Forestry

UK furniture retailer fined under EUTR

Designer furniture retailer Lombok has become the first business to be fined for breaching regulations introduced in 2013 to prohibit [...]

Latvia’s forestry products exports on the rise this year

During the first nine months of this year Latvia exported EUR 1.648 billion worth of forestry products, up 5 [...]

Environmental Investigation Agency finds ties between Schweighofer Group and illegal logging in Romanian National Park

In a recent field investigation in Romania, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) found evidence of illegal logging in Romania’s [...]

Chinese orders to boost Vietnamese wood industry

China’s policy on focusing on their domestic market has prompted foreign importers to place more orders with Vietnamese enterprises [...]

Holmen sells its forest properties in Sweden to Persson Invest

Holmen signed an agreement to sell forest properties in north-west Jämtland, Sweden, for SEK 100 million. The properties [...]

New Zealand: Log prices reach record high

    Structural log prices in New Zealand reach the highest level in 24 years, while A-grade [...]

IHC 2017 review: Trends, challenges and new projects in international hardwood trade

On 15 and 16 November 2017 the International Hardwood Conference took place in Venice. Several speakers pointed out recent achievements [...]

Poland receives final warning from ECJ over logging in the Białowieża Forest

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has warned Poland that if the country doesn't immediately cease its active forest [...]

High lumber prices to cover duties imposed by the US on Canadian lumber imports, says Moody’s

Sustained high lumber prices in 2018 will cover the cost of final duties imposed by the US government on Canadian [...]

Chinese demand drives up New Zealand’s log prices

Increased demand for New Zealand logs coming from China leads the foresters to take advantage of the strong log prices [...]