Europe

Norra Skog to invest EUR 27 million in Kåge sawmill in Sweden

    Norra Skog’s board of directors announced last week that it was investing SEK 300 million [...]

China: Log stocks continue to decline, import prices show an upward trend

    The log inventory in China continued to decline in August, and prices showed an upward trend [...]

German timber industry expects negative developments in the coming months

The situation in the German timber industry is clouding over despite increased sales in the first half. This is what [...]

Shortages of timber and firewood reported in various European countries

With gas and electricity prices skyrocketing, many homes in Europe are turning to firewood this winter as an alternative or [...]

Germany: Pellet price quadrupled yoy, but trend reversal on the market in sight

    The pellet market in Germany continues to be influenced by many factors, caused by the effects [...]

Wood pellet shortages in France cause prices to rise

The price of wood pellets is soaring in France due to a growing shortage of the fuel as people prepare [...]

Bergs to close Broakulla mill in Sweden

After a strategic review of the operations in Bitus AB, a subsidiary of Bergs, the Board of Directors has concluded [...]

European softwood lumber exports to US double yoy; export prices fall

European softwood lumber exports to the USA almost doubled in the first seven months of the year, with the pace [...]

Vida Group says electricity price will affect its production over time

    For Sweden's largest sawmill group, Vida, a price increase of SEK 1/kWh on the [...]