Market Analysis

Ponsse and John Deere Forestry suspend operations in Russia

    Ponsse Oyj has decided to suspend all export operations to Russia and Belarus for the time [...]

Sharp increase in prices for New Zealand exported logs to China

The At Wharf Gate (AWG) prices for New Zealand exported logs increased an average of $7 in January and $27 [...]

Other Finnish forestry companies continue to operate in Russia

Except Stora Enso, the two other Finnish forestry giants have not announced any changes in their operations in Russia. Timber [...]

Stora Enso to stop all production and sales in Russia

Stora Enso today announced that they will stop all production and sales in Russia until further notice due to the [...]

European laminate flooring industry grows sales in 2021

For the second year in a row, the Association of European Laminate Flooring Manufacturers (EPLF) members have continued to prosper [...]
March 3, 2022 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Europe

Russian lumber exporters face struggles in supplying Europe due to sanctions

    Russian companies are suspending lumber supplies to European countries in search of new currencies for transactions [...]

War in Ukraine effects are still unclear for the Finnish forest industry

The Finnish forest industry had already prepared for export restrictions.    "The situation is very unclear," commented [...]

B.C.’s biggest forestry companies target U.S. lumber companies

  A handful of American lumber barons’ heirs stand to cash in for well into the near future, as [...]