Homag Group’s incoming orders decrease, as Chinese demand drops
In the first half of 2018 (1H-2018), the Homag Group recorded an increase in sales over the previous year [...]
August 20, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Wood-based Panels / Woodworking Machinery / China / Europe
Kährs Group bought Swedish flooring distributor Ehrenborg
Kährs Group has acquired Swedish flooring distributor Ehrenborg & Co. The takeover has been carried out with immediate effect [...]
August 20, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Wood-based Panels / ...Europe
Softwood lumber production in the US increases, while output in Canada goes down
U.S. sawmills produced 14.752 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first [...]
August 20, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
Latvian softwood lumber exports on a downward trend
Sawn and planed sawn softwood exports from Latvia went down by 15% during the Q1/2018, to 603,000 m3 [...]
August 16, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
China to publish FSC national forest stewardship standard
China launches FSC national forest stewardship standard, reports FSC in its press release. Thus, China is [...]
August 16, 2018
Latest Trends / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / China
European tropical importers face rising competition for supplies
EU timber traders cited a number of factors shaping tropical import trends. These included intensifying competition for material from Chinese [...]
August 16, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Europe / South America
Russia: Sawnwood exports drop sharply due to low Chinese demand
In the first quarter of 2018, the supply of sawn softwood from Russia increased by 1.8% (YoY) to 6 [...]
August 16, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Sawmilling / China / Europe / Russia
Vietnamese wood products exports expected to double in the upcoming years
Vietnam's government is very positive regarding the wood and woodworking industry, as earning export revenues of $18-20 billion [...]
August 16, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / Asia & Middle East
US lumber prices continue downward trend in August
The plunge in framing lumber prices in the US was unabated, but another round of steep [...]
August 16, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / North America
Pfeifer Group to invest EUR 100 million in expanding panel and CLT capacity
By autumn 2020, the Pfeifer Group plans to massively expand existing and new production facilities in Chanovice, Schlitz and Lauterbach [...]
August 16, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Wood-based Panels / Europe
