Pulp & Paper

Firewood shortages in France are pushing up the price of logs

    Firewood shortages in France are intensifying and prices have jumped by more than 20% since June [...]

Finland: Timber trade drops sharply; log prices stable

    Finnish timber trade was very brisk in August, with the total volume more than 60 percent [...]

New EU Forest Strategy welcomed by European wood industries

CEI-Bois & EOS welcome the new EU forest strategy passed on Tuesday (September 13) by the European Parliament.  [...]

Estonia: Some sawmills face closure due to fall in demand and high energy prices

    Some Estonian sawmills may need to close by year end, at least temporarily, as a fall [...]

German timber trade suffers from high energy costs

    In August, the German Timber Trade Association (GD Holz) carried out a survey on the increased [...]

Austria: Sawlog prices significantly reduced

    The Austrian sawmill industry is currently sufficiently stocked with logs and damaged wood is increasing. Due [...]

Metsä Tissue curtails production due to high energy prices

    Metsä Tissue has had to curtail its production both in its Zilina mill, Slovakia, and Kreuzau [...]

Finland: Roundwood prices on the rise in July

    Roundwood prices in Finland continued to rise in July and real prices ended up close to [...]

Sweden: Continued rise in prices for roundwood during the second quarter

    Sweden's roundwood prices both sawlog and pulpwood assortments increased during the second quarter of 2022 [...]

Wood prices in Germany fall significantly

German forest owners have been reporting for a few weeks that the demand for softwood lumber is falling significantly. Many [...]