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Austria: wood pellets price up by 5% in January

The average price of wood pellets in Austria has reached 241 € per tonne of wood pellets or 4.92 Cent [...]

Softwood lumber imports from UK to Europe not affected by Brexit

    UK's softwood lumber imports from the European Union countries haven't been yet affected by [...]

Japan adjusts biomass subsidies due to increased demand

Japanese regulators announced at the end of 2017 about plans to stop the issuance of set price Feed-in-Tariff [...]

European sawmills expand market share in East Asia

During the last few years softwood lumber import in Southeast Asia has increased dramatically with China as the top performer [...]

New Zealand’s log prices at historical level

Export log prices in New Zealand reached new record in January 2018, boosted by continued strong demand from China, a [...]

Egger grows production at St. Johann mill with Siempelkamp technology

Egger invests in a new short-cycle press at its St. Johann mill in Austria. With the new equipment, the [...]

European parquet market reports third consecutive year of growth in 2017

    Consumption figures for parquet in Europe keeps increasing for the third year in a row. During [...]

Germany: Wood pellets price increased sharply in January

Wood pellets price in Germany increased in January, due to the low temperatures. Thus, the national average for wood pellets [...]

Drax wants to finnish 4th biomass plant conversion by 2nd half of 2018

Drax, UK's power producer, announced on the 17th of January that it wanted to complete the conversion of its [...]

Constant investment in UK’s woodworking industry may diminish Brexit effects

The investments in product improvement, along with the customer reach in the UK's woodworking industry is currently on the [...]
February 5, 2018 Market Analysis / Woodworking Machinery / ...Europe