Segezha Group to acquire Finnish sawmill in Karelia
The Segezha Group has acquired Karelian Wood Company, a sawmill owned by Pin Arctic Oy in Kostomuksha in the Republic [...]
February 5, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe / Russia
Sharp drop in export of hardwoods to China has important implications for US hardwoods
Headline figures for sawn hardwood consumption in Europe show that demand has been flat for the last decade. However, these [...]
February 5, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe / North America
Illegal Myanmar teak seized in the Netherlands
In the first raid of its kind, Dutch police have seized a large quantity of Myanmar teak in the Netherlands [...]
February 5, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East / Europe
Sawmills in Central Europe more competitive due to falling prices
Sawlog prices fell throughout the world in 2019 with European prices declining the most, resulting in a more competitive sawmilling [...]
February 5, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Europe
European hardwood faces deteriorating market and supply challenges
The market situation for German hardwoods was described at IHC by Steffen Rathke, Vice President of DeSH who said that [...]
February 4, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Europe
January 2019 prices from China’s imports of lumber
he table above contain the latest price data of different imported lumber assortments at several Chinese [...]
February 4, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / China / North America
India is a more and more attractive destination for American hardwood
A booming furniture market is expected to drive up demand for American hardwoods in India this year. With the total [...]
February 4, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East / North America
Hardwood lumber included in the U.S.-China “Phase One” trade deal
The U.S. and China formalised a limited trade agreement today, signalling a truce in the nearly two-year trade [...]
January 30, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / North America
Sweden: Martinsons to increase lumber production by half a million cubic meters
The Swedish sawmill and building materials manufacturer Martinsons aims to increase the production capacity of its [...]
January 30, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Indonesian forestry industry forecasts boost in exports in 2020
Indonesian’s wood products exports totalled US$11.6 billion in 2019, a 4 per cent [...]
January 30, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Asia & Middle East
