Log demand in China doesn’t meet expectations at the moment
China softwood log inventory is about 4.7-4.8m m3 with radiata accounting for about 3.2m m3. Port [...]
March 28, 2023
Latest Trends
US lumber prices do not react to the latest crisis
On February 27, 2023, nearby May random-length lumber futures prices were at the $406 level, with the new physical [...]
March 28, 2023
Latest Trends
EU to weigh up future of wood-burning as renewable energy
As Europe races to replace Russian fossil fuels with cleaner power sources, EU lawmakers are weighing up the future of [...]
March 28, 2023
Latest Trends / Market Analysis
Sonae Arauco invests €100m in Germany
Supplier of engineered wood products Sonae Arauco will be investing more than €100m in its Meppen industrial unit in Emsland [...]
March 28, 2023
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends
Arauco to order two Siempelkamp plants
Arauco decided in favor of a complete plant which covers the entire competence of the Siempelkamp Group from the delivery [...]
March 25, 2023
Latest Trends
Progress reported with Australian log trade to China
China and Australia are making progress over the resumption of Australian timber exports to China in the latest sign of [...]
March 25, 2023
Latest Trends
Wood prices in Germany are surprisingly rising this year
The German timber market surprised many forest owners. Instead of falling prices and a mood of crisis, wood prices have [...]
March 24, 2023
Market Analysis
Canfor to permanently close its Houston sawmill at the end of this month
The last log is set to be processed at Canfor’s mill at its Houston sawmill on March 31, setting [...]
March 24, 2023
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends
Hekotek to supply new log sorting line to Versowood
Hekotek AS has signed a contract for the supply of a log sorting line to Versowood Oy in Finland. [...]
March 24, 2023
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends
Finland imports of wood chips and logs from Russia fell from record to zero
Imports of wood chips and logs to Finland from Russia fell from an all-time high in 2020 to zero [...]
March 24, 2023
Latest Trends / Market Analysis
