Germany: Calls for more softwood planting
The Arbeitsgemeinschaft Rohholz eV – the Working Group on Raw Wood Consumers – (AGR), a voluntary association of [...]
February 10, 2020
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European softwood logs invade the Chinese; market prices down sharply
European beetle logs have flooded the Chinese market. In the first ten months of the year [...]
February 10, 2020
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Central European bark beetle crisis puts pressure on timber prices
The situation is described by industry insiders as serious and likely to impact the entire forestry [...]
February 10, 2020
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U.S. lumber company found importing high-risk Peruvian timber
An investigation by illegal-logging watchdog Timberleaks has found that a New Orleans-based lumber company [...]
February 10, 2020
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New Zealand: Sawmill start to close as overseas market subsidies inflate log prices
Sawmills in New Zealand find it hard to be profitable when overseas competitors can benefit from subsidies, the main timber [...]
February 10, 2020
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Russian softwood logs exports collapse in 2019
Russian softwood logs exports dropped by 27% in the third quarter of last year; with exports [...]
February 10, 2020
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Gelo Holzwerk to invest in a new sawmill in Germany
Gelo Holzwerk announced EUR 38.5 million greenfield investment in a completely new sawmill location at the Wunsiedel energy park [...]
February 10, 2020
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Forest products included in the European Green Deal
Forest-based products and bioeconomy in the framework of the Green Deal is now an integrated part of the European [...]
February 10, 2020
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Czechia Republic’s softwood forests ravaged by the bark beetle; 50% under threat
With its largely softwood forests, the Czech Republic is one of the European countries most affected [...]
February 7, 2020
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Sweden: Record batch of softwood lumber sent to the United States
Last month, the ship MS Saga Faith, loaded with lumber in the amount of more than [...]
February 7, 2020
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