza said that it expected a reduction in production in 2020: from 20% to a [...]

Impact of pandemic on Ghana’s tropical timber sector

    The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the measures adopted to try and slow its [...]

Roundwood prices in Finland start to rise in March

Trade of roundwood in non-industrial private forests went up in March. However, it was one fifth smaller than the [...]

First shipments of New Zealand radiata pine to China expected soon

After nearly a month of strict lockdown, forest industry businesses in New Zealand has restarted activity, after the Government moved [...]

Bergs Timber resumes normal production as demand improves

Bergs Timber has resumed normal production at its Swedish and Estonian sawmills on May 4, citing good demand in important [...]

Bark beetle starts spreading in Europe’s forests

    A third consecutive year of bark beetle calamity is expected to destroy the European spruce forests [...]

Vietnam’s wood industry faces coronavirus pandemic and anti-dumping tariffs

    The widespread coronavirus  pandemic has resulted in a serious disruption of the supply chains. Besides difficulties [...]

Sharp fall in Chinese wood and wood products imports in Q1/2020

According to Chinese customs statistics, in the first quarter of 2020, China’s wood and wood products imports were 15 [...]