New Zealand log prices drop dramatically on oversupply
From a sale price of US$130 per JASm3 for A grade the price dropped -US [...]
July 18, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Australia and Pacific Region / China
Pinnacle and Tolko to build a wood pellet plant
The facility is expected to have a run-rate production capacity of 170,000 to 200,000 metric tons per [...]
July 18, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Energy / North America
Vietnam-EU FTA to boost deliveries of Vietnamese wood products to the European market
Vietnam and the European Union (EU) last week signed a landmark free trade deal that will [...]
July 17, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Asia & Middle East / Europe
Large merger in the Swedish sawmill industry
The owners of Bergkvist-Insjön AB and Siljan Group AB have decided to create a strong joint sawmill group [...]
July 17, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends
China sharply reduces imports of Russian logs and boosts imports of lumber
In January-May, log imports to China from Russia declined 26.2% y-o-y to [...]
July 17, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / Russia
Danzer to close veneer plant in France
International hardwood specialist Danzer closes his plant in Souvans / France. The production site, which specializes in sliced oak wear layers [...]
July 17, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Sawmilling / Europe
Egger to start production at new chipboard plant in Poland
On June 28, 2019, Egger Biskupiec began to operate its state-of-the-art chipboard production [...]
July 17, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood-based Panels / Europe
Binderholz to double sales to the US market
Austrian Binderholz is planning to boost its US business through a holding company established specifically for this purpose [...]
July 17, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Sawmilling / Europe / North America
Impact of trade dispute with China for the US wood industry
The US trade and tariff war with China that has been reignited in recent weeks is directly impacting American log [...]
July 15, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Wood-based Panels / China / North America
Biesse’s outlook for 2019 goes down, while the woodworking industry is affected by weaker demand
Despite the more than EUR 40 million of signed orders achieved during the Ligna fair in May, the Biesse Group [...]
July 15, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / Woodworking Machinery / Europe
