Market Analysis

US hardwood markets trends in 2018

A recently published article explores US market developments that affect hardwood demand. Some industrial markets, such as pallets, packaging and [...]
February 20, 2018 Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / North America

Austria: stable spruce prices, while sawmills are in short supply

Against the background of a persistently strong overall economy, the Austrian forestry and sawmill industry is struggling with the winter [...]

USDA announces referendum dates for softwood lumber research and promotion program

The US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced on the 15th of February that it will [...]
February 20, 2018 Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / North America

Logging in Latvia returns to normal once with better weather conditions

Timber producers in Latvia might still have the chance to achieve this year's turnover target as weather conditions have [...]
February 20, 2018 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe

Slowdown in China’s economy might affect Finnish lumber exporters

Concerns about the future development of the Chinese economy will again become headlines in Finland by the end of 2018 [...]
February 16, 2018 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / Europe

EUTR continues in the UK, despite Brexit results

    The EU Timber Regulation and FLEGT will continue after Brexit, in the UK, the country's [...]
February 16, 2018 Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Europe

Italian woodworking machine tools production goes 11.6% up in 2017

In 2017, the Italian woodworking machine tools producers achieved a production value of Euro 2.29 billion, up by 11 [...]

Australia might permit 8-storeys high timber construction

The Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) insisted to make some changes in the National Construction Code (NCC) as to [...]

Chinese plywood companies make appeal against US antidumping duties

Chinese plywood producers, exporters and domestic importers have filed appeals at the US Court of International Trade, relating to antidumping [...]

Croatia to host the largest unedged beech lumber sawmill

Cedar ltd., Vrobovsko of Croatia has commissioned the sawmill supplier Möhringer, Wiesentheid to build a beech sawmill in Vrobovsko [...]
February 15, 2018 Market Analysis / Sawmilling / ...Europe