Landed costs of North American logs exported to China higher by 30%
Traders in China are complaining that the landed cost of imported North American logs has jumped by around 30% as [...]
September 5, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / North America
Tropical timber’s potential in the marine industry as a prime material
Tropical hardwood’s long-held status as the prime material for European fresh and seawater marine applications has been increasingly [...]
September 5, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Weyerhaeuser’s CEO to resign in 2019
Weyerhaeuser announced that its current CEO Doyle R. Simons has elected to retire, and its board of directors has appointed [...]
September 3, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / North America
Asian timber operators in Africa better placed than their European counter-parts
A major structural change is underway in the African timber industry as operations are reoriented away [...]
September 3, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Sawmilling / Africa / Asia & Middle East / China / Europe
Russian woodworking industry one of the most dynamically growing sectors in the country
In 2017, the Russian economy came out from a two-year recession. In 2016, the country's GDP fell by [...]
September 3, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / Russia
More market awareness on the benefits of certified sustainable tropical forestry
More concerted actions are also now being taken by African operators and certification advocates to bolster market awareness of the [...]
September 3, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Europe / South America
Sweden: Sawlog prices on the rise in Q2/2018
The second quarter of 2018 shows rising sawlog prices in Sweden on a yearly basis. Pine sawlogs are more expensive [...]
August 31, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Europe
New Zealand’s log export prices fall sharply as Chinese demand crashes
The dramatic drop in August At-Wharf-Gate (AWG) prices for logs delivered to ports around New Zealand is the [...]
August 31, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Sawmilling / Australia and Pacific Region / China
European timber operations in Africa move to Asia
A major structural change is underway in the African timber industry as operations are reoriented away from the European market [...]
August 31, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Europe
10 largest Russian sawmills boost revenues in 2017
In 2017, the total revenue of the 10 biggest forest products companies in Russia amounted 339.4 billion rubles ($5 [...]
August 30, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Sawmilling / Russia
