Keyword: coronavirus

Low impact of corona crisis on the Latvian sawmill industry

Log supply in Latvia hasn't suffered any changes since the 2nd quarter of 2020. Latvian State Forests (which owns [...]

China’s wood-based panel industry under pressure in 2020 due to corona crisis

The wood-based panel industry in China is facing pressure due to domestic and international economic adjustments and from the [...]

IKEA loses 1.5 billion euros due to coronavirus crisis

     IKEA announced retail sales of 35.2 billion euros in the financial year to September. That [...]

Germany: Hardwood and softwood industry impacted differently by the corona crisis

Half a year after the first survey, the German Sawmill and Wood Industry Association (DeSH) asked its members again about [...]

German hardwood industry severely affected by the corona crisis

    Every year in Germany, specialists in the hardwood sector meet at the beginning of September for [...]

Bad prospects in the German and Austrian forests due to calamities and coronavirus

    The first half of the year was extremely bad for the majority of Austrian and German [...]

BC forest industry faces wave of sawmills closures

Softwood lumber prices soared 75% in recent weeks – but that won’t bring closed mills back  As governments [...]

Stora Enso sees sharp drop in its Wood Products division

Stora Enso's Wood Products division sales decreased by 16% in the second quarter yoy, or by EUR 65 million [...]

Swedish Setra maintains full sawmill production despite pandemic

Swedish sawmiller Setra says COVID-19 is continuing to cause uncertainty but it has succeeded in maintaining full sawmill production [...]

Swiss wood market marked by coronavirus and bark beetle

    The Swiss timber market has so far navigated the pandemic "relatively well", the Swiss Timber Commission [...]