Sweden: Record strong year for the forest industry – but clouds gather on the horizon
Despite subdued global economic development and an uncertain world market, 2022 was a record-breaking year for the Swedish forest [...]
March 4, 2023
Latest Trends / Market Analysis
Several EU countries want to stop the proposal for restrictions on forest fuels
There are many indications that a blocking minority or a majority of EU member states will stop the EU Parliament [...]
March 4, 2023
Latest Trends / Market Analysis
Global sawlog prices fell late in 2022 following a 40% gain over two years
Wood raw-material costs for sawmills in North America and Europe eased in the 3Q/22 as demand and prices [...]
March 4, 2023
Latest Trends
UK’s Travis Perkins warns of challenging 2023
Travis Perkins, Britain's biggest supplier of building materials, warned of a challenging 2023 as housebuilders slow down projects and [...]
March 4, 2023
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends
Canfor’s sales drop by 12.6% in Q4
For the Q4 2022, Canfor Corporation reported an operating loss of $308.0 million. After taking account of adjusting items [...]
March 4, 2023
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends
Pfeifer reports pellet production record
With 138,000 tons of pellets, the Pfeifer's Unterbernbach plant set a new production record in 2022. Following [...]
March 4, 2023
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends
Changes in the roundwood and sawnwood market in China
The past year has been tough enough for the Chinese economy since the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020. The [...]
March 2, 2023
Latest Trends
Austria: Prices for spruce sawlogs on the rise
A storm and snowfall at the beginning of February led to isolated minor damage in some regions, and the volumes [...]
March 2, 2023
Latest Trends / Wood Industry Prices
Global plywood market to rise sharply in the next ten years
The global plywood market is valued at US$85.5bn as of 2023. The market is expected to grow at [...]
March 2, 2023
Latest Trends
Russian loggers are experiencing additional difficulties with the sale of sawlogs
Russian sawmills in January tried their best to process their own logs, and to reduce purchases from the open market [...]
March 2, 2023
Latest Trends / Market Analysis
