Swedish sawmills seek new market segment in China
China does not have a well-developed quality system with third-party controls like the Nordic [...]
December 12, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / Europe
EU imports of tropical sawnwood grow by 9% during Jan.-Sept. 2018
Despite a slow start to the year, EU imports of tropical sawnwood were 539,000 MT in the first nine [...]
December 12, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Softwood lumber prices in Austria go down during November
In November, most softwood lumber assortments in Austria are on a declining price trend. The only [...]
December 12, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Europe
Belarus exports of lumber keep on growing in the 3Q/2018
In the third quarter of this year, Belarusian exporters sold 859,000 m³ of lumber worth US $ 93.7 million [...]
December 12, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Central/West Africa: Dropping pressure on FOB tropical logs prices
Central/ West African producers report a slight easing of sawnwood and log FOB prices (Euro basis) being offered by buyers [...]
December 12, 2018
Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / ...Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Africa
European imports of tropical logs recover this year
After a downturn in 2017, the quantity of EU imports of tropical logs recovered ground in the first nine months [...]
December 11, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Europe / South America
US softwood lumber prices rise at the end of November
A mostly measured sales pace was reported across the most of US framing lumber species at the end of November [...]
December 11, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / North America
No more log fumigation at Chinese Taicang Port
It has been reported that Taicang Port is considering a ban on fumigating North American logs because of the risk [...]
December 6, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / North America
EU tropical timber imports recover in Q3/2018
EU imports of tropical wood products dipped sharply in 2017 and started this year very slowly but recovered some lost [...]
December 6, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Europe / South America
West Fraser to curtail production at 4 sawmills in BC
West Fraser announced it will implement temporary production curtailments over the holiday period at four of its British Columbia sawmills [...]
December 6, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Sawmilling / North America
