Sawmilling

Austria: Softwood log prices drop in November

Demand for spruce sawlogs is subdued and prices are under pressure. The situation is different with hardwood: Here both demand [...]

UK’s packaging and pallet sector under pressure due to Covid, Brexit

    UK's packaging and pallet sector is under pressure from Covid, Brexit and other factors.  [...]

Russia: Wood prices expected to decline by 20%

In Russia, a 20% decline in wood prices and a new rise in prices in April-May 2022 are predicted [...]

Conclusions of EU forest strategy for 2030 adopted by Council

    The EU ministers responsible for agriculture and fisheries met in Brussels. They focused on forests and [...]

Congestion at Chinese ports puts high pressure on log exports

The cost of shipping wood to China has almost trippled since January — the result of Covid, increased fuel prices and [...]

BC forest products industry faces uncertain future as government defers millions of hectares from logging

    British Columbia forest products industry faces uncertain future as government defers millions of acres from logging [...]

Prices for wood are slowly stabilizing in the Netherlands

The sharply rising raw material prices in the Dutch construction sector are not over yet, but there are bright spots [...]

New Zealand could limit timber exports to China due to shortages

For New Zealand, forestry is New Zealand's third largest export product , with annual revenues of more than US$6 [...]

Demand for timber falls in China, and so do prices. Why?

So, what caused the current timber import price drop in China and how long’s it going to last for [...]

Foreign companies buy Polish wood en masse; huge rise in raw material prices

    Foreign brokers buy wood from Polish forests on a massive scale. This causes a huge increase [...]