Market Analysis

World’s largest MDF plant to be build in China

With the construction of an 80 meter long CPS +, DIEFFENBACHER sets a record for the world's longest continuous press [...]

Downward trend in Russian sawn timber prices continues

The Russian sawn timber market has remained challenging for both traders and distributors in June, with wholesale prices still at [...]

Forest industry to benefit from the EU-Vietnam free trade agreement

    The EU is one of the top 5 markets for wood and wood products (W& [...]

BC forest industry going full-tilt as lumber prices hit record high

Finally, some good news for B.C.’s forestry sector. After hundreds of jobs were lost and a number of [...]

Record lumber prices threaten the US economy

As the US fights to rebound from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, housing — the one bright spot for [...]

Prices for New Zealand logs crash due to slow demand in China

    Prices for New Zealand logs are 12 percent below the five- year average on the back [...]

Wood furniture production in EU sliding even before pandemic

Newly released Eurostat data indicates that the value of EU27+UK wood furniture production was €42.5 billion in 2019 [...]
August 28, 2020 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Europe

Bad prospects in the German and Austrian forests due to calamities and coronavirus

    The first half of the year was extremely bad for the majority of Austrian and German [...]

Belarus to export wood pellets to the European market

    Belarusian wood pellets will be exported to the European Union market, the press service of the [...]
August 28, 2020 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / Europe

Finland’s forest industry will overpass the coronavirus pandemic, despite production decreases

The coronavirus pandemic has increased demand for certain forest industry products, such as tissue paper and packaging material. However, that [...]