Sawmills in France at risk because of higher oak logs demand from China
China's increased demand for wood has made the oak logs exports from France to boom. Moreover, the larger demand [...]
June 12, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / Europe
Strong wood demand in Central/West Africa will bring better prices for logs and sawnwood
Producers in Central and West Africa announced that the stable market situation reported last month is being maintained and they [...]
June 12, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Africa
Latest trends in US particleboard market
The U.S. particleboard market totalled 22.8M cubic metres in 2017, 4.6M cubic metres (or 17%) less than [...]
June 12, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood-based Panels / North America
Wood-based products exports from Brazil went up by 30%
In April 2018, the value of Brazilian exports of wood-based products (except pulp and paper) increased 30% compared to [...]
June 12, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / South America
EU tropical logs imports have pulled through last year’s downturn
After a downturn in 2017, EU imports of tropical logs recovered a little ground at the start of 2018. Imports [...]
June 11, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Timber industry in Sabah might recover once with log export ban
The export of logs from Sabah, a major timber producing state, has been banned with immediate [...]
June 11, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East
US pulpmills increased costs for wood fiber during the Q1/2018
During the first quarter of 2018, there were substantial increases in wood costs for pulpmills in Western US and Canada [...]
June 11, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / North America
Roundwood prices in Finland increased during March
Roundwood prices in Finland have increased in March 2018, as compared to the same month last year. The same increase [...]
June 11, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Europe
Future demands for wood products in Japan
Japan's Forestry Agency has recently organized a meeting regarding the future of the wood demand [...]
June 6, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East
Estonia: Roundwood prices reach record-highs in March
Prices for roundwood in Estonia increased significantly in March 2018, as compared to the same month of 2017.   [...]
June 6, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Europe