China plants huge forest the size of France
China recently confirmed that it had successfully planted and nurtured a man-made forest so massive [...]
November 1, 2018
Latest Trends / Forestry / ...China
Bark beetle infestation hits the German sawmill industry
After the high amount of damaged timber from various windthrows and the subsequent problem of beetle wood, the sawmills focus [...]
November 1, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Europe
Homebuilding rebounds in the US
Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 3.5% in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 629 [...]
November 1, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Construction / North America
Russia’s Titan Group increases sawnwood and wood pellet production
Group of companies “Titan” informed that its subsidiary Lesozavod 25 in January-September 2018 increased sawing volume to 1,188 [...]
November 1, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Energy / Europe / Russia
Vietnam’s wood industry to play a decisive role in the US-China trade war
Starting from mid-September 2018, the US decided to impose 10 percent tariffs with the total cost of $189 billion [...]
November 1, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / North America
Trends in the European furniture sector
The UNECE Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry (COFFI) released their Annual Market Review 2017-2018, together with several [...]
November 1, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Furniture / Europe
Sweden’s sawmill industry facing raw materials short supply
During the last year, raw material supply in Sweden has been restricted somewhat by different factors. After a rainy autumn [...]
October 30, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Poland’s largest furniture manufacturer might be acquired by Chinese investor
Black Red White SA (BRW), the largest Polish furniture manufacturer and retailer with annual sales of EUR 414 million and [...]
October 30, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Wood Furniture / ...Europe
Rising prices for Sarawak logs
Logs prices in Sarawak significantly increased due to higher demand from neighbouring Sabah, which banned timber exports since May this [...]
October 30, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East
China: October prices for logs and sawnwood imports
The report below contains the latest prices of logs and sawnwood from main timber [...]
October 30, 2018
Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / ...Industry Prices / Sawmilling / China
