Bark beetle infestation and storm damaged timber in Europe rapidly changing global trade flows
Up to the end of October, European log exports to China imports were a whopping 5.6 million m3. The [...]
December 4, 2019
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Estonian forestry sector bracing for downturn as global economy slows and calamities advance in Central Europe
Timber prices in Estonia have started to rapidly falling, from their spring-time high. The situation [...]
November 19, 2019
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ISC 2019 story 1: Is the bark beetle crisis the new ”normal”?
On October 17 and 18, 2019, the 67th International Softwood Conference took place in Antwerp in the Radisson Blu Astrid [...]
November 11, 2019
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Sweden’s Sodra to extend production stoppages at its sawmills due to spruce bark beetle infestation
Södra has decided to extend production stoppages at its sawmills during the Christmas and New Year period. The move [...]
November 11, 2019
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Downturn in the Swedish forest industry as recession in Europe progresses
The recession in Europe, in particular, is noticeable in the Swedish forest industry. The sawmills partially [...]
November 7, 2019
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European beetle spruce logs flood the Chinese market
European beetle spruce logs have flooded the Chinese market. In the first eight months of the year, the EU countries [...]
November 4, 2019
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Södra’s revenues hit by the bark beetle infestation
Södra reported operating profit of SEK 2,520 million for the first nine months of 2019, compared with SEK [...]
October 25, 2019
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Sweden: Bark beetle outbreak hits sawlog prices
Both sawlog and pulpwood prices in Sweden decreased during the 3Q 2019 for the first time since 2016, as the [...]
October 23, 2019
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Spruce sawlog prices fall sharply in Estonia
All sawlog assortments have become cheaper in Estonia in September 2019. The bark beetle crisis has apparently started to be [...]
October 22, 2019
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Disruption in European lumber market due to the bark beetle expected to continue for some years
Disruption in European lumber market caused by log glut from bark beetle infestation is expected to continue for some years [...]
October 22, 2019
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