UK’s timber supply chain impacted by Brexit, but industry still resilient
Difficulties with logistics and trading with Northern Ireland under new Brexit protocols are having impacts on an already tight timber [...]
March 8, 2021
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Finnish roundwood trade and prices stable in 2020
In 2020, the average price paid for pine logs purchased from Finland's forests in standing sales was EUR 55 [...]
March 8, 2021
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Strong log demand in China but supply constrained
Softwood log inventory in China has increased as expected over the Chinese New Year period to 4.5 million m3 [...]
March 4, 2021
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Russian log export ban set to heavily impact Chinese timber mills
Russia has made more than one proposal to ban the export of logs, but for various [...]
March 4, 2021
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Homag reports 13% drop in sales in 2020 due to corona pandemic
The Homag Group closed the 2020 financial year with a considerable drop in sales due to the challenges [...]
March 3, 2021
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EU wood furniture imports down in 2020
EU wood furniture imports down 3% in 2020 Considering individual products, the dollar value of EU27+UK imports [...]
March 3, 2021
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German wood industry companies under pressure due to rising lumber prices
The ongoing price spiral on the German lumber market is putting more and more [...]
March 2, 2021
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Unstable export log markets to China, price corrections expected
In a period when price corrections are expected, export log markets to China appear with a degree of [...]
March 2, 2021
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Current trends in global sawn softwood market
On February 18, the Wood from Finland Conference 2021 took place organized by Sahateollisuus, the Finnish Member of the European [...]
March 2, 2021
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Bark beetle damage reaches record 40 million m3 in the Czech Republic
The damage caused by the low purchase price of bark beetle wood in the Czech Republic and the premature harvesting [...]
March 1, 2021
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