CO2 cuts supported by the European Parliament as to fulfill Paris climate targets
CO2 emitted by transport, farming, buildings and waste must be cut by 30% across the EU; CO2 emitted and absorbed [...]
May 9, 2018
Latest Trends / Forestry / ...Europe
Norwegian sawmills to expand lumber capacity
Three Norwegian sawmils have chosen to invest in lumber kilns from Valutec for a total order value of more than [...]
May 9, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Woodworking Machinery / Europe
EU tropical wooden furniture sales increase, while market share drops
There was plenty of tropical wood furniture to be found at the first two big European furniture exhibitions of 2018 [...]
May 7, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Furniture / Europe
New CLT mill construction by Stora Enso will be finished by 2019 in Sweden
Stora Enso’s new cross laminated timber (CLT) factory in Gruvön, Sweden, is proceeding as planned. The company announced [...]
May 2, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Pulp & Paper / ...Wood Construction / Europe
Wood pellets prices in Austria higher than in 2017
The average price for Austrian wood pellets amounted to 236,8 € per tonne of wood pellets or 4.83 Cent [...]
May 2, 2018
Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / ...Industry Prices / Wood Energy / Europe
Wood products prices in Germany increased over 2017
In February, the German producer price index for wood products has registered a high degree of [...]
May 2, 2018
Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / ...Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Wood Energy / Wood-based Panels / Europe
EU furniture sector productivity might increase due to advanced computer-controlled manufacturing
Increasingly advanced computer-controlled and automated manufacturing has also benefited European producers, boosting their productivity, cutting [...]
May 2, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Furniture / Europe
Chinese Hengan International acquires biggest stake in world’s largest pulp mill project in Finland
Chinese Hengan International has bought the largest share in Finnpulp, a Finnish company that is going to build a EUR [...]
May 2, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Pulp & Paper / China / Europe
Sodra invests SEK 100 mill in reopening Langasjo sawmill in Sweden
On Saturday 21 April, Södra’s sawmill at Långasjö was reopened at a ceremony attended by more than [...]
April 27, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Europe
The EU wooden furniture manufacturers show great interest to “source locally”
There seems to be a growing preference in the EU market to ‘source local’, particularly in the design and specifier [...]
April 27, 2018
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Wood Furniture / Europe
