European trade of wood chips has gone up substantially as sawmills have ramped up production
Softwood lumber production in Europe has increased steadily increased over the past five years. Consequently, additional volumes of sawmill by [...]
January 4, 2021
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Top 10 sawmills in Europe after Binderholz acquisition of Klausner Lumber Two
After taking over the two Klausner sawmills in the USA, Binderholz is moving significantly closer to number 1 in Europe [...]
December 21, 2020
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Strong demand for sawn timber causes rise in roundwood prices in Central Europe
The strong local and global demand for sawn timber in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH) is largely responsible for the [...]
December 16, 2020
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European sawn hardwood production forecast to fall 25% this year
After a period of stability between 2016 and 2019, when sawn hardwood production in EOS member countries fluctuated between 5 [...]
December 3, 2020
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China-Europe container shortage causes freight rates to more than double
The recovery in China's manufacturing activity after the Covid-19 lockdown has surged progressively and after a halt caused [...]
November 30, 2020
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China: Purchase prices of European spruce logs on the rise
Softwood log inventory in China has reduced by approximately 17% over the last month to 3.6m m3.   [...]
November 25, 2020
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Bark-beetle damaged volume in Europe expected to be similar as in 2019
Damaged volume due to the beetle infestation exceeded 50 million m3 in 2018. The epidemic worsened in 2019, with damaged [...]
November 23, 2020
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Russia: Export prices for wood pellets down 40% since the beginning of the year
The downward trend if wood pellets prices in Russia continued in October 2020. Export prices have dropped within [...]
November 23, 2020
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European bark beetle logs fill China’s wood hunger
The world wood market has become very chaotic due to the outbreak of the coronavirus which seriously impacted [...]
November 17, 2020
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Europe: Timber harvest down after 6 years
European timber harvests down in 2019 after six years of year-over-year increases - European timber harvests fell [...]
November 11, 2020
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