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Arauco’s sales down 18.8% in Q1/2020

    Arauco, one of the largest global forest companies, reported sales revenues of USD 1,127.2 [...]

EU softwood lumber exports to China rise 30% in Q1/2020 despite pandemic

          Despite the coronavirus pandemic which first hit China and than [...]

US sawmills produce 4.2% more softwood lumber in Jan.-Feb. 2020

U.S. sawmills in the first two months of 2020 produced 6.108 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber [...]

German timber companies significantly affected by the pandemic

Germany is being watched worldwide as the most successful large European country in halting the spread of the virus, thanks [...]

Germany: Pellet prices fall sharply in May

The price of wood pellets in Germany fell again in May and is now € 230.22 / t for a 6 [...]

Record pellet production in Spain

Wood pellet production in Spain has increased by 20% in the last year, reaching a record volume of 714,000 [...]

Turkey’s furniture sector ready for post-pandemic period

As Turkey has started to ease measures against the coronavirus, the country's furniture sector is getting prepared for the [...]

European lumber producers become more globally competitive due to falling sawlog prices

Sawlog prices throughout Europe decline in 2019, early 2020 mainly from oversupply, enabling European lumber producers to become more globally [...]

Forest industry could benefit from EU economic stimulus program

    In light of the European Commission’s expected announcement of which business ecosystems will be targeted [...]

Indonesia’s timber legality system remains in place

Indonesia has rowed back on plans to weaken rules for the timber products it exports, as green groups warned the [...]