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Wood products prices in Germany increased over 2017

    In February, the German producer price index for wood products has registered a high degree of [...]

EU furniture sector productivity might increase due to advanced computer-controlled manufacturing

    Increasingly advanced computer-controlled and automated manufacturing has also benefited European producers, boosting their productivity, cutting [...]

Chinese Hengan International acquires biggest stake in world’s largest pulp mill project in Finland

Chinese Hengan International has bought the largest share in Finnpulp, a Finnish company that is going to build a EUR [...]

New MDF plant from GreenPly starts production in India

    GreenPly Industries produced the first board at its new MDF plant in Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh [...]

Sodra invests SEK 100 mill in reopening Langasjo sawmill in Sweden

On Saturday 21 April, Södra’s sawmill at Långasjö was reopened at a ceremony attended by more than [...]

Lumber prices in the US driven higher by increased demand

    The seasonal demand for lumber in the US helped producers regain command of the framing lumber [...]

Sawn timber and log exports from Russia grew at the beginning of 2018

The Russian sawn timber exports have grew during January-February 2018, both in volume and in value terms. The country [...]

The EU wooden furniture manufacturers show great interest to “source locally”

There seems to be a growing preference in the EU market to ‘source local’, particularly in the design and specifier [...]
April 27, 2018 Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Wood Furniture / Europe

Austrian softwood lumber prices regress during March

In March, the prices for softwood lumber in Austria declined slightly compared to February. The decline is of 1-2 [...]

Global MDF market reports robust growth

    In 2017, the global MDF market amounted to 96.4 million m3, posting solid gains over [...]