Archives: November 2022

France: Depression on the Douglas fir market; prices in freefall

  The downward trend in the Douglas fir market is now clearly confirmed. We can even speak of a [...]

US lumber: Post-bubble prices under further pressure

US lumber futures continued to fall over the past few months as weakening housing markets in major economies amid rising [...]

Austria: Hasslacher to take over Gemson

    The Hasslacher Group will acquire the Austrian timber construction specialist Gemson, which focuses on small and [...]

Homag Group increased sales by 20% in Jan.-Sept. 2022

    The Homag Group continues to record a positive business development and was able to significantly increase [...]

Välinge’s parent company acquires Croatian furniture maker

Pervanovo, the parent company of Bjelin industries in Croatia and Välinge Group in Sweden, has through its subsidiary V [...]

Estonian wood sector companies faced with inevitable layoffs

    Problems with economic performance have forced several woodworking companies in Estonia to optimize their production volumes [...]
November 15, 2022 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe

Bergs’ interim results reflect deteriorating market situation

Sweden-based wood products producer Bergs Group has published its interim results showing how it is being negatively impacted by [...]

JAF Group to acquire DLH Poland and DLH Slovakia

    The JAF Group - a supplier of wood and wood-based products in 16 countries around the [...]

Indonesian timber imports into the EU threatened by new deforestation law

    Indonesian officials have slammed the European Union’s proposal of a regulation that they say negates [...]

Global economic slowdown overshadows near-term market outlook for the wood industry

Most countries in the world are experiencing slower economic growth or economic contraction. Certainly, those with global influence are performing [...]