Europe’s forests in danger: 100 million m3 of wood damages caused by storms and the bark beetle
The autumn storm "Vaia", which led to large-scale damages in the forests of northern Italy and southern Austria from [...]
November 12, 2018
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Booming European softwood logs exports to China
Due to a massive boost of exports from France, total European softwood logs deliveries to China have outpaced those of [...]
November 5, 2018
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STTC considers share of certified tropical wood in European market
The EU’s Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition held its annual conference in Paris on 26 September. The conference highlighted the [...]
November 5, 2018
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Overview of the 7th Club du Bois meeting at the European Parliament
The European Panel Federation (EPF), the European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry (EOS) and the European Confederation of Woodworking Industries [...]
November 1, 2018
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ISC 2018: Buoyant construction in Europe supports sawmill industry’s solid financial performance
On the 11th and 12th October 2018 the 66th edition of the International Softwood Conference was held in Riga in [...]
October 16, 2018
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European softwood lumber exports to China drop by almost 30%
The European softwood lumber exports to China fell by -27% during January-June 2018, as compared [...]
October 1, 2018
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Global sawlog prices on a downward trend; lumber trade rising
The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) fell 1.4% in the 2Q/18. This was the first q-o-q [...]
October 1, 2018
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Trump’s tariffs on China- A big chance for Europe
The additional tariffs of the US government under President Donald Trump slow the Chinese growth by 0.1 to 0 [...]
September 20, 2018
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The bark beetle infestation is ravaging European forests
A bark beetle infestation is currently ravaging forests in Central and some Northern European countries. Reports from Germany, The Czech [...]
September 19, 2018
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European sawn hardwood sector negatively impacted by raw materials’ supply
Production in the sawn hardwood sector has not been showing any significant trends over the last few years. Demand is [...]
September 13, 2018
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