Keyword: softwood

Austria: Softwood log price overview in December 2022

The global economic downturn has now also reached Austria. Exports and the added value of the domestic industry shrank. Due [...]

China: Recovery signs of the softwood import market in Q1/2023

In China, the softwood import market remains weak but there are small hopes for Q1/2023. As of mid-November [...]

Estonia: Softwood log prices continue to fall in Q3/2022

    The ongoing war in Europe and the energy crisis caused by Russia have led to abnormal [...]

European sawn softwood production and demand expected to cool down in H2/2022

    Sawn softwood production in EOS (European Organization of the Sawmill Industry) countries has been growing for [...]

China: Softwood log demand and prices low; spruce imports from Europe down sharply

China softwood log inventory remains below the 4m m3 despite China having the Golden Week holiday at the start of [...]

Global softwood log trade drops by 20%

    A halt in Russian log exports and reduced wood demand in China contributed to a 20 [...]

Germany: Producer price index for softwood and hardwood sawn timber shows mixed developments

    According to the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the German producer price indices for commercial products [...]

ISC 2022: Softwood market expected to remain subdued short to medium-term

After the successful hybrid event last year in Helsinki, this year the organizers offered once again the opportunity to follow [...]

France’s softwood sawmills report significant market slowdown

  At the start of September, many sawmill owners in France are asking themselves questions about the evolution of [...]

Softwood supply in UK far in excess of demand

      UK softwood trading has continued its subdued trend into August with supply far in [...]
September 2, 2022 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe