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US wooden furniture imports drop in February

US wooden furniture imports declined in February to under US$1.6 billion, but year-to-date imports remain higher [...]

Prices for softwood lumber in Austria on the rise again

In April, softwood lumber prices in Austria rose again after a slight decrease in March. The 1-2 EUR/cbm [...]

Wood-based products exports from Brazil overcome 2017’s levels

In March 2018, Brazilian exports of wood-based products (except pulp and paper) increased 19% in value compared to March [...]

German price trends for wood products during March

Producer prices for wood products in Germany show only small movements in March. According to data provided by the German [...]

Latest prices for Indian teak, sawnwood and plywood imports in April

    The price list for teak, sawnwood and plywood between 16-30 April, 2018.    [...]

Demand for wood pellets in Asia has reached record-highs in 2017

Asia’s demand for biomass is growing rapidly. Wood pellet imports into South Korea and Japan have grown exponentially in [...]

Matsumoto Lumber invests in a new sawline from Heinola

Matsumoto Lumber ordered a full-profiling Scala 250 sawline from Heinola Sawmill Machinery for its new sawmill in Japan. The [...]

The EUTR is not “effective, proportionate and dissuasive”, according to ClientEarth

The potential value of FLEGT licensing is partly dependent on the extent to which EUTR is being implemented consistently across [...]
May 17, 2018 Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Europe

Norbord announces great results for Q1/2018, due to strong OSB demand from North America and Europe

With strong OSB demand in both North America and Europe, Norbord continues to deliver robust results in the first three [...]

New duties on Russian log exports

Logs exiting Russia’s Far East have been slapped with a 6.5 per cent export duty since last December [...]
May 17, 2018 Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Russia