Archives: February 2023

Reduced supply from New Zealand increase price pressure for logs in China

Log demand in China has not increased as much as expected after the Lunar New Year, but there will be [...]
February 28, 2023 Latest Trends / Wood Industry Prices

Finland: Roundwood price evolution in January 2023

In January, the average price paid for spruce logs was EUR 72.6 and for pine logs EUR 68.7 [...]
February 26, 2023 Latest Trends / Wood Industry Prices

Drax boosts pellet production

Drax Group plc released 2022 financial results on Feb. 23, reporting that the company produced 3.9 million metric tons [...]

B.C. forest industry crisis deepens; more mill closures inevitable

Canfor’s plan to permanently shut down the pulp line at Prince George Pulp and Paper by March and potentially [...]
February 26, 2023 Latest Trends / Market Analysis

Södra explores possibility of building new large-scale sawmill in Sweden

Södra has decided to investigate the conditions for a new large-scale sawmill in Kinda in Östergötland, Sweden [...]

Estonian roundwood prices fell sharply in Q4/2022

The peak price level of the Estonian wood market is clearly behind, and the prices of almost all assortments have [...]
February 23, 2023 Latest Trends / Wood Industry Prices

US lumber prices expected to see continued volatility

US  lumber was one of 2022’s worst commodity performers, and it has been volatile at the start of this [...]
February 23, 2023 Latest Trends / Market Analysis

Finland: Rising roundwood prices in 2022

The average prices of all sawlog and pulpwood assortments purchased from private forests in Finland increased markedly in 2022. Because [...]
February 23, 2023 Latest Trends

India’s Greenpanel orders third MDF line from Dieffenbacher

Greenpanel Industries Ltd., the largest MDF manufacturer in India, has ordered an MDF plant from Dieffenbacher for the third time [...]

China: Sharp decline in log imports in 2022

According to China Customs log imports in 2022 totalled 43.70 million cubic metres valued at US$8.533 billion [...]
February 21, 2023 Latest Trends / Market Analysis