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 [...]
January 30, 2020
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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 [...]
January 13, 2020
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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 [...]
September 24, 2019
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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 [...]
August 13, 2019
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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 [...]
July 31, 2019
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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 [...]
July 18, 2019
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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 [...]
April 9, 2019
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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 [...]
January 30, 2019
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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 [...]
November 1, 2018
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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 [...]
September 26, 2018
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