Forestry

Germany: Massive exports to the US cause short supply and rising wood prices

    The price of furniture and lumber in Germany has been rising for months. There are also [...]

Austrian timber prices continue to rise

The positive trend in the Austrian construction industry continues. The demand for all sawn timber ranges currently exceeds the supply [...]

UPM Timber cuts 43 jobs

    UPM Timber has completed the employee consultation process started in early February on its plans to [...]

US wood product manufacturers producing at pre-crisis levels

    Despite the many challenges presented by the pandemic, US wood products manufacturers are responding to the [...]

China: Prices for imported logs rising fast in March

    In the week (March 15-21), China's log import price index maintained a steady upward [...]

Wood raw materials in short supply in Germany

    If the scarcity of raw materials on the German wood market continues, pallet producers and other [...]

EU wood product exporters struggle to respond to UK due diligence requests

    One measure already enforced in the UK is the UK Timber Regulation which imposes legality due [...]

Analysis of current timber market prices fluctuations in China

    Many members of China’s timber associations have reported increases in timber prices are of concern [...]

North American lumber prices not expected to drop soon

   Industry experts hopeful prices could begin to decline in second half of 2021   Lumber prices in [...]