Keyword: hardwood

Hardwood pulp manufacturers in Europe face highest wood costs in the world

Hardwood pulp manufacturers in Europe have some of the highest wood fiber costs in the world despite prices for hardwood [...]

Hardwood lumber and veneer exports from the US to the MENA region reached $96.74 million in 2017

Total exports of U.S. hardwood lumber and veneer to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region including Pakistan [...]

Softwood log exports from Russia to China declined in 2017, while hardwood shipments were up 23%

In 2017, China reduced the Russian roundwood imports by 0.8% and increased the purchases of hardwood by 23%.  [...]

EU imports of sawn temperate hardwood decline 7%

EU imports of sawn temperate hardwoods also declined in 2017, although less dramatically than imports of sawn tropical hardwoods. Total [...]

EU importers advocate that the EUTR has stopped tropical suppliers

Some EU importers maintain that the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) has also played a part in an international hardwood trade [...]
February 21, 2018 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / Europe

US hardwood markets trends in 2018

A recently published article explores US market developments that affect hardwood demand. Some industrial markets, such as pallets, packaging and [...]
February 20, 2018 Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / North America

Södra announces higher pine roundwood prices

Södra has decided to increase their purchase price for pulpwood and pine logs, as the demand for softwood and [...]

Other suppliers benefit from the US duties on Chinese plywood

US hardwood plywood imports grew strongly in October before declining again in November. Not surprisingly imports from China were significantly [...]

High oak prices and weak beech prices on the French hardwood market

    In France, the end of 2017 brought a new wave of rising oak log prices in [...]

IHC 2017 review: Trends, challenges and new projects in international hardwood trade

On 15 and 16 November 2017 the International Hardwood Conference took place in Venice. Several speakers pointed out recent achievements [...]