Baltic states
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Log trade in the Baltics falls on lower Finnish and Swedish demand
After reaching a record high in 2014, log trade in the Baltic Sea fell by 10% in 2015. Most of the decline was that of softwood pulplogs, while trade of sawlogs actually increased to reach its highest level since 2007, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. Russia has been surpassed by the Baltic States as the major softwood log supply region. The forest industry in the Baltic Sea region has for many decades imported large volumes of wood raw-material from their neighboring countries as a complement to their typically less costly local wood sources. For example, pulp mills in Finland and Sweden imported approximately 18% and 15%, respectively, of their wood fiber needs in 2014. The log market in the Baltic Sea is one of the most active markets in the world with softwood log trade accounting for over 20% of global trade, and shipments of hardwood logs reaching almost 29% of world... Continue reading
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February 11, 2016
Log trade in the Baltics falls on lower Finnish and Swedish demand
After reaching a record high in 2014, log trade in the Baltic Sea fell by 10% in 2015. Most of the decline was that of softwood pulplogs, while trade of sawlogs actually increased to reach its highest level since 2007, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. Russia has been surpassed by the Baltic States as the major softwood log supply region. The forest industry in the Baltic Sea region has for many decades imported large volumes of wood raw-material from their neighboring countries as a complement to their typically less costly local wood sources. For example, pulp mills in Finland and Sweden imported approximately 18% and 15%, respectively, of their wood fiber needs in 2014. The log market in the Baltic Sea is one of the most active markets in the world with softwood log trade accounting for over 20% of global trade, and shipments of hardwood logs reaching almost 29% of world... Continue reading
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Log trade in the Baltics falls on lower Finnish and Swedish demand
After reaching a record high in 2014, log trade in the Baltic Sea fell by 10% in 2015. Most of the decline was that of softwood pulplogs, while trade of sawlogs actually increased to reach its highest level since 2007, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. Russia has been surpassed by the Baltic States as the major softwood log supply region. The forest industry in the Baltic Sea region has for many decades imported large volumes of wood raw-material from their neighboring countries as a complement to their typically less costly local wood sources. For example, pulp mills in Finland and Sweden imported approximately 18% and 15%, respectively, of their wood fiber needs in 2014. The log market in the Baltic Sea is one of the most active markets in the world with softwood log trade accounting for over 20% of global trade, and shipments of hardwood logs reaching almost 29% of world... Continue reading