Latest Trends

Brazilian wood-based products’ exports value has increased in September

In September 2018 Brazilian exports of wood-based products (except pulp and paper) increased 8.4% in value compared to [...]

Signing of the FLEGT-VPA expected to rise Vietnamese timber products exports to the EU market

The signing of the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Voluntary Partnership Agreement (FLEGT-VPA) between Vietnam and the European [...]

Bark beetle infestation halves roundwood prices in the Czech Republic

Forests in the Czech Republic are suffering. Frequent periods of prolonged draught have weakened trees, leaving them prone to harmful [...]

The 7th Club du Bois meeting at the European Parliament focused on woodworking industry

The European Panel Federation (EPF), the European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry (EOS) and the European Confederation of Woodworking Industries [...]

Canfor reports drop in lumber segment

Lower lumber prices and severe forest fires in Western Canada are partially behind Canfor's Q3 decline in both its [...]

Chinese plywood presence on the US market crashes due to countervailing duties

      US hardwood plywood imports from China have plunged this year after massive anti-dumping [...]

US lumber prices hit lowest level in two years

Disappointment permeated US framing lumber markets, as trading lacked follow-through from the previous week’s pickup in sales. One [...]

Finnish roundwood prices on the rise in September

In September, the stumpage price for pine logs in Finland was EUR 61.6 per cubic metre,  and the price [...]

Trends in the French sawmill industry

    The year 2017 in France is characterized by a return of confidence and growth. France has [...]
November 2, 2018 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Europe

Sveza plans to boost plywood production in Russia

Sveza plans investment projects with a total value of more than 800 million rubles at Sveza Tyumen plywood plant. The [...]