Myanmar Gov. banns private timber operations and cuts the teak prodution
Myanmar's government ordered the teak production to be reduced by 40% in the 2017-2018 fiscal year. Also, it [...]
February 8, 2018
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East
Despite Brexit uncertainty, the UK consumption of timber and panel products increases
The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) has issued its Statistical Review 2017. The publication shows that growth in the consumption of [...]
January 8, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / Europe
Russia: exports of sawn timber up by 25.5% in value
In the first ten months of 2017, Russia increased its sawn timber exports again, both in value and in volume [...]
January 8, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Russia
Swedish Martinsons to increase sawn timber production
During next year, Martinsons will increase its production of sawntimber from 500,000 to 535,000 [...]
December 11, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Europe
World’s tallest timber building to be constructed in Norway
The world's tallest timber building is to be built in Norway. Mjøstårnet will be more than 80 [...]
December 7, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Construction / Europe
Sweden, the most important market for prefabricated timber buildings
Sweden has started to use its natural forests for prefabricating timber buildings of all types and [...]
December 7, 2017
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Construction / Europe
Latvia’s forestry products exports on the rise this year
During the first nine months of this year Latvia exported EUR 1.648 billion worth of forestry products, up 5 [...]
December 6, 2017
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Furniture / Europe
Largest cross-laminated timber building in the US to be build in Chicago
Hines, the international real estate firm, in a joint venture with Diversified Real Estate Capital and Big Bay Realty, announced [...]
November 29, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Construction / North America
Bergs Timber to upgrade Vimmerby sawmill
Bergs Timber has recently announced it will invest SEK 27.5mn in reconstructing the sawline at the sawmill in Vimmerby [...]
November 20, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Europe
Sarawak government wants to enforce mandatory certification for timber concessions by 2022
Sarawak's government has announced that it will be mandatory for all timber companies to obtain sustainable forest management (SFM [...]
November 9, 2017
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Asia & Middle East
