Overview of the global forest industry in Q1/2017
The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) was up 0.3% quarter-over-quarter in the 1Q/17. This was only [...]
June 9, 2017
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New record high for globally traded wood chips in 2016
Over the past 15 years, global trade of wood chips has gone up almost 75%, mainly because of major expansion [...]
March 30, 2017
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Recovery expected for global construction equipment industry in 2017
Global sales of construction equipment are expected to increase seven per cent this year, according to updated forecasts from specialist [...]
March 14, 2017
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Sawlog prices trending downward throughout the world over the past two years
Sawlog prices have trended downward throughout the world over the past two years with the GSPI Index being 14.3 [...]
January 9, 2017
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Global trade of softwood lumber forecasted to increase by almost 14% in 2016
The World Trade Organization (WTO) reported in September that world trade will expand by only 1.7% in 2016, a [...]
December 19, 2016
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Outlook for the global furniture market uncertain
In spite of signs of a stabilisation and a more sustained recovery in various European markets as well as in [...]
October 26, 2016
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World demand of forestry machinery to surge 4.5% annually by 2019
World demand for forestry equipment (including both purpose-built and converted machinery) is forecast to rise 4.5 percent annualy [...]
October 14, 2016
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Global pulpwood prices up in 2Q/2016 after several quarters of sharp decline
Global pulpwood prices were up in the 2Q/16 after having declined for seven consecutive quarters. Wood fiber costs currently [...]
October 11, 2016
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Global sawlog prices up 4.2% in the second quarter of the year
The global timber price index GSPI was up 4.2% in the 2Q/16 after having fallen to the lowest [...]
October 10, 2016
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Weak dollar and higher demand drives up global softwood lumber prices
Demand for softwood lumber has gone up in many markets around the world in 2016, resulting in a substantial increase [...]
September 20, 2016
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