Europe

Great results for the woodworking machinery industry in Italy

2017 was a good year for the industry Italian woodworking machinery manufacturers, according to Acimall's latest figures. The value [...]

Germany: Prices for wood pellets stay high due to wintry weather

The colder temperatures have caused a price increase for wood pellets in Germany during February. The national average price has [...]
February 27, 2018 Market Analysis / Wood Energy / ...Europe

NEPCon and RACert merge to the largest certification body in the world

NEPCon and RACert (the certification division of the Rainforest Alliance) have announced their intention to merge later this year. The [...]
February 27, 2018 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe

Setra plans to invest in new CLT factory in Sweden

Setra plans to invest in a CLT factory in Långshyttan, as to meet the high demand for CLT in [...]

SCA Wood registered small drop in timber sales in the Q4/2017

Swedish Svenska Cellulosa (SCA) has delivered 602,000 m³ of softwood timber during the Q4/2017,which is 2% less [...]

Egger analyzes the transfer of part of production in Germany

After reports in several local media, the Egger Group has published an opinion regarding a possible transfer of production from [...]

Finnish sawn softwood goods production increased by half million m3 in 2017

In 2017, the Finnish forest industry production increased in the majority of the main product categories. However, the production of [...]

Enviva buys wood pellet plant in US from Portuguese company

Enviva Holdings announced that it has completed the acquisition of a wood pellet production plant in Greenwood, South Carolina and [...]

Weak EU imports of tropical sawn wood, why?

European timber businesses suggest a range of factors that may explain the apparent dichotomy between good underlying demand for hardwoods [...]

IKEA purchases first forest asset in US

The IKEA Group has purchased its first forest asset in the US, according to a media release by the company [...]