New Japanese power plants to boost wood pellets imports after 2020
Demand of wood pellet in Japan is sharply increasing. Import of wood pellets is about six times higher than in [...]
September 7, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / Woodworking Machinery / Asia & Middle East
Europe’s NGOs and the FSC try hard to increase use of lesser-known timber species
Efforts to increase uptake of lesser-known species have come not just from the industry, but also from NGOs and [...]
September 7, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Outlook of the European sawmill industry in 2018
During the third EOS Board Meeting of 2017 held in October 2017, the Board Members expressed [...]
September 7, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Timberlink wants to invest massively at its sawmills in Australia
Timberlink has approved a AUD 100 million (71,8 million USD) upgrade program to its Australian sawmills. This investment will [...]
September 7, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Australia and Pacific Region
German wood industry keeps on growing for the fifth year in a row
The German wood industry is growing for the fifth year in a row. According to Johannes Schwörer, President of [...]
September 7, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Pulp & Paper / Wood Construction / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Europe
France: Lumber prices for Q2/2018
FRANCE LUMBER PRICES for the 2nd quarter 2018 [...]
September 5, 2018
Wood Industry Prices / Industry Prices / ...Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Europe
US tariffs on Chinese wood products could be applied starting this week
The deadline for public consultation on President Donald Trump’s plan for tariffs on another $200 billion in Chinese imports [...]
September 5, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Woodworking Machinery / China / North America
Landed costs of North American logs exported to China higher by 30%
Traders in China are complaining that the landed cost of imported North American logs has jumped by around 30% as [...]
September 5, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / North America
US lumber prices continue to rise at the end of August
Amid a mix of expectations coming into the week, only those at the low end of the spectrum were met [...]
September 5, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / North America
Tropical timber’s potential in the marine industry as a prime material
Tropical hardwood’s long-held status as the prime material for European fresh and seawater marine applications has been increasingly [...]
September 5, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
