Forestry

Rising trend of Russian lumber prices expected to continue

The upward trend of Russian lumber may continue into June this year. From January to October 2021, the market price [...]

Construction of Metsä Group’s giant Rauma sawmill on schedule

    ​Construction work on the site has advanced in line with the master schedule. The sawmill buildings [...]

China’s pine logs and lumber imports – only through designated ports

    The quarantine requirement for imported pine (Pinus spp) wood (including logs and lumber) from countries where [...]

New Zealand’s wood industry optimistic as log export prices lift

    The New Zealand forestry industry has started the New Year with a bit more optimism than [...]

Sweden’s forwarder market 2021 slowed by global boom

    The data on the number of registered forwarders are now compiled and we can see that [...]

Lumber prices in US are ‘looking like a repeat of 2021’

     A survey of home builders revealed expectations that lumber prices will continue to soar in 2022 [...]

Germany’s timber prices expected to rise as beetle infestation decreases

    After the price level had fallen due to the bark beetle infestation, an increase is now [...]

Russian log export ban entered into force

  On January 1, 2022, a complete ban on the export of unprocessed or roughly processed timber of softwood [...]

Special year for the Dutch wood industry

    The year 2021 was a good year for the Dutch wood industry. Without the corona problems [...]

B.C. lumber producers on a roller-coaster ride due to price fluctuations

BC Lumber producers are accustomed to boom and bust cycles, but the past two years have been surprisingly volatile for [...]