China wants to make huge SEZ around Beijing
China is planning a new special economic zone (SEZ) that will effectively extend the sprawling metropolis of Beijing, transforming the [...]
May 25, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / China
The 66th International Softwood Conference to be held in Riga
The 66th International Softwood Conference will be held on 10-12 October 2018 in the largest city in the Baltics [...]
May 25, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Rising wood logs prices in Africa and SE Asia, says the World Bank
The World Bank reconsidered forecast for logs and sawnwood in the recently updated Commodity Markets Outlook.   [...]
May 25, 2018
Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Africa / Asia & Middle East
China and countries of Eastern and Central Europe plan to cooperate on forestry issues
China, together with the Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries, have decided to invest even more in their cooperation regarding [...]
May 25, 2018
Latest Trends / Forestry / ...China / Europe
Södra and KLM plan to produce green jet fuel
Södra signed a letter of intent with KLM to conduct a joint feasibility study to [...]
May 25, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Wood Energy / Europe
The European glulam market challenging for suppliers
Anecdotal reports indicate that the glulam sector in Europe struggled with over-supply and low margins in the 2013 to [...]
May 25, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Europe
Skeena Sawmills to build 96,000t capacity pellet plant in BC
Skeena Sawmills plans to commence construction work for a pellet plant at its sawmill site in Terrace, British Columbia, Canada [...]
May 25, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Wood Energy / ...North America
Gabon, one of the most important tropical veneer producer
Gabon is the 6th largest producer of tropical veneer. Its production of 270,000 cubic metes in 2016 represented 6 [...]
May 25, 2018
Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / ...Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / Africa
Sawlog prices in Finland on continuous growth trend
Roundwood prices in Finland started to go on ascending path during February 2018, as compared to the same period last [...]
May 25, 2018
Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / ...Forestry / Industry Prices / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Europe
Swedish sawmills should avoid effects from global falling demand for pine lumber
Swedish sawmills and wood-processing companies are operating at high activity levels due to a high demand on the global [...]
May 25, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe