EU recovery expected to continue but significant downside risks are emerging
Longer term market prospects in the EU27 look reasonable as the economic expansion in the region [...]
November 23, 2021
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EU to ban wood, wood products coming from countries with deforestation risk
Under new rules unveiled last week, the European Commission plans to ban the sale of agricultural [...]
November 22, 2021
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European lumber exports to the United States rise sharply in Jan.-Sep. 2021
US imports of lumber from Europe in the first nine months of the year [...]
November 22, 2021
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Kronospan plans a €120 million MDF plant in central Slovakia
Austria’s Kronospan is aiming to invest some €120m in building a new MDF production facility [...]
November 22, 2021
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Swedish sawmill group Vida to limit lumber production
The Swedish sawmill group Vida, which is majority owned by the Canadian Canfor since 2018, plans to reduce lumber production [...]
November 22, 2021
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Austria: Softwood log prices drop in November
Demand for spruce sawlogs is subdued and prices are under pressure. The situation is different with hardwood: Here both demand [...]
November 18, 2021
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UK’s packaging and pallet sector under pressure due to Covid, Brexit
UK's packaging and pallet sector is under pressure from Covid, Brexit and other factors. [...]
November 18, 2021
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Russia: Wood prices expected to decline by 20%
In Russia, a 20% decline in wood prices and a new rise in prices in April-May 2022 are predicted [...]
November 18, 2021
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Conclusions of EU forest strategy for 2030 adopted by Council
The EU ministers responsible for agriculture and fisheries met in Brussels. They focused on forests and [...]
November 18, 2021
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Congestion at Chinese ports puts high pressure on log exports
The cost of shipping wood to China has almost trippled since January — the result of Covid, increased fuel prices and [...]
November 17, 2021
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