Market Analysis

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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