Forest products included in the European Green Deal
Forest-based products and bioeconomy in the framework of the Green Deal is now an integrated part of the European [...]
February 10, 2020
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Czechia Republic’s softwood forests ravaged by the bark beetle; 50% under threat
With its largely softwood forests, the Czech Republic is one of the European countries most affected [...]
February 7, 2020
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China plans to tackle the problem of illegal logging in a new forest law
In an encouraging move with the potential to create transformative market change, China recently amended its Forest Law to include [...]
February 7, 2020
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Germany: Dramatic fall in softwood pulplog prices
In Germany, softwood pulplog prices have experienced a dramatic decline the past year because of an oversupply of [...]
February 7, 2020
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Sweden: Record batch of softwood lumber sent to the United States
Last month, the ship MS Saga Faith, loaded with lumber in the amount of more than [...]
February 7, 2020
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Segezha Group to acquire Finnish sawmill in Karelia
The Segezha Group has acquired Karelian Wood Company, a sawmill owned by Pin Arctic Oy in Kostomuksha in the Republic [...]
February 5, 2020
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Sharp drop in export of hardwoods to China has important implications for US hardwoods
Headline figures for sawn hardwood consumption in Europe show that demand has been flat for the last decade. However, these [...]
February 5, 2020
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Illegal Myanmar teak seized in the Netherlands
In the first raid of its kind, Dutch police have seized a large quantity of Myanmar teak in the Netherlands [...]
February 5, 2020
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Sawmills in Central Europe more competitive due to falling prices
Sawlog prices fell throughout the world in 2019 with European prices declining the most, resulting in a more competitive sawmilling [...]
February 5, 2020
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European hardwood faces deteriorating market and supply challenges
The market situation for German hardwoods was described at IHC by Steffen Rathke, Vice President of DeSH who said that [...]
February 4, 2020
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