November 2014 - Global Wood Markets Info

Estonia keeps roundwood prices stable in September

Prices for almost all roundwood assortments in Estonia are stable in September 2014 both as compared to August, as well [...]

November 27, 2014

Latvijas Finieris builds new veneer mill in Kurzeme

The joint-stock plywood maker Latvijas Finieris is planning to start construction of a new veneer production facility in Kurzeme [...]

November 27, 2014

Russia: Growth of softwood lumber exports, while prices fall

Russian softwood lumber exports in the first nine months of 2014 grew by 8% to 16.3 million m3, Whatwood [...]

November 25, 2014

US: Lumber prices start to fall

In a very sluggish European context, softwood sawmills in the Euro zone (including British) would have liked to see in [...]

November 24, 2014

Turkey sends two major orders to Siempelkamp

In August and September 2014 the machine and plant builder Siempelkamp was once again able to record two important sales [...]

November 20, 2014

Finland: Metsä Group sells sawn timber upgrading business

Metsä Group's parent company Metsäliitto Cooperative agreed on 13 November 2014 on the sale of the fixed assets [...]

November 20, 2014

Impilakhti sawmill in Russia to be expanded by Stora Enso

A delegation of the Stora Enso company recently held a work meeting with Oleg Gromov, first deputy head of Karelia [...]

November 18, 2014

China’s log production nearly doubles in 10 years

Up until 1998 the main focus of government policy was timber production in support of national economic development but 1998 [...]

November 18, 2014

Redwood market declines in China

According to timber traders in Dacheng County, Hebei China's redwood market is in crisis. Demand for redwood furniture has [...]

November 16, 2014

Wood market sensitive to supply levels in China

With Q4 well underway all eyes remain on China where without doubt there is an economic slowdown ongoing, says an [...]

November 12, 2014

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