Europe

New map reveals last primary forests in Europe

Scientists at the Geography Department of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU) have compiled the first map of the [...]

Furniture exports from Germany to the US, Canada and China on the rise in Q1/2018

The furniture exports from Germany increased by 1%, to approximately EUR 2.7 billion during the first quarter of 2018 [...]

Prosecutors in Romania investigate Holzindustrie Schweighofer for alleged illegal logging activities

    Romanian DIICOT prosecutors and police administration are currently making investigations at the largest wood exporter in [...]

Roundwood prices in Sweden grew during the first quarter of 2018

    Roundwood prices in Sweden have decline last year in the second and third quarter. However, in [...]

Global furniture production increased 3% in 2017

According to figures presented at the recent CSIL World Furniture Outlook  seminar, world furniture production amounted to over USD 400 [...]

London Design Festival welcomes modular CLT pavilion built by Arup and AHEC

A modular cross-laminated tulipwood pavilion will be built by Arup, together with the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) and [...]

Lumber prices in France for the first quarter of 2018

FRANCE LUMBER PRICES for the 1st quarter 2018         Prices 2018-Q1  [...]

Russian Ilim Timber plans to modernize 3 of its kilns

Ilim Timber chose Valutec to modernize three of its progressive kilns. Valutec will convert three of Ilim’s existing 1 [...]

BSW Timber invests EUR 40 million in building Slovenia’s largest sawmill

BSW Timber announced on the 22nd of May that it will invest EUR 40 million in a new sawmill, CHP [...]

Austrian wood pellets prices descend in May

Prices for Austrian wood pellets went on a descending path during May, as it was also the case for Germany [...]