New opportunities for Latvian timber exports to the US
At the beginning of February, a large vessel with Latvian timber products to be exported to the USA was loaded [...]
February 25, 2021
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Sales in the German wood industry benefit from high demand of construction sector
The turnover of the German wood industry was around € 36.5 billion last year and thus 0.8 [...]
February 23, 2021
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Valutec reports rising demand from sawmills in Central Europe
The last six months' sales to Germany and Austria amount to an order value of just over EUR [...]
February 23, 2021
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Softwood sawlog prices in Sweden on the rise as demand from sawmills booms
In Central Sweden, state-owned Sveaskog raises the purchase price for softwood sawlogs from 18 January [...]
January 27, 2021
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Sweden’s forest industry doubles exports to the United States
The Swedish forest industry has increased its exports of wood products and pulp so far this year. To the USA [...]
December 21, 2020
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Finnish sawmills perform weak in main markets; softwood lumber exports down 20%
Finland's softwood lumber exports to the world fell by almost 20% in the first nine [...]
December 18, 2020
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Sawn hardwood production forecast to fall 25% this year in Europe
After a period of stability between 2016 and 2019, when sawn hardwood production in EOS member countries fluctuated between 5 [...]
December 14, 2020
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European lumber exporters expanding sales outside Europe
European lumber exporters have expanded their sales overseas from 30% to 45% over the past ten years, with Asia receiving [...]
October 27, 2020
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Sawmills in Sweden defy coronavirus crisis
Current situation of the Swedish forest industry Swedish demand for sawn wood products has decreased by [...]
October 16, 2020
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Finland: Sawmills struggle to pay for raw materials due to low export prices of lumber
Almost 500 million cubic meters of lumber were produced worldwide last year, of which almost three quarters were coniferous lumber [...]
October 15, 2020
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