Chinese imports of wood products to be significantly altered starting 2022
China is the world’s largest importer of softwood and hardwood logs, and for many decades [...]
April 5, 2021
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / North America / Russia
Germany: Massive exports to the US cause short supply and rising wood prices
The price of furniture and lumber in Germany has been rising for months. There are also [...]
April 5, 2021
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Austrian timber prices continue to rise
The positive trend in the Austrian construction industry continues. The demand for all sawn timber ranges currently exceeds the supply [...]
April 5, 2021
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UPM Timber cuts 43 jobs
UPM Timber has completed the employee consultation process started in early February on its plans to [...]
April 5, 2021
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Chile’s wood chip exports down 40% in 2020
Wood chip exports from Chile plummeted in 2020, with shipments falling by over 40% from the first quarter to the [...]
April 5, 2021
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / South America
Moody’s: Most wood product prices to reach peak level in 2021
The outlook for the global forest products industry remains positive, said Moody’s Investors Service. The [...]
March 31, 2021
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US wood product manufacturers producing at pre-crisis levels
Despite the many challenges presented by the pandemic, US wood products manufacturers are responding to the [...]
March 31, 2021
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Wood-based Panels / North America
Södra to invest in new CLT facility in Värö, Sweden
Södra is investing in a new facility that will increase the production capacity of timber frames ten-fold. [...]
March 31, 2021
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Europe
China: Prices for imported logs rising fast in March
In the week (March 15-21), China's log import price index maintained a steady upward [...]
March 29, 2021
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Wood raw materials in short supply in Germany
If the scarcity of raw materials on the German wood market continues, pallet producers and other [...]
March 29, 2021
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