Europe

Norbord: Lower revenues due to lower panel prices in Europe, falling N. American OSB prices

Norbord Inc. reported Adjusted EBITDA of $33 million in the third quarter of 2019 compared to $36 million in the [...]

Slowdown in Swedish softwood lumber exports

    Swedish sawmills delivered less softwood lumber to European destinations in the first eight months of 2019 [...]
November 20, 2019 Forestry / Sawmilling / ...Europe

Russia: Top 10 wood pellet producers

    Analysts estimate that currently 10 large wood pellet producers manufacture more than 60 percent of total [...]

Growth in European construction sector forecast to slow in the next two years

    European construction output is forecasted to increase by less than 2% in 2019, and by less [...]

European bark beetle spruce logs flood the Chinese market

    European beetle spruce logs have flooded the Chinese market. In the first eight months of the [...]
November 19, 2019 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / Europe

UK extends timber legality requirements after Brexit

    UK tropical and other timber importers were urged to evaluate the impacts for their businesses of [...]

European Commission: More countries than ever hit by forest fires

On 31 October 2019, the European Commission published the 2018 edition of its Annual Report on Forest Fires in Europe [...]
November 19, 2019 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe

Martinsons to upgrade its CLT and glulam production

Martinsons announced a SEK 120 million (EUR 11.1 million) investment in its sawmill plants in Bygdsiljum and Kroksjön [...]

New Zealand’s radiata pine has market potential in Vietnam

New Zealand’s Sequal Holdings Ltd. and Vietnam’s VinaFor Saigon have inked a distribution agreement, with the former to [...]
November 11, 2019 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe

Cheap European logs flood the Chinese market

While log supply from North and South America in China has virtually dried up the volume from Europe continues to [...]