Europe

Stora Enso considers layoffs at Varkaus sawmill

Stora Enso starts employer-employee negotiations at its LVL Mill and Sawmill in Varkaus in Finland.     [...]

Egger requests EIB support for the construction of its new plant in Poland

    Egger Group has started talks with the European Investment Bank (EIB) regarding potential financing for the [...]

Impact of EUTR on the European market

    The obligation placed on importers by the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) to gather data to demonstrate [...]

Germany: Wood pellets prices on the rise in September

The price for wood pellets in Germany increased during September 2018. As compared to August, the price increased by 1 [...]

Södra to increase lumber production by 100,000 m³

From 1 March, the annual production volume of sawn timber at the Mönsterås sawmill will increase by 100 [...]

Prices for wood pellets in Switzerland increased during September

In September, the prices for ENplus A1 certified wood pellets increased in Switzerland. The current average price for pellets (delivery [...]

Wood products prices in Germany went up significantly in July 2018

    German producer prices for commercial wood products continued to rise in July 2018. Compared to the [...]

Low supply for raw materials affects the European sawn hardwood sector

Production in the sawn hardwood sector has not been showing any significant trends over the last few years. Demand is [...]
September 19, 2018 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe

Outlook of the Swedish sawmill industry

Sweden is the largest softwood exporter in Europe. 13 million cubic meters are exported of which 8 million cubic meters [...]

Roundwood prices in Estonia reach higher levels than in 2017

The prices for roundwood in Estonia stabilized in July. Most of the products are at the levels of the previous [...]