Market Analysis

Roundwood prices in Sweden on the rise in 2018

The increase of roundwood delivery prices in Sweden was larger in 2018 than it has been for several years. Both [...]

US considers lowering duties on imports from China

  The United States is considering at least partial loosening of import duties on Chinese products to accelerate trade [...]

France considers possibility of converting coal plants to wood pellets

    The government of France recently announced it is working in conjunction with Électricité de France (EDF [...]
February 6, 2019 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / Europe

Malaysian wood products exports likely to drop in 2018

The Malaysian Timber Industry Board (MTIB) is projecting a 4% decline in exports of timber and timber products for 2018 [...]

Roundwood prices in Finland started to drop in December

In December 2018, the stumpage prices of roundwood in Finland started to decline. The stumpage price level was a little [...]

Lumber prices in the US pick up at the end of January

    Wintry weather held back trading in some lumber markets in the US, but sellers of framing [...]

No deal Brexit advice for UK’s timber importers and exporters

    UK's timber importers and exporters are being asked to consider requirements for their businesses in [...]

European construction growth likely to slow in the next two years

Euroconstruct sees its growth forecast for the European construction industry from 2019 to 2021 as falling. The growth peak for [...]

Swedish and Finnish softwood lumber exports to China fall sharply in 2018

    After years of steady growth, the European softwood lumber exports to China had a bad year [...]

Latest price info for Indian wood products

Latest prices for Indian teak, plywood and sawnwood - 1-15 January 2019    Plantation teak prices  [...]