Sawmill industry in Sweden gains strong position on the growing competitive world market
The Swedish sawmill industry has gained a strong position and very good international competitiveness, mainly in the UK and North [...]
February 13, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Cameroonian government increases log export duties
A considerable surge in log prices has been recently noticed in Central/West Africa. This is the result of producers [...]
February 12, 2018
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Africa
Sumitomo Forestry announces plans for 350 meter wooden skyscrapper in Tokyo
Sumitomo Forestry (SFC) summarized the concept W350 plan to realize a wooden high-rise building with a height of 350 [...]
February 12, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Construction / Asia & Middle East
Global wood industry market predictions for 2018
In 2018, the US lumber producers will supply most of the 1.5bbf production gap in British Columbia, while the [...]
February 12, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Wood Energy / Wood-based Panels / China / Europe / North America
Domotex 2018 forecast to be world’s leading trade fair
DOMOTEX held in Hannover, Germany, between 12th and 15th January claims to be the world's leading trade fair for [...]
February 12, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Europe
German RWE to convert coal plant in the Netherlands to wood pellets this year
German utilities company, RWE AG, expects to start co-firing biomass at its 600 MW coal [...]
February 12, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / Europe
Norbord reports strong results for 2017, due to strong wood-based panels market
Nordbord has released financial results for full year 2017, with record earning for its business worldwide [...]
February 12, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Wood-based Panels / ...North America
Valutec receives order for two kilns from Finnish Versowood
Versowood, Finland’s largest privately-owned sawmill group, ordered two Valutec OTC kilns for its sawmill in Vierumäki.   [...]
February 12, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Woodworking Machinery / Europe
Companies in Japan changed to wood pellets to clean-up coal power
Companies in Japan are currently developing some biofuels which can be burned together with coal, as [...]
February 12, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Wood Energy / Asia & Middle East
Other suppliers benefit from the US duties on Chinese plywood
US hardwood plywood imports grew strongly in October before declining again in November. Not surprisingly imports from China were significantly [...]
February 12, 2018
Market Analysis / Wood-based Panels / ...China / North America