Prices for sawn timber in Europe expected to continue falling in Q3 and Q4
The invasion of Russia in Ukraine created both challenges related to the prices of raw materials and energy resources, great [...]
August 22, 2022
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France now dominates China’s oak log imports
Because of firm demand for oak flooring and furniture oak imports have been increasing and exceeded 1 million cubic metres [...]
August 22, 2022
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Wood pellet prices in Germany at unprecedented levels
Many orders cause the price of wood pellets to continue to rise in August. One reason [...]
August 22, 2022
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Shortage of wood in Poland
The sanctions imposed on Russia in connection with the invasion of Ukraine have caused a shortage of wood in Poland [...]
August 18, 2022
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Wood pellet crisis in France: prices double, strong demand causes supply difficulties
Faced with soaring energy prices, more and more French are investing in boilers or pellet stoves [...]
August 18, 2022
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Construction cancellations surging in Germany
Many projects are still being canceled in Germany’s residential construction sector. The share of companies affected stood at 11 [...]
August 18, 2022
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Dramatic decline in China’s softwood log imports in H1/2022
China’s log imports in the first half of 2022 totaled 22.38 million cubic meters valued at US$4 [...]
August 17, 2022
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Russian energy roulette threatens the German forest industry
Energy prices have risen sharply since Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine in February of this year. The [...]
August 17, 2022
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Softwood log prices in Estonia start to fall from absolute records
The large-scale war started by Russia in Ukraine and the creation of an energy crisis [...]
August 17, 2022
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US DoC rules Vietnam circumvented hardwood plywood duties
The Department of Commerce has ruled that hardwood plywood assembled and exported from Vietnam used Chinese [...]
August 17, 2022
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