The German economy is threatened with further massive restrictions due to material shortages and burdens from rising prices for raw materials and intermediate products. The sharpest price increase in raw materials is recorded in wood, which is now twice as expensive as in September 2020.   And there is no end in sight : “Every two to three days, raw material prices are adjusted upwards. North America and China are setting the trend, where prices are already a third higher than in Europe, ”says Horvath pricing expert Danilo Zatta.  For wood, the German manufacturers surveyed expect ...