French Rougier Group files for bankruptcy, stops activity in Africa
Tropical timber trader Rougier, based in Niort (Deux-Sèvres), with most of its employees working in Cameroon and Africa [...]
March 7, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Africa / Europe
Sawn softwood exports from Russia went up by 12% in 2017
The Russian sawn softwood exports reached record level in 2017, amounting to a volume of 27.9 million m3, which [...]
March 6, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Russia
Dubai WoodShow 2018 expects exhibitors from more than 100 countries
The Dubai International Wood and Woodworking Machinery Exhibition will be held in Dubai from March 12 [...]
March 6, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Asia & Middle East
Prices for logs in the US went up due to a confluence of factors
Prices for logs on the US West Coast have increased due to the natural disasters, housing construction, Asian competition and [...]
March 6, 2018
Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / ...Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / North America
Springer Group acquired majority share in FinScan
Austrian Springer Group has acquired the majority share in the Finnish company FinScan. FinScan, located in Espoo near Helsinki, is [...]
March 6, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Woodworking Machinery / Europe
Roundwood trade in Finland reported great success for 2017; log prices went up
Roundwood trade from Finnish Forests registered a great success, due to the purchases of the forest [...]
March 6, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Europe
UK pledges to retain FLEGT commitment after Brexit
In relation to policy initiatives like FLEGT, the decline in the relative significance of the EU as an importer of [...]
March 5, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Sawmills in Finland aim to reach the market in India
IndiaWood 2018 will receive several Finnish companies to the 10th edition of the show, through "Wood from Finland", a national [...]
March 5, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East / Europe
Central/West Africa: Higher prices for logs
Reports from Cameroon say that buyers for the Chinese market are not accepting the new and higher asking prices for [...]
March 5, 2018
Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / ...Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Africa
Tropical imports from the EU declined in 2017
European timber businesses suggest a range of factors that may explain the apparent dichotomy between good [...]
March 5, 2018
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Europe
