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UAE’s wood products demand forecast to rise sharply due to $2.4 trillion worth of construction projects

The wood industry in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is expected to boom over the next two years as the [...]

Sawn hardwood imports in the EU kept on going up in 2018

Total EU sawn hardwood imports were up 4% for the first nine months of 2018 at 1.62 million cu [...]

Armstrong completes sale of its Wood Flooring division

Armstrong Flooring announced that it has completed the previously disclosed sale of its Wood Flooring segment to an affiliate of [...]

Sawmill industry in Austria forecast at record levels in 2018

Wood processing in Austria has benefited from the vibrant construction economy at home and abroad for more than 3 years [...]

Segezha Group started wood pellet production at its new plant in Russia

Segezha Group has started in December the production of wood pellets at the company’s Lesosibirsky LDK No. 1 factory [...]

Egger Group reports major turnover increase for 2018

    The Egger Group with headquarters in St. Johann in Tirol (Austria) closed with a consolidated turnover [...]

The European Union calls on Ukraine to lift the moratorium on the export of roundwood

The European Union has called on Ukraine to lift the moratorium on the export of roundwood, as well as to [...]
December 21, 2018 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe

Japanese wood pellets imports set new record

Wood pellet imports in Japan reached a record 506,000 metric tons in 2017, and are expected to increase again [...]

Prices for logs in Estonia keep on growing in October 2018

    Roundwood prices in Estonia increased again in October 2018, similar to the rapid rise in prices [...]

Chinese wood products companies reroute to Vietnam as to avoid US tariffs

    The tariffs imposed on the imports of Chinese goods to the US have hit the target [...]