New Zealand, top softwood logs exporter for China in 2018
China had another record year of softwood log imports in 2018, when over 40 million m3 of logs landed at [...]
April 9, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / Russia
Wood pellets exports from North America expand in the European market
North American wood pellets exports to the European Union countries grew sharply in 2018, as UK's hunger [...]
April 8, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / Europe
Germany: Wood products prices overview in February 2019
In February, the German producer price index for wood products has registered a high degree of [...]
April 8, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Wood Energy / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Europe
Price of wood pellets in Austria stable in March
The price of wood pellets in Austria is higher in March 2019 as compared to March 2018. The price currently [...]
April 8, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Industry Prices / Wood Energy / Europe
Wintersteiger to acquire Serra
Wintersteiger AG has purchased Serra Maschinenbau GmbH in Rimsting am Chiemsee, Germany, with retroactive effect to [...]
April 8, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Woodworking Machinery / Europe
Tarkett and Sonae Arauco cease operations of JV in Germany
Tarkett and Sonae Arauco announced the intention to cease the operations of their joint venture LaminatePark GmbH & Co. KG [...]
April 8, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood-based Panels / Europe / South America
Metsä Wood starts test runs for its new LVL line
Metsä Wood has started test runs on the new 65,000 cubic meter Kerto LVL line [...]
April 8, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Europe
New Chinese OSB plant to start production in 2020
Work to build a new Chinese OSB factory for wood-based materials manufacturer Jiangsu [...]
April 8, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood-based Panels / China
IKEA plans to enter Mexico
IKEA is exploring locations in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey to open its first store in [...]
April 8, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Wood Furniture / ...Europe / South America
Conifex sells Lignum Forest Products
Conifex Timber Inc. has entered into a definitive purchase agreement with certain subsidiaries of Canwel Building Materials Group Ltd. for [...]
April 8, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / North America