Sawmilling

Huge opposition against new EU forest strategy

The new 2030 Forest Strategy is triggering diplomatic clashes in the EU over who should be responsible for forest policy [...]

Vietnamese wood processors shut down temporarily

    Although Vietnam’s wood and wood exports grew by more than 62% (year-on-year) in [...]

Binderholz to take over BSW Timber

The Binderholz Group intends to take over BSW Timber Ltd., the largest forestry and sawmill company in Great Britain. An [...]

Lumber prices in US are rising again fast

    On Friday, the price per thousand board feet climbed another 5% to $494. Since bottoming out [...]

The price of logs in Finland expected to rise 12% this year

    The Finnish timber market will pick up significantly this and next year, says the Finnish Pellervo [...]

Wood prices in Germany are stabilizing

  The Bavarian State Forests are now reporting that the wood price has stabilized for the first time in [...]

Russia’s log export ban could cause raw material scarcity in Europe

    Europe could face a raw material scarcity which may well result as both a direct and [...]

Sweden leads opposition to EU Forest Strategy

The new 2030 Forest Strategy is triggering diplomatic clashes in the EU over who should be responsible for forest policy [...]

Prices for Finnish exported lumber expected to fall after record highs

    The Finnish forest industry has benefited from high export prices due to the coronavirus pandemic. The [...]

Big rise in UK timber imports from the EU despite Brexit

    An impact of the UK’s departure from the EU single market and customs union on [...]