Homag works on meeting increased demand from the furniture industry
Homag is taking steps to continue its sales and earnings growth. The world market leader of woodworking machinery is fundamentally [...]
October 30, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Woodworking Machinery / Europe
The imports of wood pellets in Japan went up by 50%
The Japanese Forestry Agency announced the statistics for wood pellet supply in Japan for 2017. Domestic [...]
October 23, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / Asia & Middle East
Overview of the global MDF market
The global MDF market amounted to 99.6M cubic meters in 2017, posting solid gains over [...]
October 23, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood-based Panels / China / Europe / North America
Russian softwood lumber exports increase sharply in value
Russian softwood lumber exports increased sharply in the first eight months of the year, both in value and in volume [...]
October 23, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Russia
EU sawn hardwood consumption forecast to remain latent
The UNECE Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry (COFFI) released their Annual Market Review 2017-2018, together with several [...]
October 23, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Softwood lumber production in the US goes up, while Canadian output decreases
U.S. sawmills produced 20.678 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first seven months of 2018 [...]
October 23, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
Swanson Group halts production at two of its sawmills
Oregon's Swanson Group is implementing production curtailments with immediate effect, citing deteriorating market conditions. The [...]
October 23, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
Kebony builds new plant and doubles modified wood production capacity
Modified wood cladding and decking manufacturer Kebony announced the opening of the company’s new factory in Flanders, Belgium. [...]
October 23, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Europe
The EU wants to begin trade arbitration with Ukraine to lift timber exports moratorium
The European Union is ready to begin commercial arbitration with Ukraine to lift a moratorium on exports of round timber [...]
October 22, 2018
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Europe
ISC 2018: Flourishing construction in Europe drives solid financial performance in the sawmill industry
On the 11th and 12th October 2018 the 66th edition of the International Softwood Conference was held in Riga in [...]
October 22, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Europe
