German wood industry keeps on growing for the fifth year in a row
The German wood industry is growing for the fifth year in a row. According to Johannes Schwörer, President of [...]
September 7, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Pulp & Paper / Wood Construction / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Europe
US tariffs on Chinese wood products could be applied starting this week
The deadline for public consultation on President Donald Trump’s plan for tariffs on another $200 billion in Chinese imports [...]
September 5, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Woodworking Machinery / China / North America
Landed costs of North American logs exported to China higher by 30%
Traders in China are complaining that the landed cost of imported North American logs has jumped by around 30% as [...]
September 5, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / North America
US lumber prices continue to rise at the end of August
Amid a mix of expectations coming into the week, only those at the low end of the spectrum were met [...]
September 5, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / North America
Tropical timber’s potential in the marine industry as a prime material
Tropical hardwood’s long-held status as the prime material for European fresh and seawater marine applications has been increasingly [...]
September 5, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Poland plans massive furniture production capacities expansion
As the sixth largest producer and the world's fourth largest exporter of furniture, Poland is [...]
September 4, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Furniture / Europe
Booming demand in Asia to drive wood pellets production in the next decade
Western Europe has long been the world’s largest market for wood pellets used in heat [...]
September 4, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / Asia & Middle East / Europe
Rising US lumber prices in August
Framing lumber trading opened the 20-24 August week with a head of steam following a strong round of purchasing [...]
September 3, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / North America
Asian timber operators in Africa better placed than their European counter-parts
A major structural change is underway in the African timber industry as operations are reoriented away [...]
September 3, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Sawmilling / Africa / Asia & Middle East / China / Europe
Russian woodworking industry one of the most dynamically growing sectors in the country
In 2017, the Russian economy came out from a two-year recession. In 2016, the country's GDP fell by [...]
September 3, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / Russia
