China is ready to plant 6.6 million ha of forest by 2020
China intends to increase its forest coverage to 23%, by 2020, the State Forestry Administration said. [...]
January 8, 2018
Latest Trends / Forestry / ...China
Russia: exports of sawn timber up by 25.5% in value
In the first ten months of 2017, Russia increased its sawn timber exports again, both in value and in volume [...]
January 8, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Russia
Record softwood lumber prices in N. America; Sweden, Finland and Russia lumber export prices drop
Record high prices for softwood lumber in North America in the 3Q/17 and rising lumber [...]
December 12, 2017
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East / China / Europe / North America / Russia
John Deere reports booming trend in worldwide sales of forestry and construction equipment
For the fourth quarter ended October 29, worldwide net sales of John Deere registered a 23 percent rise, to $8 [...]
December 11, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Woodworking Machinery / North America
Indian Greenply predicts growth in India’s MDF and plywood production
Indian Greenply Industries showed optimism about organized players gaining market share in plywood and medium density fibre (MDF) post GST [...]
December 11, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Wood-based Panels / Asia & Middle East
Overview of the global forest industry in Q3/2017
The strong softwood fiber global prices, led by the US dollar weakening and the growing demand [...]
December 11, 2017
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Wood Energy / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / North America / Russia / South America
Italian woodworking machinery in booming abroad demand
The Italian woodworking machinery and tools sector closed its Q3/2017 with an order increase of 42.9%, as compared [...]
December 11, 2017
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / Woodworking Machinery / Europe
Wood products exports from Vietnam reaches 11.3% rise Q1-Q3 2017
Vietnam's turnover for wood and woodwork during the first nine months of 2017 amounted to $5.55 billion, representing [...]
December 7, 2017
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Furniture / Asia & Middle East
World’s tallest timber building to be constructed in Norway
The world's tallest timber building is to be built in Norway. Mjøstårnet will be more than 80 [...]
December 7, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Construction / Europe
Sweden, the most important market for prefabricated timber buildings
Sweden has started to use its natural forests for prefabricating timber buildings of all types and [...]
December 7, 2017
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Construction / Europe
