Europe

Indonesia slows wood product exports to China and US

According to data recently released by the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry, as of September this year, Indonesia's [...]

Moelven to reduce production at its sawmills

    Norwegian Moelven delivered a good result for the third quarter, but warns that the time ahead [...]

Global trade of softwood lumber down 10%

Global trade of softwood lumber fell about 10% in the first half of 2022 compared to the same period in [...]

UK: Uncertain timber market conditions expected in 2023

    The Timber Development UK (TDUK) annual market conference in central London was unequivocal in its message [...]

Mood in the German timber industry has improved slightly in October

After a temporary low point at the start of autumn, the mood in the German timber industry improved in October [...]

IHC 2022: Hardwood market between shortages of raw materials and high energy costs

On the 28th of October, a successful International Hardwood conference was organised in Lyon by the French National Wood Federation [...]

German softwood lumber prices down 21% in September

The current situation in the German timber market is still fragile, largely dependent on the growing demand for timber brought [...]

Low pellet fuel supply in Europe creates supply shock

    Reduced pellet supplies in Western Europe and the U.K. resulting from sanctions on Russia has [...]

Disruptions in global trade of lumber and logs due Ukraine war

    Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24th came as a shock to many in Europe [...]

Softwood log prices in Latvia continue to rise in Q3/2022

From July 2022 to September 2022, the price of softwood log assortments has continued to rise in the Latvian wood [...]