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August 30, 2021

Wood prices are rising, but Europe has enough stocks

  Wood prices have risen worldwide in the past year. But is there enough wood in stock? Yes, say researchers from Wageningen University Gert-Jan Nabuurs, Mart-Jan Schelhaas and Bas Lerink: “European forests have even more wood than we have seen in the past 500 years.”  Wood is a popular building material. “The traditional skeleton construction is made of wood, but building with wood is also receiving more and more attention because of the climate benefits,” says Gert-Jan Nabuurs. “Wood replaces fossil building materials such as concrete and steel. This prevents CO2 emissions. A tree ...

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