Market Analysis

Roundwood prices in Sweden get to their lowest level in the last 20 years

The delivery prices on sawlog and pulpwood prices in Sweden rose by 5.5 percent and 3.4 percent respectively [...]

Bark beetle infestation halves roundwood prices in the Czech Republic

Forests in the Czech Republic are suffering. Frequent periods of prolonged draught have weakened trees, leaving them prone to harmful [...]

Vietnamese wood pellets export prices on decline

Wood pellet prices in Vietnam, one of main wood pellet supplying countries in South-East Asia, soared since September last [...]

The 7th Club du Bois meeting at the European Parliament focused on woodworking industry

The European Panel Federation (EPF), the European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry (EOS) and the European Confederation of Woodworking Industries [...]

Chinese plywood presence on the US market crashes due to countervailing duties

      US hardwood plywood imports from China have plunged this year after massive anti-dumping [...]

US lumber prices hit lowest level in two years

Disappointment permeated US framing lumber markets, as trading lacked follow-through from the previous week’s pickup in sales. One [...]

Trends in the French sawmill industry

    The year 2017 in France is characterized by a return of confidence and growth. France has [...]
November 2, 2018 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Europe

Russia: ULK Group to build large wood processing complex

Within five years, ULK Group of Companies will build from scratch the largest in Russia complex for deep processing of [...]

Bark beetle infestation hits the German sawmill industry

After the high amount of damaged timber from various windthrows and the subsequent problem of beetle wood, the sawmills focus [...]

Homebuilding rebounds in the US

Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 3.5% in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 629 [...]