Archives: 2018

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 [...]

Beaulieu Group in Belgium bought two privately-owned companies in Canada and Australia

    Beaulieu International Group (B.I.G.) announces the acquisition of two privately-owned companies, Beaulieu Canada [...]

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 [...]

New plywood plant to be built in Belarus by Kronospan

    On May 24, 2018, in the Belarusian city of Smorgon, Kronospan holding laid a foundation stone [...]

Global prices for pulp soar to record-highs

Strong pulp markets and record high prices for both softwood and hardwood market pulp resulted in upward price pressures on [...]

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 [...]