Wood markets in Europe and North America still slow
Markets show signs of rising consumption for some forest products, though the picture is far from consistent In Europe and [...]
November 3, 2015
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / North America
Chinese imports of wood product expected to surge in the upcoming years
China has always been one of the biggest wood product importers in the world. In the first half of 2016 [...]
October 23, 2015
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China
Outlook for the global furniture market uncertain
In spite of signs of a stabilisation and a more sustained recovery in various European markets as well as in [...]
October 13, 2015
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Furniture / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / North America / Russia / South America
Italian woodworking sector sees sharp growth
In the second quarter 2015, Italian woodworking technology orders have increased, as further evidence of the positive trend that characterized [...]
September 16, 2015
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Woodworking Machinery / Europe
US softwood lumber shipments to China down by 50%
In the first half of 2015, US softwood lumber exports to China dropped nearly 50% to 247,290 cubic metres [...]
September 13, 2015
Market Analysis / Sawmilling / ...China / North America
Global prices for hardwood chips drop by 14%
Prices for hardwood chips traded overseas have been in steady decline since November 2011. In less than four years, the [...]
September 5, 2015
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Industry Prices / Wood Energy / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / North America / Russia / South America
Japanese lumber demand expected to decrease
The Japanese Forest Agency made up demand projection of major wood products for the second half of this year. On [...]
August 16, 2015
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East
Japan logs exports up by 50%
Total volume of Japanese log export during January and May this year reached to 259,515 cbms, 47.5% more [...]
August 5, 2015
Market Analysis / Sawmilling / ...Asia & Middle East / China
German wood pellet production reaches all-time high
Approximately 980,000 tons of wood pellets were produced in Germany in the first half of 2015, as the German [...]
August 4, 2015
Market Analysis / Wood Energy / ...Europe
The impact of EUTR on the European furniture market
The recent downturn and subsequent recovery in deliveries from China and Vietnam may be partly attributable to the EU Timber [...]
July 16, 2015
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Wood Furniture / Europe