50% of Czechia’s softwood forests are threatened by the bark beetle
With its largely softwood forests, the Czech Republic is one of the European countries most affected by the ongoing bark [...]
January 23, 2020
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North American softwood lumber prices mostly flat despite skyrocketing U.S. housing starts
New home building in the U.S. skyrocketted by almost 17 per cent last month, however, this is after an [...]
January 23, 2020
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UK housing developers discontinuing cross-laminated timber for high residential units
Swan is the latest housing developer to join the list of developers evaluating concrete and steel alternative for residential units [...]
January 23, 2020
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China appears to be tackling the problem of illegal timber and logging in a new forest law
In an encouraging move with the potential to create transformative market change, China recently amended its Forest Law to include [...]
January 23, 2020
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Germany has now some of the world lowest pulpwood prices due to insect and storm damages
In Germany, softwood pulplog prices have experienced a dramatic decline the past year because of an oversupply of low-grade [...]
January 23, 2020
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Sweden sends a record batch of softwood lumber to the United States
Last week, the ship MS Saga Faith, loaded with lumber in the amount of more than 65 thousand cubic meters [...]
January 23, 2020
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Segezha Group acquires Finnish sawmill
The Segezha Group has acquired Karelian Wood Company, a sawmill owned by Pin Arctic Oy in Kostomuksha in the Republic [...]
January 21, 2020
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Sharp drop in export of hardwoods to China has important implications for American hardwoods in Europe
Headline figures for sawn hardwood consumption in Europe show that demand has been flat for the last decade. However, these [...]
January 21, 2020
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Illegal Myanmar teak seized in the Netherlands
In the first raid of its kind, Dutch police have seized a large quantity of Myanmar teak in the Netherlands [...]
January 21, 2020
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Global outlook for wood pellet prices
The price of pellets will be heavily influenced by long-term contracts for wood pellets. In fact, the volatility of [...]
January 21, 2020
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