Archives: 2020

UKTR to replace EUTR starting 2021

    The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) draws its members' attention to the fact that on January 1 [...]
November 17, 2020 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe

Tropical wood prices and demand stable in Africa

   There has been little change in prices in West Africa. Demand is stable, both in the West African [...]

Irish Coillte’s wood supplies set to dry up next year

Supplies of wood needed for home building from Irish State company Coillte are set to dry up next year as [...]

European spruce logs and lumber exports to China see strong rise in Q1-Q3/2020

   Despite the ongoing corona crisis which has slowed trade in many European countries, EU spruce logs and spruce [...]
November 13, 2020 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / Europe

Canadian lumber exports up to the highest level in 14 years

Exports of Canadian forestry products and building and packaging materials rose 10.4% in September to $3.9 billion. This [...]

EU wood market challenging as many countries go back into lockdown

   It remains to be seen whether the recovery in EU wood market will be sustained as there are [...]

Russia log export ban could impact US wood market

    A planned prohibition against log exports from Russia isn’t expected to have immediate impacts on [...]

Prospects of the German wood industry are deteriorating again

     The mood among companies in the German wood industry clouded over slightly in October against the [...]

China to ban imports of timber from Australia

    China has suspended imports of timber from the Australian state of Queensland, China's foreign ministry [...]

Outlook of the Finnish softwood lumber industry in 2020-21

Cooling of the Finnish economy could already be seen in autumn 2019. The Finnish economy has suffered seriously from the [...]