Laminate flooring production in Europe falls in 2019
In 2019, the worldwide sales of the EPLF members was 447 million m² of laminate flooring from European production (2018 [...]
January 24, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Wood-based Panels / Europe
European woodworking industry ‘lies at the heart of the circular bioeconomy’
The European Confederation of Woodworking Industries (CEI-Bois), the European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry (EOS) and the European Panel [...]
January 24, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Wood-based Panels / Europe
European bark beetle crisis has multiple implications in global lumber markets
A new wildcard in the global supply of lumber, as well as log exports, is the rapid expansion of the [...]
January 23, 2020
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Russian wood pellet production continues to grow
Russia’s wood pellet industry will continue to increase production and exports in response to growing demand from European countries [...]
January 23, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / Europe / Russia
B.C. sawmills hope that the horrible 2019 won’t repeat in 2020
For B.C. sawmills and loggers, 2019 was an annus horribilis that they can only hope is not repeated in [...]
January 23, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
Forecast: Tempered growth in European construction by 2022
Construction research network Euroconstruct anticipates building work to increase only slightly in the 19 member states up to 2022. According [...]
January 23, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Construction / Europe
360,000 tonnes/yr wood pellet plant to be built in Alabama
Construction of a $99 million wood pellet production plant is planned for Demopolis, Alabama, the second [...]
January 23, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Energy / North America
Forecast: 2020 trends in global lumber demand
Many in the industry will not remember 2019 positively. Simply put, most global markets were awash [...]
January 21, 2020
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Significant rise in German softwood lumber exports to China and U.S.
A significant surge in softwood lumber exports from Germany to China has been reported during the [...]
January 21, 2020
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Rise in New Zealand prices for exported logs
The CFR sale price for A grade logs in China remained in the mid US$120s range per m3. At [...]
January 21, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Australia and Pacific Region / China
