Södra Wood reduces sawn timber production
Södra expects weaker demand for wood products due to rising inflation and higher interest rates in Europe and the [...]
August 24, 2022
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China: Falling stocks of N. American logs and European spruce logs
Softwood log inventories at the China’s main ocean ports totalled 4.96 million m3 on July 30th, 2022, a [...]
August 23, 2022
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Bulgaria to temporarily ban timber exports to non-EU countries
Bulgaria is ceasing exports of raw timber for three months until November, the agriculture ministry said last week.   [...]
August 23, 2022
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Prices for sawn timber in Europe expected to continue falling in Q3 and Q4
The invasion of Russia in Ukraine created both challenges related to the prices of raw materials and energy resources, great [...]
August 22, 2022
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France now dominates China’s oak log imports
Because of firm demand for oak flooring and furniture oak imports have been increasing and exceeded 1 million cubic metres [...]
August 22, 2022
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Shortage of wood in Poland
The sanctions imposed on Russia in connection with the invasion of Ukraine have caused a shortage of wood in Poland [...]
August 18, 2022
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ISC 2022 coming up in Copenhagen
Registration is now open for the 70th International Softwood Conference (ISC) taking place this year in Copenhagen on October 12 [...]
August 18, 2022
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BSW Group acquires stake shed manufacturer
BSW Group (now part of Binderholz), the largest integrated forestry business in the UK, has acquired [...]
August 18, 2022
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Dramatic decline in China’s softwood log imports in H1/2022
China’s log imports in the first half of 2022 totaled 22.38 million cubic meters valued at US$4 [...]
August 17, 2022
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Russian energy roulette threatens the German forest industry
Energy prices have risen sharply since Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine in February of this year. The [...]
August 17, 2022
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