Archives: 2023

France: Where is the oak market heading this autumn?

It's not easy to predict the direction that oak markets will take in late 2023. The early sales in [...]
September 28, 2023 Latest Trends

US lumber market sees significant price drop and impact on sectors

The US lumber market has recently experienced a significant drop, affecting key sectors like construction and manufacturing. This shift [...]
September 28, 2023 Latest Trends

France to convert two coal-fired power plants to wood pellets

France will convert its two coal-fired power plants with a combined capacity of 1.8GW to biomass by 2027 [...]
September 28, 2023 Latest Trends

US continues to import large quantities of birch plywood from Russia

US companies continue to buy large quantities of birch plywood from Russia, including from companies owned by Russian oligarchs close [...]
September 28, 2023 Latest Trends

China’s imported softwood lumber prices increased by nearly 50%

In August, the volume of imported logs to China was 2.6842 million cubic meters, a year-on-year decrease [...]
September 28, 2023 Latest Trends

The mood in Germany’s wood industry remains poor

The mood in the German wood industry remained cloudy in August 2023.  According to the Main Association of the [...]
September 27, 2023 Latest Trends

Canfor’s Vida to acquire sawmill in Sweden

Vida AB, owned 70% by Canfor Corporation, will acquire a 50 million board feet sawmill from Ingarp Träskydd for [...]
September 27, 2023 Latest Trends

SCA and Holmen continue with plans to build a sawmill in Sweden

SCA and Holmen conducted the feasibility study regarding a jointly large-scale owned sawmill in Rundvik, Västerbotten County in [...]
September 27, 2023 Latest Trends

Russian wood processing companies start to increase production

The volume of wood processing products has increased in the Northwest and Siberia regions due to improved logistics and increased [...]
September 27, 2023 Latest Trends

Jartek to supply high speed drysorting line to Ipowood

Jartek Invest Oy supplies high speed drysorting line to Iisalmen Sahat Oy (Marketing name Ipowood). Turnkey delivery includes Jartek [...]
September 27, 2023 Latest Trends