The European parquet industry starts to recover
The Board of Directors of the European Federation of the Parquet Industry met on 28 April 2014 and discussed amongst [...]
May 5, 2014
Market Analysis / Wood-based Panels / ...Europe
Lithuanian roundwood prices go down in February
The upward trend in Lithuanian roundwood prices registered in January has slowed down in February. Pine [...]
April 26, 2014
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Industry Prices / Europe
Metsä invests EUR 1,1 billion in bioproduct sawmill
Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, has launched an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) procedure related to a bioproduct mill planned [...]
April 21, 2014
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Europe
Finnish forest industry sees investments on the rise
In the first quarter of the year, the Finnish forest industry exports and production showed signs of recovery, according to [...]
April 20, 2014
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Europe
Swedish logs prices show mixed results during Q1/2014
In the first quarter of 2014, roundwood prices in Sweden show some mixed results: pine sawlogs are cheaper by EUR [...]
April 17, 2014
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Industry Prices / Europe
Kronospan believes that biomass expansion is causing higher timber prices
Austrian wood panel company, Kronospan, has launched a warning over the future of its business in the United Kingdom, with [...]
April 15, 2014
Companies in the timber industry / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / Europe
The global particleboard market forecast to boom in the next 3 years
The recovery in U.S. housing construction, an expanding global furniture industry, and strong growth in housing construction in rapidly [...]
April 9, 2014
Market Analysis / Wood Construction / ...Wood-based Panels / Europe / North America / Russia
Sonae sells two plants from France to Kronospan
Sonae Indústria informed that, further to the announcement of 17 March, its indirect affiliate, Isoroy SAS, has today completed [...]
April 1, 2014
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Europe
Global wood pellets market is forecast to double by 2020
The global wood pellets market will reach US$ 9 billion from a current US$ 4 billion, in the next seven [...]
March 29, 2014
Market Analysis / Wood Energy / ...Europe / North America
Furniture production increases rapidly in Romania and Poland
Production value in the EU13 group of Eastern European countries increased 50% between 2002 and 2012.   [...]
March 26, 2014
Market Analysis / Wood Furniture / ...Europe