Market Analysis

New Zealand radiata pine logs prices go up in May

Radiata pine log export prices from New Zealand have been rising significantly in May 2018. China has been importing radiata [...]

EU plywood import prices on the rise due to booming demand

    Against this background, European plywood importers variously describe demand ranging from ‘stable and sound’ and ‘at [...]

Global softwood lumber prices increased during Q1/2018

    Global softwood lumber prices continued their two-year climb in the Q1/18 with the pace [...]

European parquet market keeps progressive trend

Parquet consumption continues to progress in the EU, benefiting from the encouraging economic context, especially from the growth of the [...]

Strong European sawn softwood market due to booming demand in US and China

On the 15th of  June 2018, the European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry (EOS) held its Summer General Assembly in [...]

EU plywood trade with China disturbed by domestic environmental controls

Chinese plywood supply is reported by EU importers to be disrupted by tough new national environmental controls, which are forcing [...]

China: Sawnwood imports up 16% in volume in 2017

According to data from China Customs, 2017 Chinese sawnwood imports totalled 37.35 million cubic metres valued at US$10 [...]

Booming costs for US homebuilding due to lumber tariffs

Last week, Robert Dietz, chief economist for the National Association of Home Builders, addressed attendees at the National Association of [...]

Supply problems and price increases trouble the European plywood market

The European plywood market faces a combination of buoyant demand, mounting competition for product from other leading consumer countries plus [...]

Finnish softwood lumber production stimulated by booming Chinese demand

The growth of the global economy, increasing demand for forest industry products and investments in Finland’s forest sector continue [...]