Forestry

Germany deployed army in forests to fight against the bark beetle

In the Land of Rhineland-Palatinate, the German army has been deployed to fight against bark beetles. In the neighboring [...]

Downward trend in Russian sawn timber prices continues

The Russian sawn timber market has remained challenging for both traders and distributors in June, with wholesale prices still at [...]

Forest industry to benefit from the EU-Vietnam free trade agreement

    The EU is one of the top 5 markets for wood and wood products (W& [...]

BC forest industry going full-tilt as lumber prices hit record high

Finally, some good news for B.C.’s forestry sector. After hundreds of jobs were lost and a number of [...]

Record lumber prices threaten the US economy

As the US fights to rebound from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, housing — the one bright spot for [...]

Prices for New Zealand logs crash due to slow demand in China

    Prices for New Zealand logs are 12 percent below the five- year average on the back [...]

Bad prospects in the German and Austrian forests due to calamities and coronavirus

    The first half of the year was extremely bad for the majority of Austrian and German [...]

Estonian Kaamos Timber builds a new sawmill in Belarus

The Estonian wood industry company Kaamos Timber entered into a loan agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development [...]

Finland’s forest industry will overpass the coronavirus pandemic, despite production decreases

The coronavirus pandemic has increased demand for certain forest industry products, such as tissue paper and packaging material. However, that [...]

German exports of logs at record pace

    Germany continued to export logs at record pace in early 2020, with almost 50% of the [...]