Europe

IKEA plans to enter Mexico

    IKEA is exploring locations in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey to open its first store in [...]

European softwood lumber exports to China crash in 2018

The European softwood lumber exports to China fell by -32% during January-December 2018, as compared to the same period [...]

German company accused of importing illegal teak from Myanmar

The London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) submitted evidence to German and European enforcement authorities showing serious repeated violations of [...]

Negative outlook for the global forest products industry, says Moody’s

The outlook for the global paper and forest products industry has been changed to negative from stable, Moody's says [...]

Price evolution for Polish wood pellets in 2018

    Current wood pellets production in Poland is close to 1 million tons per year.  Along with [...]

Kronospan plans to build new OSB plant in Ukraine

    Kronospan will build a new OSB plant on the existing Kronospan particleboard plant in Novovolynsk in [...]

Ten timber trading companies in Europe accused of importing illegal wood from DRC

Ten European companies trading in timber have sourced US$2.26 million of wood from a company engaged in illegal [...]

Russian plywood deliveries to the EU on the rise

Russian plywood deliveries to the EU totaled EUR 504 million in 2018, a 13% rise compared to the EUR 447 [...]

Wood pellets’ price in Germany go through seasonal drop in March

The price of wood pellets fell in Germany by 0.8 percent in March compared to the previous month. The [...]

Sluggish markets in US, China, UK and Japan generate low global lumber trade

In 2018, global trade of lumber fell for the first time in five years, with total trade down 7% year [...]