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Weaker logs demand in the EU keeps low prices in Central and West Africa

Central and West African producers are expressing confidence that the current price stability and steady order volumes for African species [...]

Swedish sawmills invest in the expansion of lumber production capacity

Valutec is set to deliver three major TC continuous kilns to Västerbotten county in the norhern parts of Sweden [...]

Vietnam wooden products exports reach $9 billion in 2018

    Vietnam's forestry products exports are forecast to reach $9 billion this year. The value of [...]

Softwood lumber imports from UK to Europe not affected by Brexit

    UK's softwood lumber imports from the European Union countries haven't been yet affected by [...]

Japan adjusts biomass subsidies due to increased demand

Japanese regulators announced at the end of 2017 about plans to stop the issuance of set price Feed-in-Tariff [...]

European sawmills expand market share in East Asia

During the last few years softwood lumber import in Southeast Asia has increased dramatically with China as the top performer [...]

New Zealand’s log prices at historical level

Export log prices in New Zealand reached new record in January 2018, boosted by continued strong demand from China, a [...]

European parquet market reports third consecutive year of growth in 2017

    Consumption figures for parquet in Europe keeps increasing for the third year in a row. During [...]

High oak prices and weak beech prices on the French hardwood market

    In France, the end of 2017 brought a new wave of rising oak log prices in [...]

Wood furniture supply in the EU tightens once with imports increase

The EU has maintained a trade surplus in wood furniture since 2011 when exports to non-EU countries overtook imports [...]