Booming exports of Belarus softwood lumber to Europe
The European countries softwood lumber imports from Belarus have went up during January - September 2017 by 51%, to a total [...]
August 22, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Europe
Teak purchases from Myanmar discouraged in EU countries
Given continuing controversy in the EU over whether Myanmar teak can be traded in compliance with EUTR requirements, importers were [...]
August 21, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East / Europe
Sharp fall in Italian woodworking machinery exports
The orders for Italian woodworking machines and tools in Q2 2018 decreased 9.9% y-o [...]
August 21, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Woodworking Machinery / Europe
Metsä Group bioproduct mill reaches nominal pulp capacity
Metsä Group has announced that its next-generation, bioproduct mill in Aanekoski, Finland, has reached its nominal capacity in August [...]
August 21, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Europe
Prices for wood products in Germany on the rise
In July, a slightly upward trend for the German wood products price index could be noticed [...]
August 20, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Wood Energy / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Europe
Homag Group’s incoming orders decrease, as Chinese demand drops
In the first half of 2018 (1H-2018), the Homag Group recorded an increase in sales over the previous year [...]
August 20, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Wood-based Panels / Woodworking Machinery / China / Europe
Kährs Group bought Swedish flooring distributor Ehrenborg
Kährs Group has acquired Swedish flooring distributor Ehrenborg & Co. The takeover has been carried out with immediate effect [...]
August 20, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Wood-based Panels / ...Europe
Latvian softwood lumber exports on a downward trend
Sawn and planed sawn softwood exports from Latvia went down by 15% during the Q1/2018, to 603,000 m3 [...]
August 16, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
European tropical importers face rising competition for supplies
EU timber traders cited a number of factors shaping tropical import trends. These included intensifying competition for material from Chinese [...]
August 16, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Europe / South America
Russia: Sawnwood exports drop sharply due to low Chinese demand
In the first quarter of 2018, the supply of sawn softwood from Russia increased by 1.8% (YoY) to 6 [...]
August 16, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Sawmilling / China / Europe / Russia
