Forestry

BSW Timber invests EUR 40 million in building Slovenia’s largest sawmill

BSW Timber announced on the 22nd of May that it will invest EUR 40 million in a new sawmill, CHP [...]

Sabah to ban timber exports

Sabah's chief minister, Shafie Apdal, announced that he will instruct the state Forestry Department to immediately impose a ban [...]

Hardwood logs exports from Europe on the rise

EU hardwood log export hike continues In 2017, total EU hardwood log exports were 2.8 million tonnes, up 15 [...]

Oak market in EU countries is under a lot of tension

EU countries hit hardest by the Ukrainian ban, says the European Organisation of Sawmill Industries (EOS), are Romania, Slovakia, Poland [...]

Wood products trade between China and the US is on a downward trend

    According to the data from China’s Customs the value of wood products trade between China [...]

Standing timber prices in the UK go 30% up during one year period

The price of standing timber (trees not yet harvested) in UK surged by 28.2% from March 2017 to March [...]

US lumber prices grow, as seasonal demand booms

Framing lumber prices in the US reached further record-highs during last week, as robust seasonal demand overwhelmed supplies.  [...]

Boise Cascade ends lumber operation in Elgin, US

Boise Cascade Company announced the curtailment of its lumber operation in Elgin, Oregon. The 60-day notice includes the sawmill [...]

Enviva sold out partner interests in order to finance wood pellet projects

Enviva Holdings LP discharged certain limited partner interests in its unit Enviva Partners so as to finance projects, as the [...]

European oak producers protest against exports

One prized timber has been the object of protests on the Champs Élysées, a free trade legal challenge by [...]