Keyword: coronavirus

Coronavirus: Skyrocketing timber prices in China as global supply falls sharply

In the recent period, coronavirus pandemic has reduced logging in many countries, overseas container costs and sea freight prices have [...]

Italian furniture companies warn of “economic catastrophe” unless factories reopen next week

The nine signatories of a new manifesto are pleading to reopen their factories    Though there’s [...]

Trade of logs in Finland falls drastically

    Trade of roundwood in Finland continued at a slow pace in February. In January and in [...]

Russia: Exports of softwood lumber fall due to low demand in China

In the first two months, Russia exported 5% less softwood, including planed timber, compared to the same period in the [...]

EU parquet market severely hit by the coronavirus crisis

The European parquet markets had generally well started the year showing stable to slightly positive trends in January and February [...]

Vietnamese wood processing companies have suspended or reduced operations

Vietnamese wood processing firms have reduced production or suspended operations as most of the major importing countries for their products [...]

Coronavirus crisis effects on the global trade of wood products likely to last until 2021

    Pandemic effects will be delayed for forest products industries and recovery slower, particularly for landowners who [...]

Large sawmilling companies in N. Europe cut lumber production, as demand in UK falls

      Several key Nordic softwood sawmillers have implemented production cutbacks in response to reduced UK [...]

Sweden’s forest industry companies in difficulty due to coronavirus impact

The Swedish forest industry's trade with other countries has been made more difficult by the coronavirus pandemic.   [...]