Swiss Krono sees positive timber construction future, despite Covid-19
Wood-based panels producer Swiss Krono Group says its production and sales of OSB is holding up well despite economic [...]
July 16, 2020
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MDF expansion around the world continues at a fast pace
New MDF investment in Lithuania, and a rice straw MDF plant in the US are now [...]
July 15, 2020
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Finland: Koskisen plans huge sawmill investment
Koskisen group is planning an extensive sawmill investment in Järvelä, Finland. The planned investment is [...]
July 14, 2020
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Swiss wood market marked by coronavirus and bark beetle
The Swiss timber market has so far navigated the pandemic "relatively well", the Swiss Timber Commission [...]
July 14, 2020
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S. America, Europe boost log supply to China, N. Zealand exports dropping
Log supply into China has increased, with South America and Europe responsible for most of this increase. European supply during [...]
July 14, 2020
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Interruption of Chinese plywood supply to Europe
On supply, some interruption was reported out of Indonesia and Malaysia due to the lockdown; some [...]
July 13, 2020
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Impact on wood markets of the European bark beetle crisis
Between 2017 and 2019, over 270 million m3 of standing timber in Central Europe was damaged by a [...]
July 13, 2020
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Sweden and Germany expand softwood lumber exports to China
Despite the ongoing pandemic and the lockdowns which have slowed trade in many European countries, EU [...]
July 13, 2020
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Global timber trade impacted by rising ocean freight rates
The latest maritime analysis report shows that the World Container Index has increased by 8.8%, or US$151, to [...]
July 11, 2020
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Finland: Prices of logs on a downward trend
In May, the average stumpage price for pine logs was EUR 53.9 per cubic metre [...]
July 9, 2020
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