Keyword: EU

Plywood prices in Europe on the rise due to higher demand and lower supply

Plywood prices are rising sharply in the EU on the back of buoyant demand across the region and supply issues [...]

General outlook for EU wood products imports in 2017

The value EU imports of sawnwood (including softwoods and hardwoods) was unchanged in 2017, at Euro 3.2 billion, ending [...]

Wood products exports from the EU reach record levels in 2017

In 2017, the EU exported wood products with a total value of Euro 21.8 billion, 5% more than in [...]

EU exports of wood products at historical level

In 2017, the EU exported wood products with a total value of Euro 21.8 billion, 5% more than in [...]

Tropical imports from the EU declined in 2017

    European timber businesses suggest a range of factors that may explain the apparent dichotomy between good [...]
March 5, 2018 Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Europe

Overview of tropical species availability on the EU market

Looking at individual species and products, importers in several EU countries, report particularly good demand for sapele in 2017, with [...]
February 28, 2018 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Europe

EU imports of sawn temperate hardwood decline 7%

EU imports of sawn temperate hardwoods also declined in 2017, although less dramatically than imports of sawn tropical hardwoods. Total [...]

Weak EU imports of tropical sawn wood, why?

European timber businesses suggest a range of factors that may explain the apparent dichotomy between good underlying demand for hardwoods [...]

EU importers advocate that the EUTR has stopped tropical suppliers

Some EU importers maintain that the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) has also played a part in an international hardwood trade [...]
February 21, 2018 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / Europe

Weaker logs demand in the EU keeps low prices in Central and West Africa

Central and West African producers are expressing confidence that the current price stability and steady order volumes for African species [...]