Archives: December 2022

US lumber prices haven’t been this low since lockdown

   Lumber prices hit their lowest level since June 2020 on Monday as the housing market continues to slow [...]

Euro pallet prices fave fallen by 40% in six months

    The average price of a new euro pallet in Germany at the end of November is [...]

Mood in the German timber industry remains gloomy

    After a brief brightening, the mood in the German timber industry continued to deteriorate in November [...]

North American lumber prices can’t stop falling, as housing market is struggling

North American lumber prices has been among the biggest commodity price decliners this year, and the outlook for the market [...]

Reduced logging volumes proposed in Estonian state forests

    Estonian Environment Minister Madis Kallas presented the government with a proposal to lower state forest logging [...]

European woodworking and sawmill industries welcome EC’s legislative proposal on certification of carbon removals

The publication this week by the European Commission of a draft legislative proposal on the certification of carbon removals has [...]

Interfor completes acquisition of Chaleur Forest Products

Kilmer Group announced the completion of its sale to Interfor Corporation of 100% of the equity interests in the entities [...]

70 EU signatories call for efficient, circular use of wood biomass residues

    More than 30 additional signatories endorsed the declaration issued on the 10th of November, bringing the [...]

China: Recovery signs of the softwood import market in Q1/2023

In China, the softwood import market remains weak but there are small hopes for Q1/2023. As of mid-November [...]