Europe

Constant investment in UK’s woodworking industry may diminish Brexit effects

The investments in product improvement, along with the customer reach in the UK's woodworking industry is currently on the [...]
February 5, 2018 Market Analysis / Woodworking Machinery / ...Europe

High oak prices and weak beech prices on the French hardwood market

    In France, the end of 2017 brought a new wave of rising oak log prices in [...]

Bergs Timber plans to acquire Norvik Timber Industries

Bergs Timber AB has signed a letter of intent on the 22nd of January with Bergs Timber’s main owner [...]

Wood furniture supply in the EU tightens once with imports increase

The EU has maintained a trade surplus in wood furniture since 2011 when exports to non-EU countries overtook imports [...]

Value of Latvia’s sawn timber exports in first 11 months of 2017 drops 0.7% year-over-year to €560.0M

In the first eleven months of 2017, Latvia exported EUR 2.059 billion worth of forestry products, up 7 percent [...]
January 18, 2018 Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Europe

Kronospan, Pfleiderer and and Swiss Krono accused and fined for forming cartel in Poland

The Polish Competition and Consumer Protection Bureau announced on 28 December 2017 that it had imposed fines on several wood [...]

Roundwood prices in Finland grew in October 2017

Roundwood prices in Finland went up during October 2017, both as compared to the same period of 2016 and as [...]

European laminate flooring market stays stable in 2017

In 2017, manufacturers within the EPLF association achieved worldwide sales of laminate flooring made in Europe totalling 477 million m2 [...]
January 18, 2018 Market Analysis / Wood-based Panels / ...Europe

Wood pellets price in Germany on the rise in January

The price for wood pellets in Germany slightly rose during January, once with the falling temperatures. The national average for [...]

Klausner will open second lumber mill in the US in April

      Klausner Lumber Two will open around April 2018, as the company informed the Halifax [...]