Plywood prices are rising sharply in the EU on the back of buoyant demand across the region and supply issues in a range of key exporting countries. There is also an increasing tendency to order more just-in-time, little and often to hedge against the risk of the present ‘market bubble’ bursting.  That summarizes recent feedback from leading European plywood importers and distributors on trade and market trends. One leading player described market dynamics over the last six months as ‘increasingly tricky’. It had reached the point where, due to constrained supply and competition for what supply ...