Archives: August 2022

China’s demand for softwood logs and lumber still sluggish in the third quarter

    The implementation of pandemic prevention and control measures in China in the first half of the [...]

Wood pellet producers in U.S. urge consumers to stock up

    Wood pellet manufacturers in U.S. are urging the owners of wood pellet heating appliances to [...]

Use of CLT expected to rise in U.S.

    Developed in Germany and Austria roughly 30 years ago, cross-laminated timber (CLT) has been used [...]

Timber trade in Finland falls by 30%

Between January and July 2022, the volume of timber trade in Finland fell by 30% compared to a year ago [...]

Ikea announces further investments in Chinese market

Ingka Group, the parent group of Swedish home furnishing giant Ikea, will invest 5.3 billion yuan (EUR 770 million [...]

France: Lumber prices for Q2/2022

As the below table shows, Q2/2022 prices for various lumber products in France have shown a considerable rise both [...]

UK plans to suspend fuel quality requirements for wood pellets

    The government has proposed to “temporarily suspend” the fuel quality requirement for Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI [...]
August 29, 2022 Latest Trends / Wood Energy / ...Europe

Wood pellet prices in Estonia triple yoy

The price of wood pellets used for heating has tripled on year, and representatives of some companies foresee the risk [...]

Borg Manufacturing starts thin MDF board production at Oberon site in Australia

    Borg Manufacturing produced its first board on the new MDF plant made by Siempelkamp. This milestone [...]

Russian plywood industry in crisis

The Russian plywood industry, hit hardest by EU sanctions, continued to decline. Russia's domestic plywood market has seen excess [...]