Forestry

Canfor to reopens two sawmills in BC

Canfor has announced the reopening of two B.C. area sawmills on Monday, 11th May. Its operations in Vanderhoof (Plateau [...]

Södra to return to full production at its Orrefors sawmill

    A cautious reopening of the UK economy again allows Södra to return to full production [...]

European timber importers freeze orders

    Accurate estimates of the specific effects on timber trade volumes this year will only become apparent [...]

Germany becomes the second supplier of logs to China

China’s log imports in the first two months of 2020 totalled 7.73 million cubic metres valued at US [...]

Metsa buys EUR 500 million equipment for its new giant sawmill in Finland

    Metsä Fibre has agreed on the main equipment purchases for the new sawmill to be built [...]

Estonia: Roundwood prices way lower compared to last year

     In February 2020, roundwood prices in Estonia have dropped sharply as compared to a year ago [...]

Stora Enso, UPM and SCA not yet impacted by the coronavirus pandemic

Forestry giants in Northern Europe, Stora Enso, UPM and SCA, haven't been affected yet by the coronavirus crisis that [...]

Impact of pandemic on Ghana’s tropical timber sector

    The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the measures adopted to try and slow its [...]

Roundwood prices in Finland start to rise in March

Trade of roundwood in non-industrial private forests went up in March. However, it was one fifth smaller than the [...]

First shipments of New Zealand radiata pine to China expected soon

After nearly a month of strict lockdown, forest industry businesses in New Zealand has restarted activity, after the Government moved [...]