Keyword: European

Climate change debate threatens the European hardwood market

Headline figures for sawn hardwood consumption in Europe show that demand has been flat for the last decade. However, these [...]

Pressure on the European plywood market continues

In the first half of 2019, the European plywood sector was experiencing a tightening market and competitive conditions. In the [...]

Market prospects for the European softwood lumber in Egypt brightening

    The EU countries have increased their exports by almost 50% this year, as the country's [...]

European hardwood industry still strong despite slow construction sector

According to latest Eurostat figures, building construction contracted by 0.2% in May over April 2019, while civil engineering output [...]

Euroconstruct: Growth of European construction sector expected to slow in the next years

European construction output is forecasted to increase by less than 2% in 2019, and by less than 1.5 percentage [...]

Production of European wood-based panels grows in 2018

    The European wood-based panels industry recorded a growth in production of 1.7% in 2018 [...]

Overview of the European wood pellet market in 2018

In terms of growth and pricing, 2018 was one of the strongest years for the global wood pellet market in [...]

European parquet market expected to contract in 2018, following years of growth

The overall consumption figures of the European Parquet Industry for the year 2018 have moderately contracted by a bit less [...]

Trends in the European furniture sector

The UNECE Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry (COFFI) released their Annual Market Review 2017-2018, together with several [...]

European tropical logs and sawnood on recover this year

    After a downturn in 2017, the quantity of EU imports of tropical logs recovered a little [...]