Keyword: Romania

Romania to cap the price of pellets and firewood

The price of wood used for heating is capped at RON 500 per cubic meter (EUR 100), including VAT, according [...]

HS Timber Group to reduce sawmill capacity in Romania by 30%

    Austrian wood-processing company HS Timber Group, formerly known as Holzindustrie Schweighofer, said it will reduce [...]

Sharp rise in wood prices in Romania

The situation on the wood market in Romania is tense, with prices above average prices in Europe.  Thus [...]

HS Timber, Egger and Kronospan accused of organizing a wood cartel in Romania

The Austrian companies HS Timber Production (formerly Holzindustrie Schweighofer), Kronospan and Egger, all with activities on the Romanian wood market [...]

Austrian JAF Group to close raw veneer plant in Romania

Due to the challenging market situation relating to raw veneers, the JAF Group has decided to provisionally discontinue its production [...]

Romania considers banning wood exports outside the EU

    More than half of Romania’s wood exports go outside the European Union (EU), official statistics [...]
December 20, 2019 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe

Romania to harvest 9.5 million m3 of roundwood in 2020

The Romanian national forest administration Regia Nationala a Padurilor (Romsilva) is planning to harvest 9.5m m³ of roundwood in [...]

Romania announces plans to ban the exports of logs

Romania's ruling Social Democrat Party (PSD) has announced the intention to file a bill to ban the export of [...]

Holzindustrie Schweighofer passed EUTR inspection in Romania

Holzindustrie Schweighofer (HS), one of Europe’s leading timber processing companies, informed that the company passed in Romania 16th inspection [...]