Impact on wood markets of the European bark beetle crisis
Between 2017 and 2019, over 270 million m3 of standing timber in Central Europe was damaged by a [...]
July 13, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
European parquet market sales not expected to return to pre-Covid 19 levels soon
After a year of slight contraction in 2018, the European parquet market improved in 2019. Unfortunately, this positive result and [...]
July 2, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood-based Panels / Europe
European spruce supply to China disrupted by container shortage
China will receive more and more spruce from European forests, which are currently destroyed by storms [...]
June 28, 2020
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European lumber producers become more globally competitive due to falling sawlog prices
Sawlog prices throughout Europe decline in 2019, early 2020 mainly from oversupply, enabling European lumber producers to become more globally [...]
May 26, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / China / Europe / North America / Russia
Severe crisis in Central Europe due to the bark beetle infestation
Between 2017 and 2019, over 270 million m3 of standing timber in Central Europe has been [...]
May 21, 2020
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COVID-19 impact on European wood market “severe and wide-ranging”
The European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF) and the European Organization of the Sawmill Industry (EOS) recently [...]
May 14, 2020
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Bark beetle infestation starts to spread in Central European countries
Since mid-April, bark beetles have also been spotted in large parts of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In addition to [...]
May 14, 2020
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European timber importers freeze orders
Accurate estimates of the specific effects on timber trade volumes this year will only become apparent [...]
May 12, 2020
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Bark beetle starts spreading in Europe’s forests
A third consecutive year of bark beetle calamity is expected to destroy the European spruce forests [...]
May 11, 2020
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European wood industry to reorganize supply chains after coronavirus restrictions will be eased
Strict restrictive measures in most EU countries and indeed across the world have more or less restricted production, which has [...]
May 4, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Europe
