Wood-based panels and timber imports strongly increase in the UK
UK’s demand for imported timber and wood-based panel imports jumped 15% to 9.66 million m3 in 2014 [...]
January 8, 2016
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Wood-based Panels / Europe
The EU analyzes VPA progress on legal timber imports with Liberia
Representatives of Liberia and the EU have met to review progress towards implementation of their Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA), which [...]
January 5, 2016
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Africa / Europe
Solid biofuel market in the EU forecast to grow significantly by 2020
Current indices show that the amount of consumption of wood pellets and briquettes might grow approximately one and a half [...]
January 3, 2016
Market Analysis / Wood Energy / ...Europe
Softwood producers target Indian market
The fast-growing Indian market has caught the attention of softwood producers in North America and Europe. Tropical hardwoods are [...]
November 16, 2015
Latest Trends / Sawmilling / ...Asia & Middle East / Europe / North America
EPAL warns over fake Ukrainian Euro pallets
The European Pallet Association e.V. is warning against counterfeit EPAL Euro pallets from Ukraine, which have been in circulation [...]
November 13, 2015
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Europe
Outlook for the global furniture market uncertain
In spite of signs of a stabilisation and a more sustained recovery in various European markets as well as in [...]
October 13, 2015
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Furniture / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / North America / Russia / South America
Italian woodworking sector sees sharp growth
In the second quarter 2015, Italian woodworking technology orders have increased, as further evidence of the positive trend that characterized [...]
September 16, 2015
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Woodworking Machinery / Europe
Global prices for hardwood chips drop by 14%
Prices for hardwood chips traded overseas have been in steady decline since November 2011. In less than four years, the [...]
September 5, 2015
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Industry Prices / Wood Energy / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / North America / Russia / South America
German wood pellet production reaches all-time high
Approximately 980,000 tons of wood pellets were produced in Germany in the first half of 2015, as the German [...]
August 4, 2015
Market Analysis / Wood Energy / ...Europe
Moelven to close sawmill in Sweden
Norwegian wood-products company Moelven will shut down Nössemark Trä AB sawmill in Nössemark, Sweden, impacting 40 jobs [...]
July 16, 2015
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Europe
