Europe

German wood packaging industry hits the timber supply alarm

Wood packaging industry is alarmed: German export industry and domestic supply in danger.    Marcus Kirschner, Managing [...]

Estonian spruce log prices on the rise

In the first quarter, the prices of softwood logs in Estonia continued to grow. The biggest increase was in the [...]

EU tropical wood product imports close to decade high

EU27 tropical wood product imports close to decade high in March EU27 import value of tropical wood and wood furniture [...]

UK could face major timber shortages in Q3/2021

Sweden, who supplies almost half of the structural wood that is used in the UK, has its current stock levels [...]

Construction sites stoppages in Germany due to timber bottlenecks

    Supply bottlenecks with timber, steel and insulating material are causing construction stoppages in Germany and threatening [...]

Egyptian importers report high prices for wood imports and short supply

Egyptian wood importers are between the hammer of the global market and the anvil of the domestic market.   [...]

Swedish wood products in high demand; outlook bright

Demand for Swedish wood products remains high. All indications are that 2021 will be a strong year for the Swedish [...]

Global timber shortage puts UK supply chain under ‘enormous pressure’

Leading voices from the UK construction industry have warned of faltering availability and rapidly rising costs of basic materials such [...]

EU could sanction wood trade with Belarus

    EU member states want to quickly introduce economic sanctions against Belarus for arrest of journalist Roman [...]

Poland: Roundwood prices are rising at a dizzying pace due to huge exports to China

Huge demand in the USA and China has led to a 30-50 percent increase in raw material prices in [...]