Archives: October 2022

Are importers ready for the EU timber regulations to be replaced?

    With the new European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) soon to be replacing the European Union Timber [...]

German timber industry sees a brake on sales

    In the German wood industry, the expectations that have been growing pessimistic for months are now [...]

North American lumber market to remain volatile in Q4/2022-Q1/2023

After surging to record highs at the pinnacle of North America’s pandemic housing market boom, lumber prices have taken [...]

Forecast: Finland’s lumber exports and prices to fall considerably next year

The uncertainty of the economy and the decrease in consumption will weaken the prospects of the Finnish forest industry this [...]

The European wood-based panels sector gathers to discuss latest trends in the industry

    Hundreds of representatives from the international wood-based panels industry and technology suppliers to the sector [...]

Pellet prices in Europe at a historical level

    The price of pellets in Europe over the past decade has been characterized by very low [...]

Forecast: The use of wood in Finland will increase next year, log prices to fall

    The demand for wood in Finland will increase next year and the wood trade in private [...]

Poland’s wood industry in crisis, as raw material prices are expected to skyrocket

    The Polish wood industry is protesting against the decisions of the State Forests, which lead to [...]

New Zealand log export prices to China expected to fall in October

The fundamentals across the China market in September remain weak. Daily log consumption across is struggling to get above 60 [...]

FAO: Consumption of primary processed wood products predicted to grow 37 percent by 2050

Overall consumption of primary processed wood products is expected to grow 37 percent by 2050 in a business-as-usual [...]