Market Analysis

IKEA to close a sawmill in Poland

    IKEA Industry will close its sawmill in Chociwel in northwestern Poland.    According [...]

Drax to increase its wood pellet capacity up to 5 million tons

    Drax Group plc released a trading statement on Nov. 19 announcing the company plans to have [...]
December 9, 2019 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / Europe

Pulp and paper markets in Asia slow down as global economy cools

From January to August 2019, production of paper products and pulp recorded mixed trends across selected markets. Whereas production increased [...]

Export prices for New Zealand logs on the rise in November

    At Wharf Gate (AWG) prices for export logs delivered to ports around New Zealand in November [...]

BC forest companies search for business opportunities in China and Japan

B.C.’s forests minister Doug Donaldson and 35 senior executives from B.C. forest companies and associations wrapped up [...]

Germany: Rising pellet prices in November

The price of wood pellets in Germany rose by 2.8% in November as compared to the previous month. The [...]

Which countries are most affected by the current timber trade war?

Which countries are most affected by the current timber trade war (2016-2018) and how the new trade policies have [...]

Estonia: Forest products industry faces downturn as global economy slows and calamities advance in Central Europe

Timber prices in Estonia have started to rapidly falling, from their spring-time high.    The situation [...]

China: Many timber processing plants in Guangdong province to limit or cease production

Many timber processing plants in Guangdong Province have stopped or limited their production recently due to local environment protection policy [...]

US to investigate plywood coming from Vietnam

The import tariff on Vietnamese plywood in the US market is in range of 0–8%; meanwhile, the anti-dumping [...]