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 [...]
August 31, 2022
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / China / Europe / North America
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 [...]
August 31, 2022
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / North America
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 [...]
August 31, 2022
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Construction / North America
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 [...]
August 31, 2022
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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 [...]
August 31, 2022
Companies & Industry Events / Latest Trends / ...Wood Furniture / China / Europe
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 [...]
August 29, 2022
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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 [...]
August 29, 2022
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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 [...]
August 29, 2022
Companies & Industry Events / Latest Trends / ...Wood-based Panels / Woodworking Machinery / Australia and Pacific Region / Europe
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 [...]
August 26, 2022
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Market Prices / Wood-based Panels / Europe / Russia