Archives: 2021

Booming trend in European log exports to China unlikely to continue

    European softwood logs were practically non-existent at Chinese ports five years ago. However, a combination [...]

Kastamonu to become fifth global largest panels producer with new mega MDF project

    Kastamonu Entegre has placed an order with Siempelkamp for an MDF plant featuring the longest continuous [...]

No lumber shortages at the moment in Germany; price level again competitive

    In the first half of 2021, the German market for lumber was characterized by enormous price [...]

France’s oak industry faces biggest supply crisis in history

    The supply situation of oak logs to French sawmills continues to deteriorate dangerously as exports to [...]

DOMOTEX 2022 postponed due to recent Covid-19 evolution

    Deutsche Messe, the organiser of DOMOTEX, the trade show for carpets and floor coverings, has announced [...]

Vietnam’s wood processing industry sees recovery in production

The Vietnamese wood processing industry has recently seen a recovery in production after the fourth outbreak of Covid-19.  [...]

Lumber prices jump as storm blocks BC’s roads and rail

    Washed out roads and blocked rail tracks in Canada’s westernmost province are fueling a lumber [...]

Sweden’s sawmills plan to limit lumber production due to reduced demand

    Following Vida's announcement now Södra Wood announced that it will slow down production in [...]

Q3 profits drop sharply for North American lumber giants

    The combined net profits of the five largest publicly traded North American lumber producers (Canfor in [...]

EU recovery expected to continue but significant downside risks are emerging

    Longer term market prospects in the EU27 look reasonable as the economic expansion in the region [...]