Germany: Wood price evolution for 2023 still uncertain
Due to the fact that more people are using firewood during the energy crisis, prices are also rising in Rhineland [...]
January 3, 2023
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Sharp fall in Finland’s sawn timber exports to European countries
In the third quarter of 2022, Finnish exports of raw and planed sawn softwood to other European countries decreased by [...]
January 3, 2023
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Austria: Softwood log price overview in December 2022
The global economic downturn has now also reached Austria. Exports and the added value of the domestic industry shrank. Due [...]
December 26, 2022
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Belarus timber flows to EU circumventing sanctions via Central Asia
Belarus is circumventing EU sanctions by exporting its timber to EU countries using false documents claiming that the wood comes [...]
December 26, 2022
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Swedish sawmills are unexpectedly strong due to high US demand
One of the explanations for the unexpected strength in a currently declining wood products economy is how much wood products [...]
December 26, 2022
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Prices of wood pellets continue to fall in Germany
Prices for wood pellets have fallen further in November and have now been following a pronounced downward trend since the [...]
December 26, 2022
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African sawmill and plywood mills feel the effects of reduced Chinese demand
The slowdown in demand in China is becoming a serious problem for operators in the region with saw and ply [...]
December 26, 2022
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Russian plywood production and exports collapse; new markets in sight
Since the beginning of this year, both domestic production and export growth of plywood in Russia have shown a slowdown [...]
December 21, 2022
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UK timber import volumes expected to grow long term, despite recent fluctuations
Average UK timber import totals from 2010 to 2022 have seen steady growth, despite significant fluctuation [...]
December 21, 2022
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Latvia will strictly investigate the import of “conflict timber” from Russia
On December 14, the Latvian State Forestry Administration issued a reminder that the import of Russian and Belarusian timber and [...]
December 21, 2022
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