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Ocean freight rates close to post-Covid period

The combined effect of the disruption caused by the Houthi attacks on the Red Sea and the arrival of the [...]
July 16, 2024 Latest Trends

US market chaos- what’s causing the slump?

A volatile and unpredictable lumber market contributed massively to a bumpy ride for the US construction sector during the COVID [...]
July 12, 2024 Latest Trends

Indian traders reduce lumber, roundwood purchases due to real estate sector slowdown

Indian traders are now buying far fewer quantities of lumber, roundwood and furniture as the country's booming real estate [...]
July 12, 2024 Latest Trends

Grenzebach upgrades Pollmeier veneer drying line

A veneer dryer damaged in a major fire at Pollmeier was repaired and upgraded with a stacker system and veneer [...]
July 12, 2024 Latest Trends

AriVislanda and Milltech to merge

AriVislanda and Milltech will merge into a joint company and the procedure will be completed in 2024. AriVislanda manufactures [...]
July 12, 2024 Latest Trends

Wood prices plummet to record low – Global wood market in serious crisis

Global lumber prices are falling like a stone. Market experts had not actually expected this new crash. At the beginning [...]
July 11, 2024

Estonian softwood log prices keep falling in June

Notably, the prices of pine logs and birch veneer logs decreased. The only price increase was observed in birch pulpwood [...]
July 11, 2024 Latest Trends

Carrefour International du Bois 2024: 600 wood processing companies gathered in Nantes this year

The Nantes event was particularly awaited by companies in the sector as it is now the only event dedicated solely [...]
July 11, 2024 Latest Trends

Italy’s wood processing technology exports down 6.1% in 1q-2024

Acimall, the Italian association for woodworking machinery and technologies, has released data indicating that exports totaled EUR 379.4 million [...]
July 11, 2024 Latest Trends

Kastamonu Entegre to invests EUR 70 Million in renewable energy

Kastamonu Entegre is enhancing sustainability with substantial investments in renewable energy. Through initiatives focused on recyclable materials, biobased products [...]
July 11, 2024 Latest Trends