Russian plywood production and exports collapse; new markets in sight
Since the beginning of this year, both domestic production and export growth of plywood in Russia have shown a slowdown [...]
December 21, 2022
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood-based Panels / Europe / Russia
UK timber import volumes expected to grow long term, despite recent fluctuations
Average UK timber import totals from 2010 to 2022 have seen steady growth, despite significant fluctuation [...]
December 21, 2022
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Latvia will strictly investigate the import of “conflict timber” from Russia
On December 14, the Latvian State Forestry Administration issued a reminder that the import of Russian and Belarusian timber and [...]
December 21, 2022
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Stark Group enters UK market with acquisition of more than 600 branches of Saint-Gobain
Danish Stark Group A/S has signed an agreement to acquire Saint-Gobain Building Distribution Ltd, which operates more than [...]
December 21, 2022
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Construction / Europe
Italy’s SAIB becomes part of the EGGER Group
EGGER acquires 60% of the shares in the Italian wood-based materials manufacturer SAIB. The purchase agreement was concluded on [...]
December 21, 2022
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Europe
China: Hopes that Covid restriction easing would bring back wood demand
Several major Chinese banks have adopted a government led 16-point rescue plan to extend billions to struggling private developers [...]
December 19, 2022
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Bark beetle blue timber not well received on the European market
Swedish sawmills have received large quantities of timber attacked by spruce bark beetles, mainly in southern [...]
December 19, 2022
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US homebuilders buy time with huge backlogs
The US housing market has fallen off a cliff, but for now, homebuilders are biding their time. As bad as [...]
December 19, 2022
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Finland’s sawn timber exports on a downward trend
The export value of Finnish forest products in January-September reached 11.29 billion euros, a decrease of 6% compared [...]
December 19, 2022
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Precious Woods to close sawmill in Gabon due to high costs
Unexpectedly high cost increases in Gabon have forced Precious Woods to take drastic measures to reduce costs in order to [...]
December 16, 2022
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