Keyword: market

2022 North American lumber markets outlook

    It’s been a wild ride for wood products, particularly lumber, over the past two years [...]

European wood flooring markets report growth but face difficult raw materials supply conditions

European wood flooring consumption continues to progress thanks to renovation but manufacturers still experience tight raw materials supply conditions  [...]

Delivery times and prices on the Austrian timber market are back to normal

Wood in Austria has been in short supply in recent months and the prices are horrendous. According to the Austrian [...]

Challenging European plywood market

Some European plywood importers report that container costs out of Asia have started to come off their pandemic peak. Others [...]

European parquet market stays flat in 2020; outlook positive

    The good start of the year observed at the very beginning of 2020 had unfortunately to [...]

India’s timber import market in crisis

India's biggest timber cluster at Kandla is staring at a dark future, with fears of production suspension, leaving workers [...]

Indian log and sawn timber import market hit hard by latest Covid-19 wave

The log market in Kandla was improving, and logs were in short supply in Tuticorin before the latest wave of [...]

Changing trends in China’s softwood lumber import market

    According to the statistics released by China Customs, China’s import volume of softwood lumber decreased [...]

Rising freight rates adding pressure on the plywood market

    A key concern in the plywood sector is soaring freight rates, notably in containerized trade. With [...]

Global roundwood market expected to grow in the next years as demand rises

The global roundwood market is estimated at a huge figure of approx. $312B, which equals to near 2 billion cubic [...]