China moves shipping containers to US logging sites
China is currently moving shipping containers directly to logging sites in the United States. This might be detrimental as they [...]
November 10, 2017
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / China / North America
Sarawak government wants to enforce mandatory certification for timber concessions by 2022
Sarawak's government has announced that it will be mandatory for all timber companies to obtain sustainable forest management (SFM [...]
November 9, 2017
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Asia & Middle East
Important Dutch company was found sourcing illegal teak from Myanmar
A major Dutch company was found to having placed illegally sourced teak from Myanmar on the European market, as a [...]
November 8, 2017
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Asia & Middle East / Europe
Lumber prices in the US were stable during last week
The demand for framing lumber in the US remained steady to active during last week, even if traders usually experience [...]
November 7, 2017
Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / ...Forestry / Industry Prices / Wood-based Panels / North America
Finland sawmills to target the Chinese market
Finland now ranks among the top five global exporters of softwood lumber. The Finnish Sawmills Industries association forecasts that production [...]
November 7, 2017
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / China / Europe
European companies boost investments in CLT
The global cross-laminated timber market experiences continuous growth, due to market advances from mechanical properties, which make the product [...]
October 29, 2017
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Construction / Europe
ENplus confirms leading role in wood pellet certification
The European Pellet Council (EPC) in charge of ENplus management, announced a record year [...]
October 20, 2017
Market Analysis / Wood Energy / ...Europe
Overview of this year’s International Softwood Conference
On the 5th and 6th October 2017 the 65th edition of the International Softwood Conference was [...]
October 15, 2017
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / North America / Russia
Vietnam’s wood product exports might hit $8 billion in 2017
Vietnam's exports of wood and timber products is forecast to reach US$8 billion in [...]
October 8, 2017
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East
Finnish sawn timber production forecast to rise steady in 2017
Finland’s sawn timber production is projected to reach 12.4 million m3 in 2017 (compared [...]
September 27, 2017
Market Analysis / Sawmilling / ...Europe