France: Considerable rise in lumber prices for Q1/2022
As the below table shows, Q1/2022 prices for various lumber products in France have shown [...]
June 13, 2022
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Strong demand in Finland’s timber market as imports collapse; wood prices will rise
Finland's wood market has begun to pick up in recent weeks. Purchase volumes and prices of wood have risen [...]
June 13, 2022
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Global port congestion improves, freight rates will remain high
High freight costs, congestion at terminals, earlier peak seasons and due to strict Covid-19 lockdown measures have had a [...]
June 13, 2022
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Some sawmills in Russia expected to curtail production from July
The decline in export volumes due to EU sanctions against the backdrop of rising transportation tariffs and a stronger ruble [...]
June 10, 2022
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Ponsse to adjust operations: “Russian market too big to replace”
Finnish forest machine manufacturer Ponsse will start personnel negotiations next week. The negotiations will focus on [...]
June 10, 2022
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Rebound in China’s log imports expected from August
Generally, in June there is a supply and demand imbalance in China as the seasonal demand drops during the Chinese [...]
June 10, 2022
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Softwood prices reach unprecedented highs in France
Sawmill owners and loggers in France have never seen this! The prices of fir logs and especially those [...]
June 8, 2022
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Spruce log prices in Germany continue to rise
In March 2022, the German producer price indices for spruce continued their almost uninterrupted upward trend since March 2021.  [...]
June 8, 2022
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Sonae Arauco inaugurates particleboard plant in Germany
Sonae Arauco officially inaugurated its state-of-the-art particleboard plant the Beeskow. Although the plant started operations in July [...]
June 8, 2022
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Negative sentiment remains among Russian timber market participants
On the Russian timber market, predominantly negative sentiment remains among market participants, which is reflected in weak business activity and [...]
June 8, 2022
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