Wood-based panel production in China up by 7 percent
According to statistics from the State Forestry Administration the total output of China’s wood-based panel industries in 2014 [...]
July 3, 2015
Market Analysis / Wood-based Panels / ...China
The Austrian wood industry on a downward trend
The Austrian wood industry recorded a turnover of 7.08 billion euros in 2014, and thus registered a decline over [...]
June 16, 2015
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Europe
Massive Chinese overseas forestry investments
It has been reported that domestic investors invested some US$103 billion in 156 countries in 2014, up 14% year [...]
June 16, 2015
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China
Europe and Russia report large increases in LVL capacity
LVL capacity in the EU is expected to rise from the current level of 410,000 m3 to 590,000 [...]
May 21, 2015
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Construction / Europe / Russia
US Softwood lumber price lowers 15% since last year
Sales of framing lumber picked up overall, but downside pressure on prices intensified in a few regions, namely the Inland [...]
May 16, 2015
Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / ...Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / North America
Sloppy US lumber market
The plunge in North American structural lumber prices and the lack of a rebound in sight has caught many people [...]
May 14, 2015
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / North America
Japan to open 33 biomass power plants
Japan has witnessed a surge in biomass power plants after FIT (feed in tariff) system was introduced in July 2012 [...]
May 7, 2015
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / Asia & Middle East
Global furniture trade hits US$128 billion
The Italy-based furniture industry research association CSIL analysis of world furniture trade, which draws on data from the world [...]
April 17, 2015
Market Analysis / Wood Furniture / ...Africa / Asia & Middle East / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / North America / Russia / South America
Canadian lumber giants to be affected by slow US housing market
The US housing market is stumbling, which makes two of Canada’s top lumber producers, West Fraser Timber Co. and [...]
April 15, 2015
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Wood Construction / North America
Softwood lumber prices drop in major global markets
Global trade of softwood lumber has continued to trend upward ever since the global financial crises in 2008. In 2014 [...]
March 19, 2015
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / North America / Russia / South America
