UPM Timber cuts 43 jobs
UPM Timber has completed the employee consultation process started in early February on its plans to [...]
April 5, 2021
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Chile’s wood chip exports down 40% in 2020
Wood chip exports from Chile plummeted in 2020, with shipments falling by over 40% from the first quarter to the [...]
April 5, 2021
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / South America
Moody’s: Most wood product prices to reach peak level in 2021
The outlook for the global forest products industry remains positive, said Moody’s Investors Service. The [...]
March 31, 2021
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / North America / Russia / South America
US wood product manufacturers producing at pre-crisis levels
Despite the many challenges presented by the pandemic, US wood products manufacturers are responding to the [...]
March 31, 2021
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Wood-based Panels / North America
Södra to invest in new CLT facility in Värö, Sweden
Södra is investing in a new facility that will increase the production capacity of timber frames ten-fold. [...]
March 31, 2021
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Europe
China: Prices for imported logs rising fast in March
In the week (March 15-21), China's log import price index maintained a steady upward [...]
March 29, 2021
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / China / Europe
Wood raw materials in short supply in Germany
If the scarcity of raw materials on the German wood market continues, pallet producers and other [...]
March 29, 2021
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Europe
EU wood product exporters struggle to respond to UK due diligence requests
One measure already enforced in the UK is the UK Timber Regulation which imposes legality due [...]
March 29, 2021
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Europe
New large wood pellet plant to be built in Russia; production exported to Europe
Russian company LLC Luzales plans a second plant for the production of wood fuel pellets. The plant is being built [...]
March 29, 2021
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / Russia
Analysis of current timber market prices fluctuations in China
Many members of China’s timber associations have reported increases in timber prices are of concern [...]
March 25, 2021
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / North America / Russia
