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International Yacht industry urges for collaboration with Myanmar on sustainable teak

An international alliance of yacht sector and associated organisations has cautioned against a ban on trade in Myanmar teak. Instead [...]

Bergs Timber announces management changes; Sampsa Auvinen leaves the company

    Swedish sawmiller Bergs Timber has announced organisational changes following its acquisition of Norvik Timber Industries’ Baltics [...]

Construction sector in Italy drives up wood products imports

Italy’s rise in timber imports in 2017 is a key indicator of the sector’s recovery. Overall, Italy’s [...]

UK timber trade affected by Brexit and currency fluctuations

    The UK Timber Trade Federation (TTF) reports that the last two years’ have been volatile due [...]

Beaulieu Group in Belgium bought two privately-owned companies in Canada and Australia

    Beaulieu International Group (B.I.G.) announces the acquisition of two privately-owned companies, Beaulieu Canada [...]

Timber purchasing decisions heavily influenced by EUTR

Much timber trade policy discussion in the EU now focuses heavily on developments in the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) which [...]

Roundwood prices in Estonia in May go higher than last year

    Roundwood prices in Estonia reached record-highs during the beginning of 2018, and especially in April [...]

Softwood lumber exports from Europe to China on a downward trend

    The European softwood lumber exports to China have decreased during January-April 2018, as compared to [...]

New plywood plant to be built in Belarus by Kronospan

    On May 24, 2018, in the Belarusian city of Smorgon, Kronospan holding laid a foundation stone [...]

Global prices for pulp soar to record-highs

Strong pulp markets and record high prices for both softwood and hardwood market pulp resulted in upward price pressures on [...]