Forestry

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 [...]

Western Forest Products to cut lumber production

Western Forest Products today announced plans to temporarily reduce its lumber production output for the remainder of 2022 by approximately [...]

EU tropical wood imports slow with mounting signs of recession

    In the first nine months of this year the EU27 imported 1.53 million tonnes of [...]

European woodworking and sawmill industries welcome EC’s legislative proposal on certification of carbon removals

    The publication today by the European Commission of a draft legislative proposal on the certification of [...]

Nordic forest companies have more money than ever

The Nordic forest industry has never had as much money as it does now, says Danske Bank's forest sector [...]

UK: Timber organisation calls for government support in the event of power outages

    The Timber Packaging & Pallet Confederation (TIMCON) has asked government to confirm it will act to [...]

Vietnamese wood manufacturers on alert for unpredictable new year prospects

While the United States is nearing a stance on imported wood that will affect Vietnam, domestic producers are being urged [...]

Top 15 biggest lumber producing companies in the world

GWMI picked the top 15 companies across the globe based on their softwood lumber production figures for 2021. The list [...]

Germany: Wood prices defy the construction crisis

    Softwood lumber prices in Germany are holding up. Hardwood prices are rising. Energy wood is still [...]

China’s timber market report in October 2022: Import prices continue to fall

    According to the data of the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of [...]