Market Analysis

Wood pellets exports from North America expand in the European market

  North American wood pellets exports to the European Union countries grew sharply in 2018, as UK's hunger [...]

Germany: Wood products prices overview in February 2019

    In February, the German producer price index for wood products has registered a high degree of [...]

Price of wood pellets in Austria stable in March

The price of wood pellets in Austria is higher in March 2019 as compared to March 2018. The price currently [...]

European softwood lumber exports to China crash in 2018

The European softwood lumber exports to China fell by -32% during January-December 2018, as compared to the same period [...]

Less Malaysian plywood goes to Japan

  Japan expects its imported volume of plywood from Malaysia to further decline this year because of increasing prices [...]

Negative outlook for the global forest products industry, says Moody’s

The outlook for the global paper and forest products industry has been changed to negative from stable, Moody's says [...]

Uncertain lumber market in the US causes mixed trends

    Framing lumber sales in US were inconsistent and price trends mixed, leaving buyers and sellers uncertain [...]

Price evolution for Polish wood pellets in 2018

    Current wood pellets production in Poland is close to 1 million tons per year.  Along with [...]

US lumber production higher than the Canadian production in 2018

Softwood lumber production by U.S. sawmills in 2018 was 34.873 billion board ft. (bbf), up 3.3% from [...]

Dubai WoodShow 2019 closed with record number of visitors and exhibitors

Dubai WoodShow 2019, the region's largest wood and wood machinery showcase, closed on a grand note with a record [...]