Norwegian roundwood prices up by 15% during Q2/2018
In Norway, a total of 2.80 million cubic metres of industrial roundwood were cut for sale in the second [...]
October 1, 2018
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EU demand for wood pellets still at a high level
The EU is the world’s largest wood pellet market, with consumption of about 22.7 [...]
September 26, 2018
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European tropical logs and sawnood on recover this year
After a downturn in 2017, the quantity of EU imports of tropical logs recovered a little [...]
September 26, 2018
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Production of wood pellets keeps growing in European countries
With a production of about 14.3 MMT in 2017, about fifty percent of global production, the EU is the [...]
September 24, 2018
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Oak lumber restrictions lifted in Croatia
The transport restrictions for oak wood in Croatia which have the purpose of preventing the propagation of the oak lace [...]
September 24, 2018
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Europe might profit from the US-China trade war
The additional tariffs of the US government under President Donald Trump slow the Chinese growth by 0.1 to 0 [...]
September 24, 2018
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European tropical imports disappointing this year
EU imports of tropical wood products have been subdued so far in 2018 with little sign yet of any rebound [...]
September 24, 2018
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Trends and current developments of the German sawmill industry
The German sawmill industry closed 2017 with a positive result. Above all the good 4th quarter dominated the annual result [...]
September 24, 2018
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European forests ravaged by a bark beetle infestation
A bark beetle infestation is currently ravaging forests in Central and some Northern European countries. Reports from Germany, The Czech [...]
September 21, 2018
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Indonesia improves procedures for FLEGT licensing
Indonesia has taken several measures in recent months to improve procedures relating to FLEGT licences — the export licences that attest [...]
September 21, 2018
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