German furniture industry faces worsening raw material bottlenecks
In the German furniture industry, the supply situation for important supplier products is worsening. In a current association survey, around [...]
June 10, 2021
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Japan wood industry in danger due to global timber shortage
A global shortage of wood and soaring prices are threatening Japan’s lumber industry and has business operators fearing serious [...]
June 10, 2021
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Segezha Group sent first lumber container train from Russia to China
On May 21, the Arkhangelsk-based company Onega Sawmills - part of the Segezha Group - sent its [...]
June 10, 2021
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Bark beetle crisis drags log prices down in the Czech Republic
Last year saw a record 35.8 million cubic meters of wood logged in the Czech [...]
June 8, 2021
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BSW Timber acquires Bayram Timber
BSW Timber, the UK’s largest integrated forestry and sawmilling group, has acquired Bayram Timber. Established [...]
June 8, 2021
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Pervanovo to acquire large oak veneer producer in Croatia
Pervanovo Invest AB, headquartered in Viken Sweden and with subsidiaries in Croatia, has acquired 98% of the shares in Spa [...]
June 8, 2021
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Analysis: Russia’s log export ban impact on global wood markets
Russia’s proposed log export ban in 2022 will have a far-reaching impact on global [...]
June 8, 2021
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Swedish Bergkvist Siljan plans to increase sawn wood production by 60%
The Environmental Impact Assessment Delegation has granted the sawmill group Bergkvist Siljan permission to increase the [...]
June 8, 2021
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Europe’s timber construction sector reports worsening supply situation and rising prices
Since the beginning of 2021, European carpentry and timber construction companies have been facing an area of tension between increased [...]
June 8, 2021
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European softwood lumber to the US up by 34% in Q1/2021
A booming demand in the US doubled by insufficient wood availability on the North [...]
June 7, 2021
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