Archives: 2019

Recovery in EU softwood lumber deliveries to China this year

    After a -32% drop in exports last year, European softwood lumber deliveries to China have recovered [...]

Booming softwood lumber prices in US

    News broke last month of another mill closure in British Columbia, which shifted trading in most [...]

West Africa: Logs & sawnwood FOB prices under pressure

European markets are uninspiring according to producers. FOB prices remain at the same level as in the past 2 months [...]

EU requests arbitration with Ukraine on wood export ban

    The EU requested the establishment of an arbitration panel under the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement on [...]

EU sawmill industry hit by bark beetle outbreaks and wildfires

On 18 June 2019, EOS, together with its Member, Fachverband der Holzindustrie Österreichs, hosted the EOS General Assembly and [...]

Negative performance for the US forest products industry

US forest industry performance in April and May was recently reported by both the US government and the Institute for [...]

Sharp decline in revenues for Kronospan in Bulgaria

    Kronospan Bulgaria, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cyprus-based Konikato Holdings, said that its net loss [...]

WWF criticizes FSC for its activity in Russia

The seal of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is considered by environmental organizations to be the most demanding international certificate [...]

Falling parquet production and consumption in Europe

After three years of moderate growth or stabilisation, and despite a generally good start of the year, the overall consumption [...]

Swedish wood construction – a key point on the agenda at the first UN-Habitat Assembly

Swedish wood construction was a key point on the agenda at the first UN-Habitat Assembly, which focused on innovations [...]