US wood pellets exports to Europe up 46%
The US wood pellets exports to the European Union countries continue to increase as in recent years. During the first [...]
September 26, 2016
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EU beech log exports to China drop by 8%
The beech log exports from Europe to China have decreased significantly during the first half of [...]
September 16, 2016
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IKEA posts record sales as e-commerce segment booms
IKEA reported on Tuesday that the group had record annual sales, besides a 30% jump in online revenues. IKEA’s [...]
September 14, 2016
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UK: Hardwood imports from the EU countries lower than last year
In the first five month to May 2016, 49% of the hardwood imports to the UK came from the European [...]
August 23, 2016
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EU’s pellet production expected to reach 22.5 MMT by 2017
The consumption of 20.5 MMT (million metric tonnes) of pellets during 2015 made the EU the world’s largest [...]
July 25, 2016
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Softwood sawlog prices trending down in Europe
The European Sawlog Price Index (ESPI), which represents nine major softwood sawlog markets in Europe, did not change much quarter [...]
July 12, 2016
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How can European state forests contribute to post-2020 EU climate policy targets?
Forests and sustainable forest management (SFM) continue to be firmly on the international climate change agenda. At the COP 21 [...]
July 6, 2016
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Global softwood lumber trade at all-time high in 2015
Global softwood lumber trade reached an all-time high in 2015 when 118 million m3 was traded internationally. This year [...]
June 23, 2016
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Study: European Nordic wood producers and the forest certification system issues
The efficiency of environmental communication should be built throughout business practices. Wood is a renewable raw material, and thus the [...]
June 22, 2016
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The European parquet market shows signs of general improvement
The Board of Directors of the European Federation of the Parquet Industry met recently and discussed amongst others both the [...]
June 17, 2016
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