Forestry

Sodra invests SEK 100 mill in reopening Langasjo sawmill in Sweden

On Saturday 21 April, Södra’s sawmill at Långasjö was reopened at a ceremony attended by more than [...]

Lumber prices in the US driven higher by increased demand

    The seasonal demand for lumber in the US helped producers regain command of the framing lumber [...]

Sawn timber and log exports from Russia grew at the beginning of 2018

The Russian sawn timber exports have grew during January-February 2018, both in volume and in value terms. The country [...]

The EU wooden furniture manufacturers show great interest to “source locally”

There seems to be a growing preference in the EU market to ‘source local’, particularly in the design and specifier [...]
April 27, 2018 Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Wood Furniture / Europe

Austrian softwood lumber prices regress during March

In March, the prices for softwood lumber in Austria declined slightly compared to February. The decline is of 1-2 [...]

Roundwood prices in Estonia on an upward trend

Roundwood prices in Estonia have risen significantly in February 2018, from December 2017. In January 2018, the price continued to [...]

Roundwood demand and prices in Finland go up

Thanks to the positive economic situation and investments, roundwood use by the Finnish forest industry will break the 70 million [...]

Russia imposes temporary restrictions on veneer logs exports

The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia decided to impose temporary restrictions on the export of veneer logs for [...]

Tariffs imposed by Trump administration affect the Chinese wood products exports

The US Trade Representative has issued a list of products to which a 25% tariffs will be collected. The list [...]

Roundwood prices in Finland grew during January

    Roundwood prices in Finland increased during January 2018, as compared to the corresponding month in 2017 [...]