Market Analysis

German price trends for wood products during March

Producer prices for wood products in Germany show only small movements in March. According to data provided by the German [...]

Demand for wood pellets in Asia has reached record-highs in 2017

Asia’s demand for biomass is growing rapidly. Wood pellet imports into South Korea and Japan have grown exponentially in [...]

The EUTR is not “effective, proportionate and dissuasive”, according to ClientEarth

The potential value of FLEGT licensing is partly dependent on the extent to which EUTR is being implemented consistently across [...]
May 17, 2018 Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Europe

Norbord announces great results for Q1/2018, due to strong OSB demand from North America and Europe

With strong OSB demand in both North America and Europe, Norbord continues to deliver robust results in the first three [...]

New duties on Russian log exports

Logs exiting Russia’s Far East have been slapped with a 6.5 per cent export duty since last December [...]
May 17, 2018 Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Russia

European wood flooring demand decrease due to German slowdown

An insight into the current status of the EU wood flooring market and the wider economic situation in individual EU [...]

LIGNA conference moves to Guangzhou, China

The LIGNA Conference is moving to Guangzhou to be held on 4 and 5 December in the run-up to [...]

Wood-based panels global market diminished its progress

In 2016, the wood-based panels market grew to 408M cubic meters. After a slight reduction from 2008 to 2009 [...]

US housing market grows due to multi-family housing construction

Multi-family housing construction drove the growth in housing starts in March, according to the latest data release by the [...]

Wood pellets price in Austria drops during April

The prices for ENplus A1 certified wood pellets in Austria have dropped in April, due to seasonal reasons.    [...]