Strong gains in US residential construction
Housing starts in January were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.33 million according to the US Census [...]
March 5, 2018
Market Analysis / Sawmilling / ...Wood Construction / North America
UK pledges to retain FLEGT commitment after Brexit
In relation to policy initiatives like FLEGT, the decline in the relative significance of the EU as an importer of [...]
March 5, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Sawmills in Finland aim to reach the market in India
IndiaWood 2018 will receive several Finnish companies to the 10th edition of the show, through "Wood from Finland", a national [...]
March 5, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East / Europe
Central/West Africa: Higher prices for logs
Reports from Cameroon say that buyers for the Chinese market are not accepting the new and higher asking prices for [...]
March 5, 2018
Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / ...Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Africa
Tropical imports from the EU declined in 2017
European timber businesses suggest a range of factors that may explain the apparent dichotomy between good [...]
March 5, 2018
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Europe
Dieffenbacher expects record-setting wood-based panel plants in 2018
Dieffenbacher anticipates 2018 as one of its busiest and most significant years ever based on the completion of record-setting [...]
February 28, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / Woodworking Machinery / Europe
Overview of tropical species availability on the EU market
Looking at individual species and products, importers in several EU countries, report particularly good demand for sapele in 2017, with [...]
February 28, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Europe
EU imports of sawn temperate hardwood decline 7%
EU imports of sawn temperate hardwoods also declined in 2017, although less dramatically than imports of sawn tropical hardwoods. Total [...]
February 28, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Europe / North America
New standards in China to reduce number of redwood species
A revised national standard, (GB/T 18107-2017 effective 1 July 2018), for Chinese redwood has been released by the [...]
February 27, 2018
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...China
Woodworking machinery company in China acquires 75% of Italian Masterwood
Guangzhou KDT Machinery Co. will buy 75 percent of Masterwood, a recognized Italian brand of machinery for wood processing, for [...]
February 27, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Market Analysis / ...Woodworking Machinery / China / Europe
