Romania announces plans to ban the exports of logs
Romania's ruling Social Democrat Party (PSD) has announced the intention to file a bill to ban the export of [...]
May 28, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Hardwood lumber exports from U.S. to China go 40% down during Q1/2019
Hardwood lumber exports from U.S. to China fell 39.8% y-o-y to 352.0 thousand m3 in [...]
May 28, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / North America
Norway: Roundwood prices rise sharply during Q1/2019
Following a favourable 2018 for the Norwegian forest industry, when a total of 10.7 million [...]
May 28, 2019
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Russia: RFP Group annouces plans for building second wood pellet plant
RFP Group plans to build a second pellet plant with a capacity of about 70 thousand tons per year. [...]
May 28, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / Russia
Lumber prices in the US plunge during May
The US lumber market took a step back after showing signs in prior weeks that it might break out of [...]
May 28, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / North America
West Fraser curtails production at two sawmills in BC
West Fraser announced temporary production curtailments for a duration of approximately two weeks at two British Columbia sawmills: Chasm and [...]
May 27, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
Germany: Sharp drop in wood pellets prices
The price of wood pellets in Germany dropped by 4.1% in May compared to the previous month. [...]
May 27, 2019
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Chinese forestry company to build several mills in Russia
China Forestry Group Corporation (CFGC) will build mills in the Russian Far East to supply wood [...]
May 27, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / Europe / Russia
Italy’s Florian Group to build a wood pellet plant with EBRD support
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is granting Italian wood processor Florian SpA a € 5 million loan to [...]
May 27, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Energy / Europe
EU tropical timber imports on the rise
Total value of tropical wood imports into the EU increased slightly in 2018, although at a slower rate than imports [...]
May 27, 2019
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