Chinese flooring sales up by 5% in 2017
According to the flooring Committee, China National Forestry Forest Industry Association (CNFPIA), China's wood and bamboo flooring sales in [...]
February 28, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood-based Panels / China
EU imports of sawn temperate hardwood decline 7%
EU imports of sawn temperate hardwoods also declined in 2017, although less dramatically than imports of sawn tropical hardwoods. Total [...]
February 28, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Europe / North America
China forecasts 18% decline in softwood log imports and 10% in hardwood log imports expected in the next decade
China's logs, lumber and woodchips imports have been ascending rapidly and reached very high values. Between 2012 and 2017 [...]
February 27, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China
NEPCon and RACert merge to the largest certification body in the world
NEPCon and RACert (the certification division of the Rainforest Alliance) have announced their intention to merge later this year. The [...]
February 27, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
US softwood lumber demand from Canada forecast to stay high
The ascending US housing starts and the tight softwood lumber supply from the Canadian lumber producers is expected to maintain [...]
February 27, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
Setra plans to invest in new CLT factory in Sweden
Setra plans to invest in a CLT factory in Långshyttan, as to meet the high demand for CLT in [...]
February 27, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Europe
Malaysia timber exports forecast to go up by 5% in 2018
Timber exports from Malaysia are forecast to increase by 5% in 2018, from RM 23.22 billion in 2017, due [...]
February 22, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East
Finnish sawn softwood goods production increased by half million m3 in 2017
In 2017, the Finnish forest industry production increased in the majority of the main product categories. However, the production of [...]
February 22, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Europe
Weak EU imports of tropical sawn wood, why?
European timber businesses suggest a range of factors that may explain the apparent dichotomy between good underlying demand for hardwoods [...]
February 21, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Europe / South America
EU importers advocate that the EUTR has stopped tropical suppliers
Some EU importers maintain that the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) has also played a part in an international hardwood trade [...]
February 21, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / Europe
