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The Arctic might provide great opportunities for Finnish and Russian bioenergy

The US Ambassador to Finland, Charles Adams Jr., considers that the forestry resources in the Arctic might represent a very [...]

March 15, 2016

Prices fall while competition increases on the Russian fibreboard and MDF market

The Russian fibreboard and MDF/HDF output got to 2.5 million m3 in 2014. The solid fibreboard and thin [...]

March 10, 2016

Global trade of softwood lumber reaches 10-year high in 2015

A majority of the 20 largest softwood lumber-consuming countries in the world increased their importation of lumber in 2015 [...]

March 10, 2016

Global paper and forest products industry outlook stable, says Moody’s

The outlook for the global paper and forest products industry is stable, says Moody's Investors Service. The ratings agency [...]

March 8, 2016

Global timber prices continue to fall

The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) continued its two year decline in the 4Q/15 when the Index fell another [...]

March 7, 2016

RusForest increases sawnwood production in Q4/2015

RusForest AB announced preliminary Q4 2015 and sales results for its Magistralny and Ust-Ilimsk units. The Swedish forestry company [...]

February 23, 2016

Lumber Liquidators sentenced for illegal imports of hardwood

Lumber Liquidators was fined US$13 million in criminal fines, community service and forfeited assets last week. The U.S [...]

February 15, 2016

Russia: Softwood lumber prices drop by 22%

Softwood lumber sales from Russia to foreign markets went up by 5%, to 22.4 million m3 in 2015. Still [...]

February 12, 2016

Lumber Liquidators fined $13.2 million for importing illegal wood from China

Lumber Liquidators was fined under the Lacey Act because they imported illegal wood and submitted false declaration. The Virgina-based [...]

February 2, 2016

China: Logs and lumber imports crashed in 2015

Log exporters to China are facing a hard year because of the slowing economy and lower US-dollar prices. Also [...]

February 1, 2016

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