US wood products industry seeks relief from impact of trade dispute
US wood products industry groups have seen a dramatic negative impact on business since the start of the trade dispute [...]
December 18, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
Global timber trade flows rapidly changing due to bark beetle infestation and storm damaged timber in Europe
Up to the end of October, European log exports to China imports were a whopping 5.6 million [...]
December 18, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / North America / Russia / South America
China’s forestry industry continues expansion
China's forestry sector has seen continuous expansion in recent years, an official with the National Forestry and Grassland Administration [...]
December 18, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / China
U.S. housing starts forecast to increase 1.3% annually by 2023
U.S. housing starts are forecast to increase 1.3% annually in unit terms through 2023 [...]
December 17, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Construction / North America
Moody’s to change Ilim Timber’s outlook to negative; forecasts cyclical downturn in the global timber industry
Moody's Investors Service has changed Ilim Timber's outlook to negative from positive. At the same time, Moody's [...]
December 17, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Industry Prices / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / Europe / Russia
South Korea to launch anti-dumping probe into Vietnamese plywood
South Korea's trade commission has launched an anti-dumping investigation into plywood imported from Vietnam, as local firms claimed [...]
December 17, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood-based Panels / Asia & Middle East
Wooden buildings could help revitalize the suffering Canadian forest industry
Changes to Canada's national building code could prove promising for an ailing forestry industry. Starting [...]
December 16, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Construction / North America
Poland ready to invest in wood pellet plants in Belarus
Polish woodworking companies are ready to invest in pellet plants in Belarus. Prospects for [...]
December 16, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Wood Energy / Europe
European sawn softwood market growth driven by domestic consumption
he European market showed steady growth in 2018, with consumption rising to 99.9 million m3 [...]
December 16, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Analysis of current trends in the Russian wood pellet trade and prices
The production and trade of wood pellets are highly dynamic in Russia for some years now [...]
December 16, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Industry Prices / Wood Energy / Russia