Article Archive

Cheaper sawlogs in Estonia

    At a price of EUR 73.84/m3 and EUR 76.54/m3 respectively, pine and [...]

EU imported more tropical sawnwood this year

Total EU tropical sawn wood imports for January to May were ahead 13.9% on the 2018 figure at 405 [...]

Current state of the Canadian wood pellet industry

The Canadian wood pellet industry is export-oriented with high production capacity and exports far exceeding domestic demand. Overseas demand [...]

Czechia boosts exports of beetle wood to China

Logs exported from the Czech Republic to China have increased significantly this year, as a result of a record harvesting [...]

Wood pellet production hits new record in Germany

Due to increasing wood stocks in the German forests, the production of wood pellets has been steadily increasing for years [...]
August 19, 2019 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / Europe

Boom in Finland’s softwood lumber exports to Egypt; exports to China collapse

Finnish softwood lumber exports to the world increased by 5% in the first five months of 2019. The softwood lumber [...]

China: Price overview for wood-based panels in July

    At present, the market trend of plywood in China is relatively bleak, and there are very [...]

Russia might stop duties of exports of birch logs

    Recently, the Russian Federal Government's Committee on Foreign Trade and Tariff Policy Protection Measures has [...]
August 13, 2019 Latest Trends / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Russia

Lower prices in Asia cause sharp drop in Metsa Group’s revenues

The profit of the major Finnish forest industry company Metsa Group worsened remarkably in April-July, as prices in China [...]

BC’s Sinclar Group to curtail lumber production

In another hit to the B.C. forest industry, the Sinclar Group announced temporary production curtailments at lumber operations in [...]