Sawmilling

Prices for logs in Estonia keep on growing in October 2018

    Roundwood prices in Estonia increased again in October 2018, similar to the rapid rise in prices [...]

Chinese wood products companies reroute to Vietnam as to avoid US tariffs

    The tariffs imposed on the imports of Chinese goods to the US have hit the target [...]

Lumber prices in the US go down in December

    Trading in framing lumber limped toward the holidays, as buyers kept a low profile. Prices were [...]

Global sawlog prices keep on decreasing during Q3/2018

Softwood sawlog prices declined throughout the world in the 3Q/18. Consequently, the Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) fell 3 [...]

UPM announces EUR 2 billion investment in new Uruguay pulp mill

UPM plans to invest Euro 2 billion in a new mill to be located near the city of Paso de [...]

Lumber prices in the US go down in December

Demand for framing lumber was light in the first week of December. Buyers held back amid seasonal slowness, weather, and [...]

Holzindustrie Schweighofer to build biomass plant in Germany

Holzindustrie Schweighofer plans to construct a biomass cogeneration plant at its site in Kodersdorf, Germany. The plant is expected to [...]

Russian lumber exports on the rise; log exports volumes descend

In January-October 2018, Russia increased its lumber exports, both in value and in volume terms, indicate the statistics published [...]

Holzwerke Weinzierl announces mill upgrade in Germany

    Holzwerke Weinzierl installs a new chain-less step feeder at its mill in Germany. The commissioning [...]

Finnish lumber production soared during Q3/2018

Sawmill lumber production volumes in Finland rose to 2.7 million cubic meters in July-September, up by 3.8 [...]