Europe

Wood fiber costs declined during H1/2019 for many pulpmills in North America

Wood fiber costs fell in most regions of North America during the first six months of 2019, with the biggest [...]

Forest industry in Germany targets pact to mitigate climate damage

    A comprehensive "pact for the forest" is needed to get the damage caused by drought and [...]
September 5, 2019 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Europe

Stora Enso’s CEO to resign

Karl-Henrik Sundström has informed Stora Enso’s Board of Directors today that he is leaving the position of [...]

July roundwood prices in Finland

As usual, the roundwood trade in Finland slowed down in July. Roundwood purchases included in the statistics amounted to 1 [...]

Swedish softwood logs prices keep on going down

In the second quarter of 2019, according to the Swedish statistics, softwood logs prices in Sweden continued to fall, although [...]

Wood starts to replace concrete in the global construction industry

For more than a century, countries have raced to build the world’s tallest buildings with concrete and steel. Now [...]

New rules for US hardwood logs exports to the European Union

The new EU implementing directive 2019/523 of 21 March 2019 (available on request) concerns the protection measures against the [...]

Investigation of padauk export from Congo to EU impacts prices

In early July Belgian Customs blocked the release of a shipment of padouk sawnwood dispatched from Gabon. The Belgian authorities [...]

Germany: Price overview for wood products

    Producer prices for commercial wood products in Germany continued to decline in June. While there is [...]

Nordic wood pellet prices hit new record this summer

Nordic wood pellet prices have risen to record highs amid stronger demand over the past month, but ample supply and [...]