Japan adjusts biomass subsidies due to increased demand
Japanese regulators announced at the end of 2017 about plans to stop the issuance of set price Feed-in-Tariff [...]
February 7, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / Asia & Middle East
European sawmills expand market share in East Asia
During the last few years softwood lumber import in Southeast Asia has increased dramatically with China as the top performer [...]
February 7, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East / Europe
New Zealand’s log prices at historical level
Export log prices in New Zealand reached new record in January 2018, boosted by continued strong demand from China, a [...]
February 5, 2018
Latest Trends / Wood Industry Prices / ...Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Australia and Pacific Region / China
Egger grows production at St. Johann mill with Siempelkamp technology
Egger invests in a new short-cycle press at its St. Johann mill in Austria. With the new equipment, the [...]
February 5, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Wood-based Panels / ...Woodworking Machinery / Europe
European parquet market reports third consecutive year of growth in 2017
Consumption figures for parquet in Europe keeps increasing for the third year in a row. During [...]
February 5, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood-based Panels / Europe
Germany: Wood pellets price increased sharply in January
Wood pellets price in Germany increased in January, due to the low temperatures. Thus, the national average for wood pellets [...]
February 5, 2018
Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / ...Industry Prices / Wood Energy / Europe
Drax wants to finnish 4th biomass plant conversion by 2nd half of 2018
Drax, UK's power producer, announced on the 17th of January that it wanted to complete the conversion of its [...]
February 5, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Wood Energy / ...Europe
Constant investment in UK’s woodworking industry may diminish Brexit effects
The investments in product improvement, along with the customer reach in the UK's woodworking industry is currently on the [...]
February 5, 2018
Market Analysis / Woodworking Machinery / ...Europe
High oak prices and weak beech prices on the French hardwood market
In France, the end of 2017 brought a new wave of rising oak log prices in [...]
February 5, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Europe
Bergs Timber plans to acquire Norvik Timber Industries
Bergs Timber AB has signed a letter of intent on the 22nd of January with Bergs Timber’s main owner [...]
February 5, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Europe
