UK to limit the use of CLT in construction
The UK government is banning combustible materials on new high-rise homes, revealing that it will limit the use of [...]
December 11, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Construction / Europe
EU tropical timber imports recover in Q3/2018
EU imports of tropical wood products dipped sharply in 2017 and started this year very slowly but recovered some lost [...]
December 6, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Europe / South America
22,6% of the global industrial roundwood production is now FSC certified
A recent analysis across FSC forest management audit reports revealed that approximately 423 million cubic meters of wood are harvested [...]
December 6, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / North America / Russia / South America
Austria: Prices for wood pellets in November 2018
In November, the end-user price for ENplus A1 wood pellets in Austria increased slightly compared to October. [...]
December 5, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Industry Prices / Wood Energy / Europe
New torrefied wood pellet plant in Estonia
Baltania OÜ has awarded Pöyry with an assignment for Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) services for [...]
December 5, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / Europe
Finland: Roundwood prices on the rise
In October, the stumpage price for pine logs in Finland was EUR 61.8 per cubic metre, and the price [...]
December 5, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Rougier Group sells Rougier Sylvaco Panneaux to French company
The Rougier Group entered into exclusive negotiations with the Malvaux Group to sell 100% of the Rougier Sylvaco Panneaux’s [...]
December 5, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / Europe
Södra announces the closure of parquet flooring plant in Sweden
Södra is initiating a process to close down Berg & Berg in Kallinge, Sweden. Trade union negotiations will begin [...]
December 3, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / Europe
IKEA speeds up its transition as to meet unprecedented change of global retail trade
The Ingka Group (Ingka Holding BV and controlled entities) is speeding up its transformation plans. The company plans to invest [...]
December 3, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Europe
Egger begins construction for its first particleboard plant in the US
Austrian wood-based panel manufacturer Egger has started construction on its first U.S. particleboard manufacturing [...]
December 3, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Europe / North America
