Metsä to start production at its birch plywood mill in Pärnu, Estonia
Metsä Wood officially started up its birch plywood mill in Pärnu, Estonia. Currently there are around 65 blue-collars [...]
September 3, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Wood-based Panels / ...Europe
Weyerhaeuser’s CEO to resign in 2019
Weyerhaeuser announced that its current CEO Doyle R. Simons has elected to retire, and its board of directors has appointed [...]
September 3, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / North America
Turkey to impose tariffs on imports of US wood products
With its publication in the Official Journal on 15 August, Turkey imposed additional duties on US imports. [...]
September 3, 2018
Latest Trends / Sawmilling / ...Wood-based Panels / Europe / North America
Rising US lumber prices in August
Framing lumber trading opened the 20-24 August week with a head of steam following a strong round of purchasing [...]
September 3, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / North America
Asian timber operators in Africa better placed than their European counter-parts
A major structural change is underway in the African timber industry as operations are reoriented away [...]
September 3, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Sawmilling / Africa / Asia & Middle East / China / Europe
Russian woodworking industry one of the most dynamically growing sectors in the country
In 2017, the Russian economy came out from a two-year recession. In 2016, the country's GDP fell by [...]
September 3, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / Russia
More market awareness on the benefits of certified sustainable tropical forestry
More concerted actions are also now being taken by African operators and certification advocates to bolster market awareness of the [...]
September 3, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Europe / South America
Sweden: Sawlog prices on the rise in Q2/2018
The second quarter of 2018 shows rising sawlog prices in Sweden on a yearly basis. Pine sawlogs are more expensive [...]
August 31, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Europe
New Zealand’s log export prices fall sharply as Chinese demand crashes
The dramatic drop in August At-Wharf-Gate (AWG) prices for logs delivered to ports around New Zealand is the [...]
August 31, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Sawmilling / Australia and Pacific Region / China
European timber operations in Africa move to Asia
A major structural change is underway in the African timber industry as operations are reoriented away from the European market [...]
August 31, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Europe
