Europe

UPM sells its Myllykoski mill site in Finland

UPM sells its Myllykoski mill site and premises, located in Kouvola, Finland, to Redeve Oy. The buyer is specialised in [...]

Hardwood pulp manufacturers in Europe face highest wood costs in the world

Hardwood pulp manufacturers in Europe have some of the highest wood fiber costs in the world despite prices for hardwood [...]

Congestion at Douala Port frustrates timber shippers

Exporters continue to be frustrated over the congestion at Douala Port. Reports suggest up to 60,000 cu.m of [...]
April 11, 2018 Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Africa / China / Europe

Swedish wood of great interest on the Indian market

The Indian wood industry is showing strong interest in Swedish pine, particularly for furniture and joinery. Indian architects and designers [...]

Latvian forestry products up by 8.3%

In January 2018, Latvia exported EUR 189.658 million worth of forestry products, up 8.3 percent against the same [...]

Global pulp markets more profitable in 2017

    Modest increases in wood fiber costs and a substantial rise in market pulp prices have improved [...]

UK Softwood Conference 2018 discusses potential Brexit effects

On Tuesday 7th March 2018, over 120 leading suppliers, importers and traders of softwood products across the UK and Europe [...]

Plywood associations in the EU urge for higher quality standards

Timber trade associations in two leading EU importing countries have recently been pushing forward plywood quality, performance and legality initiatives [...]

Roundwood prices in Latvia on an upward trend

  As compared to the 1st half of 2017, in the 2nd half of the year the average purchase [...]
April 9, 2018 Forestry / Industry Prices / ...Sawmilling / Europe

Rising wood pellets production in Finland

Finnish wood pellets production amounted to 324,000 tonnes during 2017, one fifth more than in 2016 and the third [...]
April 9, 2018 Latest Trends / Wood Energy / ...Europe