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Oak market in EU countries is under a lot of tension

EU countries hit hardest by the Ukrainian ban, says the European Organisation of Sawmill Industries (EOS), are Romania, Slovakia, Poland [...]

Wood products trade between China and the US is on a downward trend

    According to the data from China’s Customs the value of wood products trade between China [...]

New opportunities for the Dutch wood pellets market

The Dutch Government is currently subsidizing the co-firing of biomass. To support small landowners, the Dutch legislation provides some [...]

Standing timber prices in the UK go 30% up during one year period

The price of standing timber (trees not yet harvested) in UK surged by 28.2% from March 2017 to March [...]

European oak producers protest against exports

One prized timber has been the object of protests on the Champs Élysées, a free trade legal challenge by [...]

A resumption of trade in some Indian dalbergia species is possible

    As a result of active intervention by the Indian Ministry of Commerce and the Forest Department [...]

Germany: Price for wood pellets decreased during May

In May 2018, the price for wood pellets in Germany fell significantly. The national average price reached the value of [...]

Trade tariffs and tight supply make lumber prices in the US to skyrocket

The US lumber market is ready to boom, with futures rising to another record on the 14th of May, due [...]

Imports of sawnwood into China grew by 5% during Q1/2018

China’s sawnwood imports reached 8.29 million cubic metres in the first three months of 2018, up five per [...]

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 [...]