The European Green Deal creates new opportunities for timber
The Green Deal, published on 11 December 2019 by the new European Commission and adopted by [...]
February 18, 2020
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European softwood logs invade the Chinese; market prices down sharply
European beetle logs have flooded the Chinese market. In the first ten months of the year [...]
February 10, 2020
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Sharp drop in export of hardwoods to China has important implications for US hardwoods
Headline figures for sawn hardwood consumption in Europe show that demand has been flat for the last decade. However, these [...]
February 5, 2020
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Sawmills in Central Europe more competitive due to falling prices
Sawlog prices fell throughout the world in 2019 with European prices declining the most, resulting in a more competitive sawmilling [...]
February 5, 2020
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European bark beetle crisis has multiple implications in global lumber markets
A new wildcard in the global supply of lumber, as well as log exports, is the rapid expansion of the [...]
January 23, 2020
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Forecast: Tempered growth in European construction by 2022
Construction research network Euroconstruct anticipates building work to increase only slightly in the 19 member states up to 2022. According [...]
January 23, 2020
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Chinese log market seriously impacted by the European bark beetle crisis
The price for an A grade log in the China log market has remained around USD [...]
January 20, 2020
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Europe is now the second largest supplier of softwood logs to China
- China is increasing importation of logs from New Zealand and Europe, while diminishing imports from North America and Russia [...]
January 17, 2020
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The European Commission presents the European Green Deal
Becoming the world’s first climate-neutral continent by 2050 is the greatest challenge and opportunity of our times. To [...]
January 6, 2020
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Global timber trade flows rapidly changing due to bark beetle infestation and storm damaged timber in Europe
Up to the end of October, European log exports to China imports were a whopping 5.6 million [...]
December 18, 2019
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