Europe

Long-term outlook positive for the global forestry machinery market

    The global forestry machinery market, currently valued at around $4 billion, is anticipated to pass $6 [...]

UK: Brexit causes a shortage of sawn timber and building materials

The supply chain in the United Kingdom is under pressure from a combination of high demand for materials caused by [...]

The price of wood pellets in C. Europe on the rise in January 2021

As usual for the middle of the heating season, the price of wood pellets has increased in Central and Western [...]

Sweden: Roundwood price evolution in 2020

    2020 roundwood prices in Sweden have decreased as compared to 2019. The price of pulpwood decreased [...]

Andritz supplies complete MDF plant to Nile Wood, Egypt

International technology Group Andritz has received an order – in cooperation with Dieffenbacher – to supply a complete MDF plant, including a [...]

BSW Timber to postpone sawmill construction plans in Slovenia

The British BSW Timber Group, the leading wood processing company in the United Kingdom, planned to build a large sawmill [...]

West Fraser acquisition of Norbord gets final court approval

    West Fraser’s US$3.1bn takeover of Norbord has obtained final approval from the Ontario [...]

Finnish sawlog prices on the rise in December 2020

    Roundwood trade in Finland was very active in December, as recorded trade ended up to 4 [...]

Wood industry in Croatia continues to grow despite pandemic

    The Croatian wood industry, more precisely companies operating within this wider sector, have done well despite [...]