Archives: 2024

Stora Enso: All wood is now in demand

Wood trade has been brisk in February-March, Stora Enso's new wood market overview states. The good demand for [...]
March 15, 2024 Latest Trends

Russian timber is transported to the EU also via China, new investigation reveals

Recently, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) released a report stating that after the EU imposed sanctions on Russian [...]
March 15, 2024 Latest Trends

Polish State Forests – the first changes in wood trade are expected already at the end of this year

In a recent interview the Deputy General Director of the Polish State Forests ( Lasy Państwowe ) for forest management issues [...]
March 14, 2024 Latest Trends

B.C.’s forestry sector finds itself in a “deepening” and “never-ending” crisis

A new report warns of a “deepening” and “never-ending” crisis in British Columbia’s forestry sector and criticizes government [...]
March 14, 2024 Latest Trends

EUDR creates ripple effects in the global forest industry, stakeholders say

The European Union’s Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) has created ripples in the global forestry sector, particularly concerning the establishment of [...]
March 14, 2024 Latest Trends

European sawmill industry requests ban in Japanese imports of Russian wood products

The European Organization of the Sawmill Industry (EOS) and the European Confederation of Woodworking Industries (CEI-Bois) are requesting a [...]
March 14, 2024 Latest Trends

Wood pellet producer Enviva files for bankruptcy

Enviva Inc., the world’s biggest supplier of wood pellets, filed for bankruptcy in Virginia, outlining a restructuring plan to [...]
March 14, 2024 Latest Trends

Finland: Two-week port strike largely paralyzes foreign trade

There are fears that the political strikes which started yesterday, March 11, will cause permanent losses as production facilities need [...]
March 13, 2024 Latest Trends

European countries boosted softwood lumber exports to China in 2023

China Customs has reported 2023 lumber  imports totalled 27.78 million cubic meters valued at US$6.84 billion, a [...]
March 13, 2024 Latest Trends

Vietnamese wood industry expects rising exports this year

Vietnam’s wood and forestry sector is aiming to export 15.2 billion USD worth of its products this year [...]
March 13, 2024 Latest Trends