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Pellet production at record levels in Germany

    At 861,000 tonnes (t), in the third quarter of 2021 Germany again produced a quantity [...]
October 28, 2021 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / Europe

Mercer to build a sawmill in Germany

    Mercer International Inc. is in the planning stages of a new investment project in Saxony-Anhalt [...]

Södra reports huge profits due to high prices

The Södra Group’s net sales for the first nine months of 2021 increased more than 25% compared with [...]

Vietnamese wood sector expected to pull up its exports after production halts

    The rise in COVID-19 cases in Vietnam has caused productions to halt in August and [...]

Supply chain issues open door for mass timber projects in Canada

Current supply chain difficulties that extend lead times on commodities such as steel I-joists and pre-engineered building are [...]

Russian birch plywood exporters could increase prices to EU

Recently it became known that the European Commission will introduce temporary duties on the import of birch plywood from Russia [...]

Polish wood industry organizes protests aimed at stopping wood exports

On October 15, in Warsaw, representatives of the wood industry organized a protest picket in front of the Chancellery of [...]

N. American lumber price increases mirror one year ago

Similar to this time last year, when lumber prices started rising to reach what was then the all-time historical [...]

Timber shortages are over in the UK

It is ‘highly likely’ there is now enough timber in the UK now, and even if there are minor supply [...]

Ukraine and EU agreed to resolve log export ban

In a joint statement following the Ukraine-European Union summit, it is said that Ukraine and the EU have agreed [...]