Europe

UK pledges to retain FLEGT commitment after Brexit

In relation to policy initiatives like FLEGT, the decline in the relative significance of the EU as an importer of [...]

Sawmills in Finland aim to reach the market in India

IndiaWood 2018 will receive several Finnish companies to the 10th edition of the show, through "Wood from Finland", a national [...]

Gällö Timber upgrades log sorter at sawmill in Sweden

Gällö Timber upgrades the log sorter at its sawmill in Gällö, Sweden. The company placed a SEK 2 [...]

Tropical imports from the EU declined in 2017

    European timber businesses suggest a range of factors that may explain the apparent dichotomy between good [...]
March 5, 2018 Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Europe

Swedish pine is explored as a great material for the future

Pine appears to be the material of the future and is a wood species that can be expressed in many [...]

Dieffenbacher expects record-setting wood-based panel plants in 2018

Dieffenbacher anticipates 2018 as one of its busiest and most significant years ever based on the completion of record-setting [...]

Overview of tropical species availability on the EU market

Looking at individual species and products, importers in several EU countries, report particularly good demand for sapele in 2017, with [...]
February 28, 2018 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Europe

Finnish electricity company opens 92MW wood pellet plant

Finnish electricity company Helen, has opened a new 92MW biomass plant in Helsinki. The plant is the largest pellet-fired [...]

EU imports of sawn temperate hardwood decline 7%

EU imports of sawn temperate hardwoods also declined in 2017, although less dramatically than imports of sawn tropical hardwoods. Total [...]

Woodworking machinery company in China acquires 75% of Italian Masterwood

Guangzhou KDT Machinery Co. will buy 75 percent of Masterwood, a recognized Italian brand of machinery for wood processing, for [...]