China: Falling stocks of N. American logs and European spruce logs
Softwood log inventories at the China’s main ocean ports totalled 4.96 million m3 on July 30th, 2022, a [...]
August 23, 2022
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / North America
Prices for sawn timber in Europe expected to continue falling in Q3 and Q4
The invasion of Russia in Ukraine created both challenges related to the prices of raw materials and energy resources, great [...]
August 22, 2022
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Europe
European wildfires on pace to set record forestland losses this year
The European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS) reported that approximately 660,000 hectares (1,630,000 acres) of land have [...]
August 22, 2022
Latest Trends / Forestry / ...Europe
Roundwood production in EU could decrease sharply due to biodiversity strategy
If less wood is harvested in European forests to protect biodiversity, this will lead to global shifts in wood production [...]
August 16, 2022
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European lumber exports might decline by a half due to the war in Ukraine
One immediate impact of the war in Ukraine is a tighter market for softwood lumber in Europe. About 20% of [...]
August 9, 2022
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Unprecedented period of change in European wooden furniture sector
The last two and half years, marked from the start of 2020 by the Covid-19 [...]
August 9, 2022
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Wood Furniture / Europe
European lawmakers battle over whether to limit wood pellets for energy
A European Parliament effort to roll back policies and subsidies that encourage burning wood pellets for energy has suffered a [...]
August 1, 2022
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Industry Prices / Wood Energy / Europe / North America
Europe is experiencing record forest fires
Wildfire conditions in Europe are intensifying, just as Europe experiences an unprecedented heatwave. Fires in parts of France, Spain, and [...]
August 1, 2022
Latest Trends / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Europe
Central European roundwood markets are at a turning point
Central European roundwood markets are at a turning point as forests in much of the region have recently suffered extensive [...]
July 26, 2022
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Europe’s Nordic forestry giants deliver great results despite tough environment
Forestry giants in Northern Europe, Stora Enso, UPM and SCA, have benefited from the rising prices on their financial results [...]
July 26, 2022
Forestry / Pulp & Paper / ...Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Europe
