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China’s wood-based panel industry under pressure in 2020 due to corona crisis

The wood-based panel industry in China is facing pressure due to domestic and international economic adjustments and from the [...]

EU launches anti-dumping procedure for birch plywood imports from Russia

    The European Union has launched an anti-dumping procedure for the import of birch plywood from [...]

Impact of corona crisis on the Austria’s sawmill industry

At the beginning of 2020 there was an undersupply of roundwood in Austria. The unlucky combination of high imports, an [...]

European Parliament launches forest strategy

    On October 7th, the EU Parliament launched the EU Forest Strategy from 2021 in a non [...]
October 26, 2020 Latest Trends / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Europe

UPM to permanently close Kaipola mill in Finland

Employee consultations for UPM Communication Papers were concluded at the Jämsä River mills this week. The UPM Kaipola paper [...]

Covid-19 and damaged wood, two major challenges of the German sawmill industry

In the German economy, Corona has led to a severe slump. The gross domestic product (GDP) in the 2nd quarter [...]

Prices of roundwood under pressure in Estonia

Stilll under the influence of the Covid-19 pandemic and the price pressure of the bark beetle infestation in Central [...]

Recovery of the European wood flooring market driven by renovation

The south of Europe which had experienced the toughest restriction measures during spring had been harshly hit but its parquet [...]

Vietnamese wood product exporters advised to take actions to optimise US market

Vietnam has enjoyed a surge in timber and wood product exports to the US this year, but businesses need to [...]

Canadian softwood lumber market outlook in 2020/2021

The main driver for Canadian softwood lumber production is not domestic consumption, but rather exports— and exports to the US [...]