EU demand for tropical flooring contracts
Total imports of real-wood flooring into the EU increased 6.2% to 29.52 million [...]
October 4, 2019
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Falling costs for lumber producers in Europe and N. America
Wood raw-material costs for many lumber producers in Europe and North America have fallen over the past year both [...]
October 4, 2019
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Merkel to promise half a billion euros to revitalise German forests
Angela Merkel’s government has promised more than half a billion euros to revitalise the country’s crisis-hit forests [...]
October 3, 2019
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German producer prices for wood products fall due to the bark beetle infestation
The German producer prices for commercial wood products in July now clearly show the consequences of the bark beetle infestation [...]
October 3, 2019
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New large player in the Swedish forest industry emerges
Norra Skogsägarna and Norrskog plan to merge into a joint forest owners' association, which is [...]
October 3, 2019
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IKEA posts record sales on booming online revenues
IKEA reported annual sales above 40 billion euros ($44 billion) for the first time on Wednesday [...]
October 3, 2019
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German sawyers’ profits booming, as forests are ravaged by bark beetle and drought
Sales of German sawmills, planing mills and wood impregnators have increased nominally by around 33% over [...]
October 1, 2019
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Stora Enso to appoint new CEO
Annica Bresky will become chief executive of Finnish pulp, paper and packaging board giant Stora Enso Oyj from December, taking [...]
October 1, 2019
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France: Price of logs at auctions drop sharply due to China-US trade war
The euphoria that characterized France's oak market in 2017-2018 is now about to end. This is one of [...]
September 30, 2019
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Bark beetle crisis without precedent in Europe
The forest emergency in Europe is at the beginning of a hard battle campaign against Bark [...]
September 30, 2019
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