Substitutes for Russian birch plywood in the European market
Global plywood production was around 105 million m3 in 2021. The Asia-Pacific region is the biggest plywood producer, followed [...]
October 4, 2022
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China’s softwood log demand still low due to Covid-19 policies
China softwood log inventory has reduced by about 1m m3 over the last month to be below the 4m m3 [...]
October 3, 2022
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The current state of the European sawmill industry
The prices of finished wood products fall significantly, while the entire European sawmill sector is currently experiencing through a very [...]
October 3, 2022
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Russian timber evades US sanctions via Vietnam and China, says environmental group
Russian birch wood continues to flow to US consumers disguised as Asian products, despite US economic sanctions against Russia over [...]
October 3, 2022
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France: Oak log prices at record levels despite uncertain market
How much longer will the planets remain aligned for the oak tree? At the beginning of September 2022, this is [...]
September 29, 2022
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Sweden’s softwood lumber exports: less to Europe, more to US and Asia
In the first seven months of 2022, Sweden has exported about 7,7 million cubic meters of sawn and planed [...]
September 29, 2022
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US lumber prices fall to around pre-pandemic levels
US lumber prices have fallen to their lowest level in more than two years, bringing two-by-fours back to [...]
September 28, 2022
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Global CLT market expected to more than double by 2027
The global cross-laminated timber (CLT) market was valued at US$786.71 million in 2019 and is expected to [...]
September 28, 2022
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Shortage of hardwood in Germany as more is exported to China
The German wood industry is in a crisis mood: more and more hardwood is being exported to China, although the [...]
September 28, 2022
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Finland: Weakening sawn timber demand lowers prices and cuts exports
Finland's sawn timber market is facing something new, as the demand has declined during the spring. In January-June [...]
September 27, 2022
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