European timber importers freeze orders
Accurate estimates of the specific effects on timber trade volumes this year will only become apparent [...]
May 12, 2020
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Germany becomes the second supplier of logs to China
China’s log imports in the first two months of 2020 totalled 7.73 million cubic metres valued at US [...]
May 12, 2020
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SCM restarts production in Italy
SCM has restarted its operations in Italy, in full compliance with the safety health protocols set out in the country [...]
May 12, 2020
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Top global lumber producing companies in 2019
Top global lumber companies’ production recorded a net decline in 2019. The same 15 companies that made the list in [...]
May 12, 2020
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Metsa buys EUR 500 million equipment for its new giant sawmill in Finland
Metsä Fibre has agreed on the main equipment purchases for the new sawmill to be built [...]
May 12, 2020
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Estonia: Roundwood prices way lower compared to last year
In February 2020, roundwood prices in Estonia have dropped sharply as compared to a year ago [...]
May 11, 2020
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Stora Enso, UPM and SCA not yet impacted by the coronavirus pandemic
Forestry giants in Northern Europe, Stora Enso, UPM and SCA, haven't been affected yet by the coronavirus crisis that [...]
May 11, 2020
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Sveza foresees complete stoppage of production in the worst-case scenario of pandemic
The Russian birch plywood producer Sveza said that it expected a reduction in production in 2020: from 20% to a [...]
May 11, 2020
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Impact of pandemic on Ghana’s tropical timber sector
The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the measures adopted to try and slow its [...]
May 11, 2020
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Roundwood prices in Finland start to rise in March
Trade of roundwood in non-industrial private forests went up in March. However, it was one fifth smaller than the [...]
May 11, 2020
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