Europe

Homag acquires Chinese partner

    Homag Group is strengthening its leading market position in China with an acquisition.    [...]

Prices of oak in France under pressure

After 4 weeks of interruption, sales resumed in April in France's public forests. Because of the lockdown measures, they [...]

Södra sees supply and demand fall due to the outbreak of COVID-19

Despite dramatically changed conditions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, production rates at Södra’s facilities remained [...]

COVID-19 pandemic starts to impact Norbord

Norbord Inc. reported Adjusted EBITDA of $75 million for the first quarter of 2020 compared to $27 million in the [...]

Sweden: Roundwood prices see sharp drop in Q1/2020

Pine logs cost now an average of 478 SEK/m3 (EUR 44.91/m3), while spruce logs cost SEK 501 [...]

Swedish sawmill industry performed better than those in other countries during pandemic

    The shutdown of economies around the world due to the virus pandemic has affected Swedish sawmill [...]

COVID-19 impact on European wood market “severe and wide-ranging”

    The European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF) and the European Organization of the Sawmill Industry (EOS) recently [...]

Bark beetle infestation starts to spread in Central European countries

Since mid-April, bark beetles have also been spotted in large parts of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In addition to [...]

Furniture industry in Italy start to reopen factories

The Coronavirus strict government restrictions in Italy are gradually being relaxed.    Following the Prime Minister's [...]

Moelven seeing little impact from coronavirus

    Moelven started the year on a positive note, and the coronavirus pandemic has not yet significantly [...]