German producer prices for wood products fall due to the bark beetle infestation
The German producer prices for commercial wood products in July now clearly show the consequences of the bark beetle infestation [...]
October 3, 2019
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New large player in the Swedish forest industry emerges
Norra Skogsägarna and Norrskog plan to merge into a joint forest owners' association, which is [...]
October 3, 2019
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IKEA posts record sales on booming online revenues
IKEA reported annual sales above 40 billion euros ($44 billion) for the first time on Wednesday [...]
October 3, 2019
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German sawyers’ profits booming, as forests are ravaged by bark beetle and drought
Sales of German sawmills, planing mills and wood impregnators have increased nominally by around 33% over [...]
October 1, 2019
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US softwood lumber prices continue to improve
The mix of different types of building that make up the critical U.S. housing market [...]
October 1, 2019
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US-China trade war hits Rayonier’s timber segment
Rayonier Inc.’s New Zealand and Pacific Northwest timber segments faced challenging conditions during Q2, according to the company’s [...]
October 1, 2019
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France: Price of logs at auctions drop sharply due to China-US trade war
The euphoria that characterized France's oak market in 2017-2018 is now about to end. This is one of [...]
September 30, 2019
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Bark beetle crisis without precedent in Europe
The forest emergency in Europe is at the beginning of a hard battle campaign against Bark [...]
September 30, 2019
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US hardwoods face weak market in China
In September, the market trend of US hardwood still shows no obvious improvement in the Chinese market.   [...]
September 30, 2019
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Germany: Declining sawlog prices due to large volumes of damaged wood
Large volumes of storm and insect damaged trees in Germany have resulted in an oversupply of logs and declining sawlog [...]
September 30, 2019
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