Segezha Group to acquire Finnish sawmill in Karelia
The Segezha Group has acquired Karelian Wood Company, a sawmill owned by Pin Arctic Oy in Kostomuksha in the Republic [...]
February 5, 2020
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Sharp drop in export of hardwoods to China has important implications for US hardwoods
Headline figures for sawn hardwood consumption in Europe show that demand has been flat for the last decade. However, these [...]
February 5, 2020
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Illegal Myanmar teak seized in the Netherlands
In the first raid of its kind, Dutch police have seized a large quantity of Myanmar teak in the Netherlands [...]
February 5, 2020
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Global wood pellet prices-forecast 2020
The price of pellets will be heavily influenced by long-term contracts for wood pellets. In fact, the volatility of [...]
February 5, 2020
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Brazil becomes the main particleboards supplier to the United States
In 2019 the United States became the main export market for Brazilian particleboard /MDP (PB/MDP). [...]
February 5, 2020
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Sawmills in Central Europe more competitive due to falling prices
Sawlog prices fell throughout the world in 2019 with European prices declining the most, resulting in a more competitive sawmilling [...]
February 5, 2020
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No growth in the European parquet market in 2019
The European Federation of the Parquet Industry (FEP) estimates that the overall consumption figures on the European parquet market for [...]
February 4, 2020
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Trends and evolution of the global wood pellet market in 2020
Global wood pellet markets have had significant growth in the past decade. Between 2012 and 2018 [...]
February 4, 2020
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Vietnam to ban import of Chinese plywood
On the 12th of November 2019 the Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade of Vietnam signed and announced Circular No [...]
February 4, 2020
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European hardwood faces deteriorating market and supply challenges
The market situation for German hardwoods was described at IHC by Steffen Rathke, Vice President of DeSH who said that [...]
February 4, 2020
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