Market Analysis

European timber trade industry expects a significant slowdown in business momentum in H2/2022

At the General Assembly of the European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF) in Amsterdam, the current market situation and prospects for [...]

German hardwood industry worries about the future

    Despite the good sales conditions for lumber, the German hardwood industry is looking to the future [...]

UK’s demand for softwood likely to slow in Q3 and Q4

    Steady demand and increasing operational costs ensured that timber prices and import volumes in UK remained [...]

Mounting concern over European wood supply

    After announcing a ban on imports of wood products from Russia and Belarus in April, Estonia [...]

Pellet prices considerably higher in Western Europe on a year ago

  Due to the Ukraine war, around 10% of pellets are missing on the world market. This primarily affects [...]

Global trade of softwood lumber slowed in early 2022

Global trade of softwood lumber slowed in early 2022, in particular lumber headed to China, the US, and Germany, where [...]

European wood-based panel industry faces a very challenging situation due to supply issues

    European wood-based panel production was up 10% in 2021, according to new stats shared at [...]

Canada sees potential for ‘movement’ on U.S. lumber dispute

    Canada sees the potential for some movement toward settling a longstanding dispute with the United States [...]