New opportunities for Latvian timber exports to the US
At the beginning of February, a large vessel with Latvian timber products to be exported to the USA was loaded [...]
February 25, 2021
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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 [...]
October 27, 2020
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SCA to acquire more forest land in the Baltics
SCA has signed an agreement to acquire forest land in Latvia. The acquisition comprises an area of 19,150 hectares [...]
September 24, 2020
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Latvia’s timber industry exports expected to fall this year; US market an opportunity
The volume of exports of companies in the Latvian wood industry sector could decrease in general this year [...]
August 17, 2020
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Latvian forestry product exports Jan.-Apr. drop by 10%
In January-April 2020, Latvia exported EUR 853.999 million worth of forestry products, which is a decrease of 10 [...]
June 23, 2020
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Sharp drop in Latvia’s wood products exports in Q1/2020
In January-March 2020, Latvia exported EUR 651.007 million worth of forestry products, which is a decrease of 9 [...]
May 25, 2020
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Shard drop in roundwood prices in Latvia
The bark beetle infestation which hit the Central European countries resulted in overproduction and a sharp fall in prices determining [...]
April 30, 2020
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Latvian forestry products exports down in 2019
In 2019, Latvia exported EUR 2.588 billion worth of forestry products, which is a decrease of 2.1 percent [...]
March 4, 2020
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Top wood products companies in Latvia
Latvijas Finieris was the leading wood processing and paper production company in Latvia in terms of turnover last year. Latvijas [...]
January 6, 2020
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Latvia: IKTK builds new glulam plant
The Latvian timber building structures producer IKTK has invested about two million euro in large-sized [...]
December 17, 2019
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