Market Analysis

Russia: Hardwood plywood – sanctions will impact trade with US

    Hardwood plywood is an important material for many U.S. manufacturers. It’s used to make [...]

Finland: Timber trade fell 20% in Jan.-Feb. 2022; log prices higher yoy

    The volume of timber traded in January-February in Finland was 20 percent lower than in [...]

China: Sharp rise in prices for imported softwood lumber

    According to data from China’s Customs 2021 lumber imports totaled 28.84 million cubic meters [...]

Rising prices for softwood logs in Austria; noticeable pressure from Ukraine war

    Lumber and construction timber products' sales are reportedly very good in Austria. Average log stocks towards [...]

Estonia: Calls for increase in logging due to wood shortage caused by war in Ukraine

    A joint communique sent to Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas from the Estonian Chamber of [...]

Wood pellet prices could skyrocket due to end of Russian supply

Homes and businesses heated by biomass boilers face skyrocketing costs as supplies of wood pellets are disrupted by Russia’s [...]

US homebuilders urge the Biden administration to end lumber tariffs

Jerry Konter, Chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) urged the Biden administration to increase domestic production of [...]

Ante-holz puts into operation a new CLT plant in Germany

Ante-holz puts into operation Ledinek's CLT-plant in Bromskirchen-Somplar, Germany.    The first CLT [...]

Global forestry machinery manufacturers hit by delivery stop to Russia

The Ukraine war has had a significant impact on the global economy. The manufacturers of forest machines are also affected [...]