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Russian lumber exporters face struggles in supplying Europe due to sanctions

    Russian companies are suspending lumber supplies to European countries in search of new currencies for transactions [...]

War in Ukraine effects are still unclear for the Finnish forest industry

The Finnish forest industry had already prepared for export restrictions.    "The situation is very unclear," commented [...]

Kronospan seeks approval to acquire Pfleiderer Polska

On 15 February 2022, the European Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration in the wood-based panels market [...]

Constrained log supply could maintain price pressure in China

The price for logs in China has risen steadily this year on the back of anticipated increased demand after the [...]

Finland: forest technology manufacturer cancels orders to Russia due to sanctions

    Kesla, a manufacturer of forest machine technology, has canceled deliveries of approximately EUR 10 million from [...]

Czech Republic drastically reduces logging as the bark beetle calamity retreats

    Last year, with the retreat of the bark beetle calamity, the Czech state enterprise Lesy Česk [...]

War in Ukraine: Supply of woodworking machinery from Germany into Russia to be reduced

Sanctions imposed by the European Union on Russia in connection with the military invasion in Ukraine have limited operations on [...]

Finland: 2021 wood markets – both volumes and prices peaked

In 2021, industrial roundwood trade in Finland increased by a little more than a quarter from the previous year. Log [...]

French MEP proposes ban on exports of European logs

    French MEP Emmanuel Morel sent a request to the European Commission, in which he expressed concern [...]
February 28, 2022 Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Europe