Market Analysis

Impact of pandemic on African tropical timber market

Almost all African countries are reporting cases of the coronavirus and as the number of cases continues to grow more [...]

Forestry companies in China increase overseas timber purchases in order to secure domestic supply

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread throughout the world, production in major wood-producing countries has stalled, the patterns [...]

European wood industry to reorganize supply chains after coronavirus restrictions will be eased

Strict restrictive measures in most EU countries and indeed across the world have more or less restricted production, which has [...]

Arauco to close another MDF plant in US

Composite panel and forest product giant Arauco will close its medium density fiberboard (MDF) production facility in Bennettsville, South Carolina [...]

Falling roundwood prices in Sweden

    The trend of decreasing delivery prices continued during the first quarter of 2020 in Sweden. The [...]

Segezha Group to increase wood pellet production

At the industrial site of JSC Lesosibirsky LDK No. 1, the Russian Segezha Group launched the second phase of the [...]

Canfor reports loss in Q1/2020

    Canfor Corp. reported a loss in its most recent quarter compared with a profit a year [...]

Shard drop in roundwood prices in Latvia

The bark beetle infestation which hit the Central European countries resulted in overproduction and a sharp fall in prices determining [...]

Almost 40 sawmills forced to close in Canada

    The Forest Products Association of Canada says the demand for toilet paper has skyrocketed — increasing by [...]

Huge impact of pandemic on the Vietnamese timber sector, says survey

In the recent decade, based on 2 key competitive advantages, including cheap labour (average monthly wage of US$300) and [...]