Market Analysis

Growth potential for the African furniture market

Several African countries have good potential to develop their furniture industry, both for expanding internal consumption and for export markets [...]

China: Top softwood logs importing companies in June 2019

    The first importing company, in terms of value, was Shanghai Shengwosheng Forest Corporation, with a total [...]

Sawlog prices in Norway continue to decline

The average price across the whole range of roundwood assortments in Norway fell slightly again in May 2019. Following the [...]

British Columbia plans to limit log exports

  The Government of British Columbia is taking the first step toward ensuring that more B.C. logs are [...]

India: Latest prices for wood products in June

Latest prices for Indian teak, plywood and sawnwood - 16-30 June 2019    Plantation teak prices  [...]

Russia: Top 10 wood pellet producing companies

  Analysts estimate that currently 10 large wood pellet producers manufacture more than 60 percent of total Russian wood [...]

US lumber prices still on rising trend

    Framing lumber trading in US was measured through mid-July, disappointing some who had expected a [...]

Wood fiber costs for softwood pulp manufacturers reach the highest level in five years

The Softwood Fiber Price Index (SFPI) has risen the past two years. In the 1Q/19, the Index reached its [...]

Falling roundwood prices in Estonia

    The prices for softwood roundwood in Estonia are falling again after the rapid increase since the [...]

Vietnam wood imports at record high due to the rapidly expanding processing sector

    In 2018, Vietnam’s wood processing industry imported the roundwood equivalent nearly 10 million cu.m [...]