Belarus timber flows to EU circumventing sanctions via Central Asia
Belarus is circumventing EU sanctions by exporting its timber to EU countries using false documents claiming that the wood comes [...]
December 26, 2022
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East / Europe / Russia
Swedish sawmills are unexpectedly strong due to high US demand
One of the explanations for the unexpected strength in a currently declining wood products economy is how much wood products [...]
December 26, 2022
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Europe
Prices of wood pellets continue to fall in Germany
Prices for wood pellets have fallen further in November and have now been following a pronounced downward trend since the [...]
December 26, 2022
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Industry Prices / Wood Energy / Europe
African sawmill and plywood mills feel the effects of reduced Chinese demand
The slowdown in demand in China is becoming a serious problem for operators in the region with saw and ply [...]
December 26, 2022
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Africa / China / Europe
Russian plywood production and exports collapse; new markets in sight
Since the beginning of this year, both domestic production and export growth of plywood in Russia have shown a slowdown [...]
December 21, 2022
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood-based Panels / Europe / Russia
UK timber import volumes expected to grow long term, despite recent fluctuations
Average UK timber import totals from 2010 to 2022 have seen steady growth, despite significant fluctuation [...]
December 21, 2022
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Latvia will strictly investigate the import of “conflict timber” from Russia
On December 14, the Latvian State Forestry Administration issued a reminder that the import of Russian and Belarusian timber and [...]
December 21, 2022
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe / Russia
Stark Group enters UK market with acquisition of more than 600 branches of Saint-Gobain
Danish Stark Group A/S has signed an agreement to acquire Saint-Gobain Building Distribution Ltd, which operates more than [...]
December 21, 2022
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Construction / Europe
Italy’s SAIB becomes part of the EGGER Group
EGGER acquires 60% of the shares in the Italian wood-based materials manufacturer SAIB. The purchase agreement was concluded on [...]
December 21, 2022
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Europe
China: Hopes that Covid restriction easing would bring back wood demand
Several major Chinese banks have adopted a government led 16-point rescue plan to extend billions to struggling private developers [...]
December 19, 2022
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Wood-based Panels / Asia & Middle East / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / North America / Russia / South America
