Oceanwood bought bankrupt Norske Skog
Investment funds managed by Oceanwood Capital Management Limited have now acquired 100% of the shares in [...]
October 15, 2018
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Finnish softwood lumber exports might decrease in 2018 due to slow Chinese demand
The production volume of sawn goods will increase 1–2 percent in 2018. Export of pine timber will increase, but [...]
October 15, 2018
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Outlook for the Chinese wood products trade during 1H/2018
Data from China Customs shows that in the first half of 2018 the value of China [...]
October 11, 2018
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Worldwide sawlog prices drop, while lumber trade intensifies
The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) fell 1.4% in the 2Q/18. This was the first q-o-q [...]
October 3, 2018
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Chinese wood companies reroute wood products as to beat US tariffs
As the trade war between China and the U.S. festers, business leaders and analysts say Chinese producers are likely [...]
October 1, 2018
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Norwegian roundwood prices up by 15% during Q2/2018
In Norway, a total of 2.80 million cubic metres of industrial roundwood were cut for sale in the second [...]
October 1, 2018
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Stora Enso considers layoffs at Varkaus sawmill
Stora Enso starts employer-employee negotiations at its LVL Mill and Sawmill in Varkaus in Finland. [...]
September 20, 2018
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Roundwood prices in Estonia reach higher levels than in 2017
The prices for roundwood in Estonia stabilized in July. Most of the products are at the levels of the previous [...]
September 18, 2018
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Rising sawlog and pulpwood prices in Finland
The stumpage price level continued to rise in June. Compared to the previous month, the real stumpage price level rose [...]
September 12, 2018
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German wood industry keeps on growing for the fifth year in a row
The German wood industry is growing for the fifth year in a row. According to Johannes Schwörer, President of [...]
September 7, 2018
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