Archives: February 2019

Roundwood prices in Sweden on the rise in 2018

The increase of roundwood delivery prices in Sweden was larger in 2018 than it has been for several years. Both [...]

US considers lowering duties on imports from China

  The United States is considering at least partial loosening of import duties on Chinese products to accelerate trade [...]

Finland: UPM, Metsä and Stora Enso escape accusations of underpricing

In 2011, Metsähallitus (a Finnish state enterprise, which administers state-owned land) filed a claim for damages against UPM [...]

Arauco completes acquisition of Masisa’s Mexican panel mills

An USD 160 million acquisition agreement of two industrial plants in Mexico was established by Arauco to Masisa, following the [...]

Bergs Timber to increase production capacity in Sweden

Bergs Timber installed a new edger at its mill in Orrefors, Sweden.    According to the announcement [...]

France considers possibility of converting coal plants to wood pellets

    The government of France recently announced it is working in conjunction with Électricité de France (EDF [...]
February 6, 2019 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / Europe

Malaysian wood products exports likely to drop in 2018

The Malaysian Timber Industry Board (MTIB) is projecting a 4% decline in exports of timber and timber products for 2018 [...]

Germany: Mixed trends in wood products prices

    German producer prices for wood products tended to be mixed in November and December. Although prices [...]

Roundwood prices in Finland started to drop in December

In December 2018, the stumpage prices of roundwood in Finland started to decline. The stumpage price level was a little [...]

Lumber prices in the US pick up at the end of January

    Wintry weather held back trading in some lumber markets in the US, but sellers of framing [...]