EU aims to plant 3 billion trees
As part of a new strategy to protect nature in the European Union, three billion new [...]
July 22, 2021
Latest Trends / Forestry / ...Europe
European sawmills to play an increasingly important role on the global export market
Softwood lumber has been in high demand in the US and Europe throughout 2021. The limited supply resulted in temporary [...]
July 22, 2021
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Floods may affect timber production in western Germany
Heavy rains in western Europe caused floods to hit Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Germany and other countries. In Germany alone [...]
July 22, 2021
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EU Commission presents its climate package, European forest industry reacts
The European Commission presented the Fit for 55 plan on Wednesday, July 14. 13 legislative proposals are intended to help [...]
July 20, 2021
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China: Log demand slows in July
The past six months have brought record New Zealand export log prices to China This has been because of a [...]
July 20, 2021
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / North America / Russia
Rising trend timber prices in the Netherlands has no end in sight
Timber prices in the Netherlands have more than doubled in recent months. It's also not [...]
July 19, 2021
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Setra invests in a new saw line
The Swedish wood industry company Setra invests in a new saw line for small diameter logs at the company's [...]
July 19, 2021
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Volume bark beetle damaged wood in Europe expected to be lower this year
Over the last few years, Central European forests (but also parts of Sweden, France, and Belgium [...]
July 15, 2021
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Boom in demand for sawn softwood in France; prices going up
As long as it lasts! In the softwood forests of eastern France, sawyers are crossing their fingers because the sawnwood [...]
July 15, 2021
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Moelven upgrades two sawmills in Sweden
Moelven will modernise and develop capacity at Moelven Edanesågen AB and Moelven Valåsen AB in Sweden [...]
July 15, 2021
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe