{"id":86034,"date":"2023-07-07T09:27:41","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T09:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tin.happy-projects.ro\/european-softwood-lumber-production-expected-to-fall-by-4-in-2023\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T09:00:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T09:00:21","slug":"european-softwood-lumber-production-expected-to-fall-by-4-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/ro\/european-softwood-lumber-production-expected-to-fall-by-4-in-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"European softwood lumber production expected to fall by 4% in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Softwood lumber production in European countries has been growing for a number of years. A production peak was achieved in 2021 on the back of strong demand on both sides of the Atlantic, particularly in H1<\/span>. In H2 2021 markets had already slowed down and while the beginning of 2022 was positive, the rest of the year was marked by the war in Ukraine and all the negative changes connected to the war.<\/p>\n

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The profitability of European sawmills has been dented by persistently high energy prices, raw material prices and increasing personnel costs. Sales prices of softwood lumber have generally declined.<\/p>\n

A partial bright spot for sawmills was determined by high by-products prices through the winter. While 2022 was a difficult year, there was a feeling of damage limitation at times for many sawmills \u2013 production declined by 4% across the\u00a0European Organization of the\u00a0Sawmill\u00a0Industry (EOS)\u00a0countries which is negative but could have been worse. In Sweden, the second largest producer of EOS, production declined by just 1%. As consumption in Europe sharply declined the sector limited damage thanks to strong performances in overseas markets \u2013 in particular in the United States, but not only: the Chinese market also exceeded expectations.<\/p>\n

There are now signs of slowdown overseas but it remains to be seen how the market will develop in the second part of the year.<\/p>\n

Availability of raw materials is declining, particularly across Central Europe: the beetle-damaged wood was much less abundant than in previous years. In the Nordics instead availability of logs is still generally evaluated as medium or medium-high, with the exception of Finland. The supply of logs will be an issue which will dominate the markets in coming years.<\/p>\n

But the industry is still looking to the future with optimism: almost all EOS Members have reported capacity increases in their respective countries.<\/p>\n

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With a projected production of 24.4 million m3 in 2022 (-3.7% vs 2021) Germany remains the largest softwood lumber producer within the EOS community. Sweden ranks second with just over 18.87 million m3 in 2021 (-0.9% vs 2021).<\/p>\n

Finland remains the third largest producer with 11.2 million m3 (-5.9% vs 2021), ahead of Austria with 10.1 million m3 (-4.6% vs 2021). France remains the fifth largest producer with 7 million m3 (-3.8% vs 2021).<\/p>\n

Production is expected to slightly decline by 4% in 2023 but volatility is high and downside risks are strong, while the consumers appetite for wood remains high with wood as a building material doing well across Europe.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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