Lithuania plans timber export ban as sanctions cause raw material shortage
Due to the export of Lithuanian timber, the local industry is experiencing an increasing shortage and price of raw materials [...]
June 16, 2022
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One of the largest Baltic wood product groups suspends business in Belarus
After stopping the construction of a new plant in Vitebsk, one of the largest wood and [...]
June 7, 2022
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Plans to expand Homanit’s wood-based panels production are advancing in Lithuania
Germany’s fibreboard maker Homanit is advancing plans to ramp up the company’s production capacities in eastern Europe with [...]
June 3, 2022
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EU to initiate WTO dispute regarding Chinese restrictions on (timber) trade with Lithuania
The European Union has requested WTO dispute consultations with China concerning alleged Chinese restrictions on the import and export of [...]
February 3, 2022
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Lithuanian timber exports to China blocked due to political dispute
China downgraded its diplomatic ties with the Baltic state and suspended consular services there after the Taiwanese Representative Office in [...]
December 7, 2021
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Lithuanian sawlog prices double in one year
Pine and spruce sawlog prices in Lithuania have doubled yoy in September 2021. Moreover, prices for all assortments are well [...]
December 6, 2021
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German Homann builds a new MDF/HDF production facility in Lithuania
With the aim of a strategic expansion of the location, Homann Holzwerkstoffe GmbH signed a contract for the acquisition of [...]
October 28, 2020
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Lithuanian Juodeliai to open a new sawmill
The Lithuanian company Juodeliai is putting into operation a new sawmill with an annual processing capacity of 1 million m [...]
October 2, 2020
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Lithuania: Roundwood prices fall sharply in March 2020
In March 2020, pine logs in Lithuania were priced at € 56/ m3 (-24% compared to March [...]
June 1, 2020
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Sharp drop in Lithuanian roundwood prices
In December 2019, pine logs in Lithuania were priced at € 57/ m3 (-3.4% compared to [...]
March 2, 2020
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