EU plywood market faces a ‘perfect storm’
As the year has progressed, the European plywood sector has become increasingly depressed. That’s the consensus among a number [...]
September 2, 2019
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Estonia: Sharp drop in sawlog prices
In Estonia prices for roundwood continued to decline in July. Only pine sawlogs and hardwood could grow in comparison to [...]
September 2, 2019
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Dropping sawlog prices in Sweden
Sawlog prices in Sweden decreased by 2.8% during the second quarter compared to the first quarter of 2019. At [...]
September 2, 2019
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German forest industry aims for pact to mitigate climate damage
A comprehensive "pact for the forest" is needed to get the damage caused by drought and bark beetles under control [...]
August 29, 2019
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Europe sends massive amounts of softwood logs and lumber to China
Due to a massive boost of exports from Germany, total European softwood logs and softwood lumber deliveries to China expanded [...]
August 29, 2019
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CEO Karl-Henrik Sundström to leave Stora Enso in 2020
Karl-Henrik Sundström has informed Stora Enso’s Board of Directors today that he is leaving the position of [...]
August 28, 2019
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Finland: Roundwood price overview in July 2019
As usual, the roundwood trade in Finland slowed down in July. Roundwood purchases included in the statistics amounted to 1 [...]
August 28, 2019
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Softwood logs prices continue to fall in Sweden
In the second quarter of 2019, according to the Swedish statistics, softwood logs prices in Sweden continued to fall, although [...]
August 26, 2019
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Wood starts to gradually replace concrete, as wooden skycrapers spread across the world
For more than a century, countries have raced to build the world’s tallest buildings with concrete and steel. Now [...]
August 22, 2019
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New import rules for US hardwood logs in EU
The new EU implementing directive 2019/523 of 21 March 2019 (available on request) concerns the protection measures against the [...]
August 21, 2019
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