Market Analysis

Global construction boom is most likely to have reached its peak in 2018

After ten years of growth (2008-2018), the peak has been reached in the global construction growth cycle: 2018 will [...]

Prices for wood pellets in Germany rising considerably in December

The price of wood pellets in Germany increased as expected in December. The average price for a 6 tons (t [...]

Lumber prices in the US go down in December

    Trading in framing lumber limped toward the holidays, as buyers kept a low profile. Prices were [...]

Record-high values for Vietnamese wood products exports during 2018

    Vietnam’s wood and wood products exports reached a record high in the first 11 months [...]

Belarusian furniture companies’ number doubled in the last three years

In 2018 furniture output in Belarus may reach roughly $612 million, 60.6% up from 2013, the press service of [...]

Wood pellet imports in South Korea reach all-time high in November

South Korean wood pellet imports reached an all-time high in November, as more cargoes reached Busan and Pohang ports [...]

Many plywood mills in Malaysia and Indonesia stop production due to logs supply shortage

    Log supply shortage is serious in both Malaysia and Indonesia, and this has forced some plywood [...]

Global sawlog prices keep on decreasing during Q3/2018

Softwood sawlog prices declined throughout the world in the 3Q/18. Consequently, the Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) fell 3 [...]

Lumber prices in the US go down in December

Demand for framing lumber was light in the first week of December. Buyers held back amid seasonal slowness, weather, and [...]

Russian lumber exports on the rise; log exports volumes descend

In January-October 2018, Russia increased its lumber exports, both in value and in volume terms, indicate the statistics published [...]