Europe

Global sawlog prices fall sharply in the first quarter of 2019

In the first quarter of 2019, the global sawlog prices fell to the lowest level in two years. Sawlog prices [...]

Production of European wood-based panels grows in 2018

    The European wood-based panels industry recorded a growth in production of 1.7% in 2018 [...]

Vietnam-EU FTA to boost deliveries of Vietnamese wood products to the European market

    Vietnam and the European Union (EU) last week signed a landmark free trade deal that will [...]

Danzer to close veneer plant in France

International hardwood specialist Danzer closes his plant in Souvans / France. The production site, which specializes in sliced oak wear layers [...]

Egger to start production at new chipboard plant in Poland

    On June 28, 2019, Egger Biskupiec began to operate its state-of-the-art chipboard production [...]

Binderholz to double sales to the US market

  Austrian Binderholz is planning to boost its US business through a holding company established specifically for this purpose [...]

Biesse’s outlook for 2019 goes down, while the woodworking industry is affected by weaker demand

Despite the more than EUR 40 million of signed orders achieved during the Ligna fair in May, the Biesse Group [...]

Dutch imports of FLEGT licensed timber are on the rise

    FLEGT licensing is helping importers to comply with EUTR, while the forest sector reforms and new [...]

Softwood logs exports from the EU to China doubled during Q1/2019

The total European softwood logs deliveries to China have went significantly up during the first quarter of the year, due [...]

Traders in Belgium and the Netherlands support combined FLEGT and EUTR licenses

    Although the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) has narrowed the supply base for tropical timber imported into [...]