Europe

Russian timber companies fallen into serious losses; ask for government help

A few days ago, the Russian timber industry, through regional officials, asked the government to take new support measures in [...]

EU approves import ban law on products linked to deforestation

    The European Union agreed on Tuesday on a new law to prevent companies from selling into [...]

Euro pallet prices fave fallen by 40% in six months

    The average price of a new euro pallet in Germany at the end of November is [...]

Mood in the German timber industry remains gloomy

    After a brief brightening, the mood in the German timber industry continued to deteriorate in November [...]

Reduced logging volumes proposed in Estonian state forests

    Estonian Environment Minister Madis Kallas presented the government with a proposal to lower state forest logging [...]

European woodworking and sawmill industries welcome EC’s legislative proposal on certification of carbon removals

The publication this week by the European Commission of a draft legislative proposal on the certification of carbon removals has [...]

70 EU signatories call for efficient, circular use of wood biomass residues

    More than 30 additional signatories endorsed the declaration issued on the 10th of November, bringing the [...]

China: Recovery signs of the softwood import market in Q1/2023

In China, the softwood import market remains weak but there are small hopes for Q1/2023. As of mid-November [...]

Kronospan abandons takeover of Pfleiderer due to EU antitrust concerns

    Austrian wood panel producers Kronospan failed to allay EU antitrust concerns over its bid for German [...]