Europe

European softwood lumber exports to the United States increased by 39%

      Due to an unprecedented domestic demand, US massively imported softwood lumber from Europe in [...]

Collapse of China’s real estate giant Evergrande could spread to global markets

Global investors have been paying more and more attention to Evergrande, the sprawling Chinese real estate business on the brink [...]

France: Oak prices see unprecedented price surge

  Rarely has a rise in wood prices been so sharp and brutal in France. While oak prices took [...]

Wood trade in Africa disrupted by shipping issues

After reaching historic highs in June, the price of OSB in US began to drop through the summer, at one [...]

Skyrocketing freight rates puts pressure on European timber import prices

The key topic when it comes to European imports from Asia remains freight rates. A 40ft container from Malaysia or [...]

China: Port congestions impact log supply

Log stocks in China have not increased but there is a lot of volume on boats queuing at Chinese ports [...]

Delivery times and prices on the Austrian timber market are back to normal

Wood in Austria has been in short supply in recent months and the prices are horrendous. According to the Austrian [...]

Declining availability of US hardwood in Europe

US hardwood supply to Europe in the last six to nine months was described by importers as turbulent. According to [...]

Drax to start construction on second satellite wood pellet plant

Drax Group has started construction on the second of three satellite wood pellet plants in Arkansas.     [...]