Bark beetle blue timber not well received on the European market
Swedish sawmills have received large quantities of timber attacked by spruce bark beetles, mainly in southern [...]
December 19, 2022
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Finland’s sawn timber exports on a downward trend
The export value of Finnish forest products in January-September reached 11.29 billion euros, a decrease of 6% compared [...]
December 19, 2022
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Precious Woods to close sawmill in Gabon due to high costs
Unexpectedly high cost increases in Gabon have forced Precious Woods to take drastic measures to reduce costs in order to [...]
December 16, 2022
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India: Weak log and sawn timber import market
Activity in Gandhidham is slow to recover after the Diwali holidays due to negative sentiment. Log importers and sawmills report [...]
December 16, 2022
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Global container freight rates falling sharply
For more than two years the only way for container shipping prices was up. That trend is now reversing as [...]
December 16, 2022
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High wood prices multiplied the profit of the Czech forest state company
The Czech state company Lesy České republiky (LČR) in the first three quarters of the year multiplied its gross [...]
December 16, 2022
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Concern that increased Turkish wood pellet exports originate from Russia
The European-Union (EU)-imposed ban on imports of woody biomass from Russia has resulted in a seven-fold spike [...]
December 13, 2022
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Sweden’s sawmills expected to further reduce capacity in 2023
In its latest Forestry Report for 2022, Handelsbanken looks back on the year and writes what [...]
December 13, 2022
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EU Commission agrees sale of Garnica to Carlyle
The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the acquisition of Spain's Grupo [...]
December 13, 2022
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UK timber demand expected to increase 78% by 2025
The growing gap between the global supply and demand for timber is creating a [...]
December 12, 2022
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