Rising construction sector improves French timber market
In France, the importers association Le Commerce du Bois reports that trade was buoyed by 2%-plus GDP growth last [...]
July 6, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Europe
Belarus timber is being targeted by British forestry companies
British companies are interested in buying Belarusian timber via commodity exchange. The possibility was discussed as a delegation of British [...]
June 25, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Sabah to ban timber exports
Sabah's chief minister, Shafie Apdal, announced that he will instruct the state Forestry Department to immediately impose a ban [...]
June 4, 2018
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East
The 66th International Softwood Conference to be held in Riga
The 66th International Softwood Conference will be held on 10-12 October 2018 in the largest city in the Baltics [...]
May 25, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
China expands national forest reserves as to keep up with rise in timber imports
According to the State Forestry and Grassland Administration plans have been prepared for an expansion through planting and rehabilitation of [...]
May 16, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China
The importance of the EUTR and FLEGT licensing on wood trade
A key question for the long-term future of the EU trade in tropical timber products is the impact of [...]
May 10, 2018
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Europe
UK timber industry threatened by “£1 Billion Pound Brexit Bill” once it leaves EU Customs Union
The UK timber industry faces a potential “£1 Billion Pound Brexit Bill” if Britain leaves the EU Customs Union causing [...]
May 10, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
The EU wooden furniture manufacturers show great interest to “source locally”
There seems to be a growing preference in the EU market to ‘source local’, particularly in the design and specifier [...]
April 27, 2018
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Wood Furniture / Europe
Timber and panel imports in the UK rising sharply in 2017
The Timber Trade Federation has issued its Monthly Statistical Bulletin for April 2018. The stats show that volumes of imported [...]
April 19, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Wood-based Panels / Asia & Middle East / Europe / North America
UK warns about shortage of timber for pallets
UK's Timber Packaging & Pallet Confederation (TIMCON) has warned of a shortage of smaller logs required by the pallet [...]
April 18, 2018
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Wood-based Panels / Europe
