Europe

Wood prices in Germany are stabilizing

  The Bavarian State Forests are now reporting that the wood price has stabilized for the first time in [...]

Russia’s log export ban could cause raw material scarcity in Europe

    Europe could face a raw material scarcity which may well result as both a direct and [...]

Sweden leads opposition to EU Forest Strategy

The new 2030 Forest Strategy is triggering diplomatic clashes in the EU over who should be responsible for forest policy [...]

Prices for Finnish exported lumber expected to fall after record highs

    The Finnish forest industry has benefited from high export prices due to the coronavirus pandemic. The [...]

Big rise in UK timber imports from the EU despite Brexit

    An impact of the UK’s departure from the EU single market and customs union on [...]

UK: Labour shortages hit pallet and packaging industry

      The Timber Packaging & Pallet Confederation (TIMCON) has called for the government to help [...]

Timber supply tensions relax in France, prices expected to fall

    While wood has been the subject of shortages for several months, the French timber industry announces [...]

Polish timber industry in crisis; calls for wood export ban

    The wood sales system proposed by the Poland's State Forests for 2022 is a catastrophe [...]

Latvia’s softwood sawlog prices reach unprecedented levels

    Latvia's timber market is currently experiencing rising prices for roundwood, which have been affected by [...]

France is now largest supplier of oak logs to China

China Customs data shows France has been the largest supplier of oak imports since 2014. Previously Russia was the main [...]