Europe

Stora Enso and Latvijas Finieris to develop lignin-based resin for plywood

    Latvijas Finieris, a global leading developer, producer and supplier of birch plywood products, has together with [...]

Prices of wood falling sharply in Germany in the coronavirus crisis

The price of roundwood in Germany has collapsed sharply and is causing financial hardship for German forest owners. But one [...]

Finland’s sawmill production is expected to drop to 10.3 million m3 this year

Sawwood production in Finland is expected to decrease from the previous year. At present, Finland’s sawwood exports to China [...]

Latvian forestry product exports Jan.-Apr. drop by 10%

In January-April 2020, Latvia exported EUR 853.999 million worth of forestry products, which is a decrease of 10 [...]

Stora Enso to use drones to identify insect from the air

  Stora Enso’s drone research used a drone and a multispectral camera to detect insect damages in Finnish [...]

EOS GA concludes: Coronavirus crisis has taken a heavy toll for many sawmills across Europe

In general the coronavirus crisis has taken a heavy toll for many sawmills across Europe. While some forecasts some weeks [...]

Italian woodworking machinery hard hit by COVID-19

According to the analysis of data collected by the Studies Office of Acimall, the Confindustria-member association representing the Italian [...]

Global lumber producers more profitable in early 2020

    The US South and British Columbia have historically been the lowest-cost lumber-producing regions of [...]

Canfor’s subsidiary buys three sawmills from Bergs Timber

Canfor Corporation reported that its 70%-owned subsidiary, Vida Group, has entered into an agreement to purchase three sawmills in [...]

Bark beetle causes record logging in the Czech republic

          In 2020, timber harvesting in the Czech Republic reached 32 [...]