Europe

Norbord’s European segment performs well in the 3Q/2018

Norbord Inc. reported Adjusted EBITDA of $211 million for the 3Q 2018 versus $200 million in the 3Q 2017 and [...]

Certified tropical timber a key topic at the STTC conference

The EU’s Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition held its annual conference in Paris on 26 September. The conference highlighted the [...]

Austrian softwood lumber prices fall below 2017’s levels

In October, prices for softwood lumber in Austria moved slightly below the previous year. A more pronounced downward trend was [...]

Global pulp industry goes through prices decline

In the 2Q/18, global fiber prices indices dropped for the first time in five quarters, mainly because of the [...]

Softwood lumber exports from Europe to China drop by 25%

    The European softwood lumber exports to China have decreased significantly during January-August 2018, as compared [...]

SCA Wood installs new planing mill at Tunadal location

SCA Wood inaugurated a new planing mill at its Tunadal location October 31, 2018. The investment accounted for SEK 80 [...]

Roundwood prices in Sweden get to their lowest level in the last 20 years

The delivery prices on sawlog and pulpwood prices in Sweden rose by 5.5 percent and 3.4 percent respectively [...]

Signing of the FLEGT-VPA expected to rise Vietnamese timber products exports to the EU market

The signing of the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Voluntary Partnership Agreement (FLEGT-VPA) between Vietnam and the European [...]

Bark beetle infestation halves roundwood prices in the Czech Republic

Forests in the Czech Republic are suffering. Frequent periods of prolonged draught have weakened trees, leaving them prone to harmful [...]

The 7th Club du Bois meeting at the European Parliament focused on woodworking industry

The European Panel Federation (EPF), the European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry (EOS) and the European Confederation of Woodworking Industries [...]