Roundwood production in EU could decrease sharply due to biodiversity strategy
If less wood is harvested in European forests to protect biodiversity, this will lead to global shifts in wood production [...]
August 16, 2022
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Russian birch plywood enters the European market through China
Several birch plywood importers from the UK have reported an increase of offers from the far east in recent weeks [...]
August 16, 2022
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Wood-based Panels / China / Europe / Russia
European lumber exports might decline by a half due to the war in Ukraine
One immediate impact of the war in Ukraine is a tighter market for softwood lumber in Europe. About 20% of [...]
August 9, 2022
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Finland warns energy crisis could curb forest, chemical industry, close factories
Finland's forestry and chemical industry companies are currently doing everything they can to find alternatives to natural gas before [...]
August 9, 2022
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BSW Group to close Garten sawmill
Citing a downturn in demand across the global timber industry, the war in Ukraine, and increasing [...]
August 9, 2022
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Europe
North American softwood lumber prices fall to a new low this year
Softwood lumber prices continued their downtrend on Wednesday, falling 5% to a new 2022 low of [...]
August 9, 2022
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US cuts softwood tariffs in half for Canadian lumber
The US Commerce Department is cutting tariffs against most Canadian softwood lumber producers by half, but the long-running trade [...]
August 9, 2022
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
Unprecedented period of change in European wooden furniture sector
The last two and half years, marked from the start of 2020 by the Covid-19 [...]
August 9, 2022
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Wood Furniture / Europe
Germany: Wood pellet prices more than double over a year ago
Germany's current demand for wood pellets is higher than ever. This applies to pellet heating [...]
August 9, 2022
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Industry Prices / Wood Energy / Europe
Belgium: Worries about availability of wood; prices on the rise
Wood traders in Belgium are currently experiencing an unusually high demand for firewood. The reason for this is the high [...]
August 5, 2022
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