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European softwood lumber exports to the USA double this year

European softwood lumber exports to the USA almost doubled in the first seven months of the year, with the Netherlands [...]

September 19, 2019

Bright market prospects for the European softwood lumber in Egypt

The EU countries have increased their exports by almost 50% this year, as the country's economy is overall improving [...]

September 16, 2019

Plywood markets in Europe facing multiple pressures

Some European importers say the deterioration in market conditions started from the beginning of the year. Others said that their [...]

September 4, 2019

EU plywood market faces a ‘perfect storm’

As the year has progressed, the European plywood sector has become increasingly depressed. That’s the consensus among a number [...]

September 2, 2019

EU imports of tropical sawn hardwood up 14%

Total EU tropical sawn wood imports for January to May were ahead 13.9% on the 2018 figure at 405 [...]

August 5, 2019

EU construction market a mixed picture; hardwood sector still strong

According to latest Eurostat figures, building construction contracted by 0.2% in May over April 2019, while civil engineering output [...]

August 2, 2019

Brexit bites, but EU hardwood buoyed by new marketing moves

While uncertainty surrounding Brexit may be casting a shadow over the UK market the wider EU hardwood sector reports generally [...]

August 1, 2019

Recovery in EU softwood lumber exports to China, as Germany pushes deliveries

Following a -32% drop in exports last year, European softwood lumber deliveries to China have recovered in the first five [...]

July 29, 2019

US to cover 65% of EU wood pellet imports by 2020

The US has the potential to supply 65 percent of the EU wood pellet import demand, at an expected trade [...]

July 22, 2019

Sharp rise in EU wood pellet production

With a production of about 16.9 mmt in 2018, about fifty percent of global production, the EU is the [...]

July 19, 2019

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