Supplies of Brazilian tropical wood tightening but prices remain competitive in Europe
Supplies of tropical sawnwood and hardwood decking in Brazil are also tighter than usual at this time of year during [...]
September 18, 2020
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UK market for African hardwoods “recovering well” after lockdown
The UK market for sawn hardwood has been recovering well following easing of COVID-19 lockdown measures from June onwards [...]
September 16, 2020
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Holmen’s acquisition of Martinsons gets approval
Holmen’s agreement to acquire Martinsons, one of Sweden's leading players in sawn and processed wood products, has been [...]
September 16, 2020
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SCA acquires more forest land in the Latvia
SCA has signed an agreement to acquire forest land in Latvia. The acquisition comprises an area of 19,150 hectares [...]
September 16, 2020
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China imports less softwood logs – but more from Europe
China imported a total of 12% less softwood logs up to the beginning of August, but 117% more timber came [...]
September 14, 2020
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Swedish forest companies receive lower credit ratings
One of Sweden's largest forest industry groups has its credit rating lowered by the credit rating agency Standard & [...]
September 14, 2020
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China: Prices of imported lumber in September 2020
The tables above contain the latest price data of different imported lumber assortments at several Chinese markets. [...]
September 11, 2020
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Finland: Forest industry exports drop 18% in H1/2020
In the first half year the exports value of the Finnish forest industry products totalled in real terms EUR 5 [...]
September 11, 2020
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EGGER marks key production milestone at new manufacturing plant in Lexington
EGGER announced it has laminated its first particleboard panel at its new manufacturing facility in Lexington, North Carolina. [...]
September 11, 2020
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Current trends in the global softwood lumber markets
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and its bad consequences on trade, there are more positive signals to notice in the [...]
September 9, 2020
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