European timber operations in Africa move to Asia
A major structural change is underway in the African timber industry as operations are reoriented away from the European market [...]
August 31, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Europe
10 largest Russian sawmills boost revenues in 2017
In 2017, the total revenue of the 10 biggest forest products companies in Russia amounted 339.4 billion rubles ($5 [...]
August 30, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Sawmilling / Russia
Major structural change is underway in the African timber industry
A major structural change is underway in the African timber industry as operations are reoriented away from the European market [...]
August 23, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Africa
US softwood lumber prices pick up in mid-August
Framing lumber trading in US hit its fastest stride in more than two months, and the market finished the week [...]
August 23, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / North America
European and North American sawmills registered record profits in H1/2018
Sawlog costs, the largest cost component when manufacturing lumber, have gone up much more slowly than lumber prices in many [...]
August 23, 2018
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Rising roundwood prices in Finland
Roundwood prices in Finland have mostly increased in May, both as compared to April as well as compared to the [...]
August 23, 2018
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Booming exports of Belarus softwood lumber to Europe
The European countries softwood lumber imports from Belarus have went up during January - September 2017 by 51%, to a total [...]
August 22, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Europe
Teak purchases from Myanmar discouraged in EU countries
Given continuing controversy in the EU over whether Myanmar teak can be traded in compliance with EUTR requirements, importers were [...]
August 21, 2018
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Metsä Group bioproduct mill reaches nominal pulp capacity
Metsä Group has announced that its next-generation, bioproduct mill in Aanekoski, Finland, has reached its nominal capacity in August [...]
August 21, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Europe
Timber backlogs increase at the Douala Port
One factor in the contraction in Cameroon’s EU exports, which started in 2016, cited by [...]
August 20, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Africa
