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IKEA to close a sawmill in Poland

    IKEA Industry will close its sawmill in Chociwel in northwestern Poland.    According [...]

Drax to increase its wood pellet capacity up to 5 million tons

    Drax Group plc released a trading statement on Nov. 19 announcing the company plans to have [...]
December 9, 2019 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / Europe

New cross-laminated timber (CLT) plant in Ukraine to start production soon

Ukrainian Holding Sawmilling Company (UHLK) is currently running a trial at its new CLT production line in Korosten, Ukraine. The [...]

Germany: Rising pellet prices in November

The price of wood pellets in Germany rose by 2.8% in November as compared to the previous month. The [...]

Which countries are most affected by the current timber trade war?

Which countries are most affected by the current timber trade war (2016-2018) and how the new trade policies have [...]

Södra doubles cross-laminated timber (CLT) production capacity at Värö mill in Sweden

Södra’s facility for cross-laminated timber (CLT) in Värö, Sweden, will increase to two shifts and four [...]

Estonia: Forest products industry faces downturn as global economy slows and calamities advance in Central Europe

Timber prices in Estonia have started to rapidly falling, from their spring-time high.    The situation [...]

US to investigate plywood coming from Vietnam

The import tariff on Vietnamese plywood in the US market is in range of 0–8%; meanwhile, the anti-dumping [...]

Growth in EU tropical timber imports slows in the third quarter

    The EU’s trade in tropical wood products was more buoyant in the first nine of [...]

Global cross-laminated timber (CLT) production capacities in 2020

    In 2020, worldwide CLT production will amount to over 2 million m³ due to numerous large [...]