Europe

Prices for European spruce logs in China fall sharply in June

    On the whole, June Chinese imported spruce logs fell sharply. The price of spruce/white pine [...]

Leaked EU plan to green its timber industry sparks opposition

    A European Union strategy to boost forest protection has turned a simmering scientific debate into a [...]

Shortage of timber in Ireland set to worsen as supply tightens

  A crisis in supplies of timber In Ireland is set to deepen as overseas sources of logs dry [...]

Wood imports recover in India, despite surge in prices

    As the real estate demand has gradually begun to resume in India, the demand for processed [...]

Prices for imported German spruce logs in China drop sharply in June

    According to Chinese importers contacted by Timber Industry News, on average in China, the German spruce [...]

Bergs Timber acquires Performance Timber Product Group

    Bergs Timber AB has acquired UK's Performance Timber Products Group (PTPG). The group, which comprises [...]

Some Chinese wood-based panel producers stop production

It has been reported that many wood-based panel enterprises in Shuyang city of Jiangsu province stopped or limited production [...]

Japanese timber industry in unprecedented crisis due to supply shortages and record prices

Currently, Japan is suffering from the third timber crisis, with unprecedented supply shortages and extremely high prices of timber. The [...]

Wood prices expected to rise in the Czech Republic

According to data from the Czech Statistical Office, almost 36 million cubic meters of wood were harvested in Czech forests [...]

EC approves the introduction of preliminary anti-dumping duties on birch plywood from Russia

The European Commission approved for 6 months the introduction of preliminary anti-dumping duties on birch plywood from Russia.   [...]