Sharp fall in orders of the Italian woodworking machinery industry
According to a quarterly survey conducted by the Studies office of Acimall – the Confindustria member association of wood-furniture technology [...]
August 25, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Woodworking Machinery / Europe
Asian buyers of African tropical timber slowly returning; prices for EU market up
It has been reported that buyers for the Chinese and other Asian markets are slowly returning [...]
August 20, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Europe
EU-Vietnam free trade agreement enters into force; wood industry to benefit
EU exports to Vietnam are taxed less as of 1 August. This is the immediate effect [...]
August 20, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Asia & Middle East / Europe
Forestry crisis in Ireland deepens as mills seek new supply
The owners of the Ireland's major sawmills have begun warning trade union officials of imminent extensive job losses because [...]
August 20, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Germany gains market shares in China log imports
China Customs data shows that in the first half of this year China’s log imports totalled 19.68 million [...]
August 20, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / North America / Russia
Global pellet producers negatively impacted by COVID-19 pandemic
75% of certified producers have been negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. A survey conducted [...]
August 18, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Wood Energy / Asia & Middle East / Europe / North America / Russia
EGGER invested EUR 300 million in the first half of the year
The EGGER Group, with headquarters in St. Johann in Tirol, Austria, has completed the first half [...]
August 18, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Wood-based Panels / Europe
Vietnamese woodchip prices crash
Woodchip producers in many provinces of Vietnam are suffering from rapidly declining prices. Last year the [...]
August 18, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Industry Prices / Wood Energy / Asia & Middle East
Record wood pellet production in Germany
Despite the corona crisis, in the first half of 2020, Germany produced 1.502 million tonnes of wood pellets, thus [...]
August 18, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Industry Prices / Wood Energy / Europe
Latvia’s timber industry exports expected to fall this year; US market an opportunity
The volume of exports of companies in the Latvian wood industry sector could decrease in general this year [...]
August 17, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Europe