Romania announces plans to ban the exports of logs
Romania's ruling Social Democrat Party (PSD) has announced the intention to file a bill to ban the export of [...]
May 28, 2019
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Norway: Roundwood prices rise sharply during Q1/2019
Following a favourable 2018 for the Norwegian forest industry, when a total of 10.7 million [...]
May 28, 2019
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Germany: Sharp drop in wood pellets prices
The price of wood pellets in Germany dropped by 4.1% in May compared to the previous month. [...]
May 27, 2019
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Chinese forestry company to build several mills in Russia
China Forestry Group Corporation (CFGC) will build mills in the Russian Far East to supply wood [...]
May 27, 2019
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Italy’s Florian Group to build a wood pellet plant with EBRD support
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is granting Italian wood processor Florian SpA a € 5 million loan to [...]
May 27, 2019
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EU tropical timber imports on the rise
Total value of tropical wood imports into the EU increased slightly in 2018, although at a slower rate than imports [...]
May 27, 2019
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Germany shifts away from imports of tropical wood
Insights into the reasons for Germany’s shift away imports of tropical wood, particularly direct imports, were provided by the [...]
May 23, 2019
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Record wood pellet production in Germany
In the first quarter of 2019, so many wood pellets were produced in Germany as never before during this period [...]
May 22, 2019
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Lumber prices in Austria on recovery
In April, softwood lumber prices in Austria rose again after a slight decrease in March. The [...]
May 22, 2019
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Sweden: Setra sells its operations in Skutskär
Valbo Trä will buy Setra's operations in Skutskär. The plant consists of two planing lines, an impregnation line [...]
May 22, 2019
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