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Sawmill curtailments in the Northern European countries continue

    Nordic sawmillers have reported weaker results and curtailment of production to manage lower prices, oversupply and [...]

Vietnam’s wood products industry: opportunities and challenges coexist

    As one of the major trade surplus areas in Vietnam, timber, wood products and forest products [...]

Downturn in the Swedish forest industry as global economic slowdown progresses

The recession in Europe, in particular, is noticeable in the Swedish forest industry. The sawmills partially compensate for this through [...]

Russia: Top 10 wood pellet producers

    Analysts estimate that currently 10 large wood pellet producers manufacture more than 60 percent of total [...]

Growth in European construction sector forecast to slow in the next two years

    European construction output is forecasted to increase by less than 2% in 2019, and by less [...]

Canadian mills’ problems to drive up lumber prices in U.S.

Beetles, tariffs and mill closures have cut into Canada’s share of the U.S. lumber market, lifting prices by [...]

Largest hardwood producer in US to close two sawmills as trade war impacts industry

    Tacoma, Washington-based Northwest Hardwoods will close its Mount Vernon, Washington and Maury River, Virginia mills [...]

European bark beetle spruce logs flood the Chinese market

    European beetle spruce logs have flooded the Chinese market. In the first eight months of the [...]
November 19, 2019 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / Europe

UK extends timber legality requirements after Brexit

    UK tropical and other timber importers were urged to evaluate the impacts for their businesses of [...]

European Commission: More countries than ever hit by forest fires

On 31 October 2019, the European Commission published the 2018 edition of its Annual Report on Forest Fires in Europe [...]
November 19, 2019 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe