Forecast: Finland’s exports and prices of sawn timber expected to rise this year
The Finnish forest industry will be bouncing out of the coronavirus crisis this year and next, as the economies of [...]
April 22, 2021
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Global wooden pallet prices hit record highs
Pallet prices have hit record highs, according to a U.S. Labor Department index, and European [...]
April 16, 2021
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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 [...]
April 12, 2021
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Moody’s: Most wood product prices to reach peak level in 2021
The outlook for the global forest products industry remains positive, said Moody’s Investors Service. The [...]
March 31, 2021
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China: Prices for imported logs rising fast in March
In the week (March 15-21), China's log import price index maintained a steady upward [...]
March 29, 2021
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Global sawlog prices continue to rise on high demand in N. America and Europe
Global sawlog prices rose 8% in the 4Q/20 as demand for logs increased throughout North America and Europe.  [...]
March 23, 2021
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China’s timber import prices under increased pressure
Since the beginning of the year, the Chinese timber market is impacted by a low availability [...]
March 16, 2021
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Austrian wood industry faces record softwood log prices
The Austrian wood industry has been severely impacted by the climate and corona crisis in 2020 which created difficult market [...]
March 11, 2021
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Unstable export log markets to China, price corrections expected
In a period when price corrections are expected, export log markets to China appear with a degree of [...]
March 2, 2021
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Outlook for the global wood pellet markets in 2021
After 2023 there is limited future growth forecast in the industrial wood pellet market. Europe and the UK will have [...]
February 23, 2021
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