International wood markets volatility
Over the last six months we have witnessed one of the most volatile periods in forest product markets we've [...]
April 28, 2021
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Ongoing recovery of the European softwood lumber market
Until recently, the total annual consumption of softwood lumber in Europe has been steadily increasing and in 2019 reached the [...]
March 8, 2021
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Wooden surfaces can help in fight against spread of coronavirus
The survival of viruses on wooden surfaces is studied in a project started last summer by the universities of Eastern [...]
December 8, 2020
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Challenges for the EU wood market as many countries go back into lockdown
It remains to be seen whether the recovery in EU wood market will be sustained as there are [...]
November 5, 2020
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Prospects for the German wood industry are deteriorating again, as number of infections rise
The mood among companies in the German wood industry clouded over slightly in October against the background of [...]
November 3, 2020
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EU27 tropical timber imports stronger than expected so far in 2020
Total EU27 (i.e. excluding the UK) import value of tropical wood and wood furniture products was US [...]
November 2, 2020
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UPM’s profits fall sharply in Q3/2020
Finnish forestry product giant UPM reported a larger than anticipated drop in profits in its third quarter. [...]
October 28, 2020
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Calamities and coronavirus: Bad prospects in the German and Austrian forest
The first half of the year was extremely bad for the majority of Austrian and German forest companies. In addition [...]
August 13, 2020
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German furniture industry expects a 10% drop in sales for 2020
The German furniture industry has so far come through the corona crisis robustly compared to other economic sectors. [...]
July 13, 2020
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The Swiss wood market marked by coronavirus and bark beetle
The Swiss timber market has so far navigated the pandemic "relatively well", the Swiss Timber Commission (HMK), which met in [...]
July 6, 2020
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