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Falling roundwood prices in Estonia

     Roundwood prices in Estonia are starting to feel the pressure of the bark beetle crisis in [...]

Coronavirus paralyzes wood exports from Europe to China

   he coronavirus could paralyze log export from Europe to China. Timber Industry News has learned this in discussions [...]

Sharp drop in Lithuanian roundwood prices

    In December 2019, pine logs in Lithuania were priced at € 57/ m3 (-3.4% compared to [...]

Kronospan invests EUR 200 million in its Chirk, Wales plant

     Kronospan is investing € 200 million in its site in Chirk, Wales as part of its Vision [...]

Challenging times for European sawmills

The fourth quarter was disappointing many European sawmills, but a more balanced market can be expected. The market for sawn [...]
February 27, 2020 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe

U.S. wood pellet exports reach almost 7 million tons in 2019

    U.S. exported 541,893.4 metric tons of wood pellets in December, bringing total pellet [...]
February 27, 2020 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / Europe

China halves tariffs on US wood products

China announced Thursday that it will cut existing tariffs on $75 billion worth of U.S. goods in half as [...]

Södra’s harvesting operations impacted by mild weather

Mild weather during the autumn and winter period has impacted harvesting operations in some parts of Södra’s forestry [...]

BC forest sector’s problems not solved by reduced lumber duties

    News the U.S. government plans to reduce duties on Canadian softwood lumber is good for [...]

France to require 50% timber in all new public buildings

    As part of the French governments push for sustainable urban development all new public buildings financed [...]