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Hasslacher Group to take over German wood processing company

The Hasslacher Group has taken over another company, namely Dickel-Holz GmbH & Co. KG. The nationally and internationally [...]
January 18, 2023 Latest Trends

Vietnam’s wood exports forecast to hit record of 18 billion USD this year

The export turnover of Vietnamese wood and wood products is expected to set a record high of 18 billion USD [...]
January 18, 2023 Latest Trends

Mood in the German industry brightens significantly, despite pessimism in the sawmill segment

At the turn of the year, the mood in the German timber industry brightened noticeably. According to the index calculated [...]
January 17, 2023 Latest Trends

Kährs adjusting capacities in all its European factories, due to weak market demand

Kährs adjusts its capacity to meet a lower demand for flooring solutions in the residential segment in 2023, both [...]
January 17, 2023 Latest Trends

Moelven shuts down one of three production lines in Norway

A week ago, Moelven Byggmodul AS reported that the production line in Hjellum, Norway, will be shut down. The background [...]
January 17, 2023 Latest Trends

Stora Enso strengthens its wood procurement in Finland, to replace Russian forestry operations

Stora Enso replaces wood imported from Russia with domestic wood and expands its wood procurement in Western Finland. Two offices [...]
January 17, 2023 Latest Trends

Swedish EU Presidency wants more timber construction

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is committed to standardizing building regulations for timber construction in Europe. According to [...]
January 17, 2023 Latest Trends

Swedish sawn timber export prices continue to decline

In November 2022, for the 5th month in a row, Swedish sawnwood export prices continued to decrease: -2.93% compared [...]
January 13, 2023 Latest Trends

Romania: Low levels of wood offered for state auctions; prices are still at a high level

The average prices at auctions organized by Romania's National Forestry Authority - Romsilva for the production of 2023 are 410 [...]
January 13, 2023 Latest Trends

UK timber import patterns witness considerable shift in 2022

Last year witnessed a considerable shift in timber trading patterns, with the Republic of Ireland (ROI), Latvia, and China supplying [...]
January 12, 2023 Latest Trends / Market Analysis