European lumber exports might decline by a half due to the war in Ukraine
One immediate impact of the war in Ukraine is a tighter market for softwood lumber in Europe. About 20% of [...]
August 9, 2022
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Finland warns energy crisis could curb forest, chemical industry, close factories
Finland's forestry and chemical industry companies are currently doing everything they can to find alternatives to natural gas before [...]
August 9, 2022
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BSW Group to close Garten sawmill
Citing a downturn in demand across the global timber industry, the war in Ukraine, and increasing [...]
August 9, 2022
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North American softwood lumber prices fall to a new low this year
Softwood lumber prices continued their downtrend on Wednesday, falling 5% to a new 2022 low of [...]
August 9, 2022
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US cuts softwood tariffs in half for Canadian lumber
The US Commerce Department is cutting tariffs against most Canadian softwood lumber producers by half, but the long-running trade [...]
August 9, 2022
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Russian timber, timber product exports likely to see double-digit decline in second half
Russian sawn timber exports, which have been sanctioned by the EU along with other wood products since July 10, were [...]
August 5, 2022
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Finland warns energy crisis could curb forest, chemical industry, close factories
Finland's forestry and chemical industry companies are currently doing everything they can to find alternatives to natural gas before [...]
August 5, 2022
Latest Trends / Forestry / ...Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Europe
Log demand in China remains weak at the moment
China softwood log inventory has remained stable at about 5.0M. Daily port log offtake has dropped to around 60 [...]
August 2, 2022
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Many sawmills close in Gabon and Cameroon due fuel shortage
In Cameroon more than 50 sawmills have stopped production and in Gabon 22 sawmills, mostly Chinese, have ceased production. In [...]
August 2, 2022
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German lumber prices start to fall in summer; autumn evolution uncertain
After the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war, timber prices rose sharply in most parts of [...]
August 1, 2022
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