Sawmilling

Logging in Latvia returns to normal once with better weather conditions

Timber producers in Latvia might still have the chance to achieve this year's turnover target as weather conditions have [...]
February 20, 2018 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe

Slowdown in China’s economy might affect Finnish lumber exporters

Concerns about the future development of the Chinese economy will again become headlines in Finland by the end of 2018 [...]
February 16, 2018 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / Europe

Record results of 115.8 million for EPAL pallets in 2017

The European Pallet Association e.V. (EPAL) announces a record result for 2017 of 115.8 million EPAL quality load [...]

Interfor to finalize decision on US South sawmill by mid-2018

Interfor carries on to evaluate a greenfield sawmill opportunity in the central region of the US South. The company expects [...]

Croatia to host the largest unedged beech lumber sawmill

Cedar ltd., Vrobovsko of Croatia has commissioned the sawmill supplier Möhringer, Wiesentheid to build a beech sawmill in Vrobovsko [...]
February 15, 2018 Market Analysis / Sawmilling / ...Europe

US lumber prices increase, even if consumption lowers

Prices for framing lumber in the US continued to rise in all species during last week. Yet, trading cooled down [...]

Japan’s lumber imports from Europe and North America forecast to drop

The Japanese Forestry Agency recently held a meeting for wood products demand projection for the first half of 2018.  [...]

Logs buyers in China buy directly from exporters avoiding US sawmills

Logs buyers in China have been getting used to purchase the logs directly from exporters, avoiding sawmills in the US [...]

Stora Enso announces 18.5% increase in its Wood Products division

Stora Enso's Wood Products division recorded 18.5% increase in operational earnings before investment, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA [...]

Södra announces higher pine roundwood prices

Södra has decided to increase their purchase price for pulpwood and pine logs, as the demand for softwood and [...]