Strong demand for logs in China due to busy construction season
Log inventory in China has increased about 300k m3 in the last month to around 4.6m m3, with congestion [...]
October 28, 2020
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European lumber exporters expanding sales outside Europe
European lumber exporters have expanded their sales overseas from 30% to 45% over the past ten years, with Asia receiving [...]
October 27, 2020
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US lumber prices down 20% since September
Framing lumber prices in US peaked above $950 per thousand board feet in mid-September, according to Random Lengths, and [...]
October 27, 2020
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Low impact of corona crisis on the Latvian sawmill industry
Log supply in Latvia hasn't suffered any changes since the 2nd quarter of 2020. Latvian State Forests (which owns [...]
October 27, 2020
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Impact of corona crisis on the Austria’s sawmill industry
At the beginning of 2020 there was an undersupply of roundwood in Austria. The unlucky combination of high imports, an [...]
October 26, 2020
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European Parliament launches forest strategy
On October 7th, the EU Parliament launched the EU Forest Strategy from 2021 in a non [...]
October 26, 2020
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UPM to permanently close Kaipola mill in Finland
Employee consultations for UPM Communication Papers were concluded at the Jämsä River mills this week. The UPM Kaipola paper [...]
October 26, 2020
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Covid-19 and damaged wood, two major challenges of the German sawmill industry
In the German economy, Corona has led to a severe slump. The gross domestic product (GDP) in the 2nd quarter [...]
October 21, 2020
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Prices of roundwood under pressure in Estonia
Stilll under the influence of the Covid-19 pandemic and the price pressure of the bark beetle infestation in Central [...]
October 21, 2020
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Vietnamese wood product exporters advised to take actions to optimise US market
Vietnam has enjoyed a surge in timber and wood product exports to the US this year, but businesses need to [...]
October 21, 2020
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