Timber and panel imports in the UK rising sharply in 2017
The Timber Trade Federation has issued its Monthly Statistical Bulletin for April 2018. The stats show that volumes of imported [...]
April 19, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Wood-based Panels / Asia & Middle East / Europe / North America
Furniture imports in China have reached record levels
According to the China National Furniture Association the value of China’s furniture imports in 2017 [...]
April 19, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Furniture / China
EU imports of African sawnwood have fallen dramatically
The most notable trend in the supply of sawn hardwood to the EU in 2017 was the sharp fall in [...]
April 18, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Europe / South America
UK warns about shortage of timber for pallets
UK's Timber Packaging & Pallet Confederation (TIMCON) has warned of a shortage of smaller logs required by the pallet [...]
April 18, 2018
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Wood-based Panels / Europe
Swiss wood pellets prices drop in April
The price for wood pellets in Switzerland amounted to an average of CHF 372.3/t [...]
April 18, 2018
Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / ...Industry Prices / Wood Energy / Europe
Furniture manufacturer Forte invests in particleboard production in Poland
One of the largest European furniture manufacturers Fabryki Mebli “Forte” S.A. is ramping-up production at its new particleboard [...]
April 18, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Wood-based Panels / ...Woodworking Machinery / Europe
Russian Murom orders processing plant from Siempelkamp
Russian plywood producer CJSC “Murom” has ordered a complete plant from Siempelkamp. The ambitious goal of this cooperation was the [...]
April 18, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Wood-based Panels / ...Woodworking Machinery / Europe / Russia
Mozambique broadens logging and timber exports restriction
The Mozambican Ministry of Land, Environment and Rural Development has completely banned the exploitation of three [...]
April 18, 2018
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Africa
US lumber prices on the rise, with mix trends in trading
Framing lumber trading in the US experienced mix trends during last week. While the rally in [...]
April 18, 2018
Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / ...Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / North America
US wooden furniture imports from Indonesia and India on the rise
US wooden furniture imports grew 1% in January to US$1.69 billion. Imports were 6% higher than in January [...]
April 18, 2018
Market Analysis / Wood-based Panels / ...Asia & Middle East / North America
