Sawmilling

Bergs Timber announces management changes; Sampsa Auvinen leaves the company

    Swedish sawmiller Bergs Timber has announced organisational changes following its acquisition of Norvik Timber Industries’ Baltics [...]

Construction sector in Italy drives up wood products imports

Italy’s rise in timber imports in 2017 is a key indicator of the sector’s recovery. Overall, Italy’s [...]

UK timber trade affected by Brexit and currency fluctuations

    The UK Timber Trade Federation (TTF) reports that the last two years’ have been volatile due [...]

Timber purchasing decisions heavily influenced by EUTR

Much timber trade policy discussion in the EU now focuses heavily on developments in the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) which [...]

Roundwood prices in Estonia in May go higher than last year

    Roundwood prices in Estonia reached record-highs during the beginning of 2018, and especially in April [...]

Softwood lumber exports from Europe to China on a downward trend

    The European softwood lumber exports to China have decreased during January-April 2018, as compared to [...]

China forbids fumigation of logs imported from US

It has been reported that fumigation of imported logs from the US has been forbidden in China.    [...]

Swedish sawmills exported less lumber to China

    The Swedish sawmills exported 3.2 million m3 of sawn and planed lumber during the Jan [...]

Russian timber sector boosts production capacity

The Russian timber sector is in buoyant mood and increasing capacity, including in wood-based construction, after a robust performance [...]

Rising construction sector improves French timber market

In France, the importers association Le Commerce du Bois reports that trade was buoyed by 2%-plus GDP growth last [...]