Keyword: wood

Wooden surfaces can fight against spread of coronavirus

The survival of viruses on wooden surfaces is studied in a project started last summer by the universities of Eastern [...]

BSW acquires the Building and Supply Solutions division of SCA Wood UK

    BSW has acquired the Building and Supply Solutions division of SCA Wood UK, which includes the [...]

Record low wood prices in Austria due to bark beetle and corona crisis

    Climate change, the corona crisis and difficult market conditions have put Austria's forest industry in [...]

France: Bark beetle wood volume expected to double in 2021

The bark beetle crisis has affected spruce forests in the north-eastern quarter of France since the summer of 2018 [...]

Covid 19 recovery causes high wood prices and low wood availability in Europe

Recently, concerns were raised regarding the mounting pressure on the availability of wood in Europe which is likely to impact [...]

Hurricane Laura caused $1.6 billion in forestry, timber damages

    Hurricane Laura caused $525.4 million in damage to Louisiana farmers and $1.1 billion to [...]

Vietnamese wood and wood products exports recover in June

Vietnam earned nearly 5 billion U.S. dollars from exporting wood and wood-based products in the first half of [...]

Prices of wood falling sharply in Germany in the coronavirus crisis

The price of roundwood in Germany has collapsed sharply and is causing financial hardship for German forest owners. But one [...]

UK applies tariffs for imported wood and wood products from 2021

From 1 January 2021, the UK will apply a UK-specific tariff to imported goods. The UK Global Tariff (UKGT [...]
June 8, 2020 Forestry / Sawmilling / ...Europe

63% of US wood manufacturers remain operational

    A recent survey by the Wood Component Manufacturers Association provides insight into the challenges faced by [...]