Market Analysis

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]