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Emerging hardwood market challenges and opportunities in Europe
The sawn hardwood trade in Europe experienced a period of unprecedented demand and good margins in 2021 and the first half of 2022. Growing recognition of the environmental benefits of hardwoods, particularly with a rising focus on zero carbon commitments, also implies strong long term prospects for hardwood products in the region. However short-term market prospects are clouded with uncertainty against the background of sharply rising inflation and declining business and consumer confidence. There are also serious concerns about long-term supply, particularly of oak, due to the volatile geopolitical situation, impact of climate change on European forests, and rising log exports to other regions. These are the main insights from the International Hardwood Conference held on 28th of October in Lyon, France, and organised by the French National Wood Federation (FNB), the European... Continue reading
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November 17, 2022
Emerging hardwood market challenges and opportunities in Europe
The sawn hardwood trade in Europe experienced a period of unprecedented demand and good margins in 2021 and the first half of 2022. Growing recognition of the environmental benefits of hardwoods, particularly with a rising focus on zero carbon commitments, also implies strong long term prospects for hardwood products in the region. However short-term market prospects are clouded with uncertainty against the background of sharply rising inflation and declining business and consumer confidence. There are also serious concerns about long-term supply, particularly of oak, due to the volatile geopolitical situation, impact of climate change on European forests, and rising log exports to other regions. These are the main insights from the International Hardwood Conference held on 28th of October in Lyon, France, and organised by the French National Wood Federation (FNB), the European... Continue reading
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November 3, 2022
IHC 2022: Hardwood market between shortages of raw materials and high energy costs
On the 28th of October, a successful International Hardwood conference was organised in Lyon by the French National Wood Federation (FB), the European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry (EOS) and the European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF). This event gathered around 100 industrialists, traders, and experts of the sectors to discuss market trends, with a focus on the shortage of raw material availability (mainly due to the huge appetite for European hardwood logs by Chinese companies and the effects of the war in Ukraine) and impact of skyrocketing energy costs for the hardwood industries. The event was anticipated by two interesting field visits at LBSA, one of the biggest oak sawmills in Europe, and to OGF, number one in Europe for the manufacture of solid wood coffins. Maria Kiefer-Polz, President of the Hardwood section, presented the point of view of European hardwood... Continue reading
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November 3, 2022
IHC 2022: Hardwood market between shortages of raw materials and high energy costs
On the 28th of October, a successful International Hardwood conference was organised in Lyon by the French National Wood Federation (FB), the European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry (EOS) and the European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF). This event gathered around 100 industrialists, traders, and experts of the sectors to discuss market trends, with a focus on the shortage of raw material availability (mainly due to the huge appetite for European hardwood logs by Chinese companies and the effects of the war in Ukraine) and impact of skyrocketing energy costs for the hardwood industries. The event was anticipated by two interesting field visits at LBSA, one of the biggest oak sawmills in Europe, and to OGF, number one in Europe for the manufacture of solid wood coffins. Maria Kiefer-Polz, President of the Hardwood section, presented the point of view of European hardwood... Continue reading
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November 3, 2022
IHC 2022: Hardwood market between shortages of raw materials and high energy costs
On the 28th of October, a successful International Hardwood conference was organised in Lyon by the French National Wood Federation (FB), the European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry (EOS) and the European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF). This event gathered around 100 industrialists, traders, and experts of the sectors to discuss market trends, with a focus on the shortage of raw material availability (mainly due to the huge appetite for European hardwood logs by Chinese companies and the effects of the war in Ukraine) and impact of skyrocketing energy costs for the hardwood industries. The event was anticipated by two interesting field visits at LBSA, one of the biggest oak sawmills in Europe, and to OGF, number one in Europe for the manufacture of solid wood coffins. Maria Kiefer-Polz, President of the Hardwood section, presented the point of view of European hardwood... Continue reading
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November 3, 2022
IHC 2022: Hardwood market between shortages of raw materials and high energy costs
On the 28th of October, a successful International Hardwood conference was organised in Lyon by the French National Wood Federation (FB), the European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry (EOS) and the European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF). This event gathered around 100 industrialists, traders, and experts of the sectors to discuss market trends, with a focus on the shortage of raw material availability (mainly due to the huge appetite for European hardwood logs by Chinese companies and the effects of the war in Ukraine) and impact of skyrocketing energy costs for the hardwood industries. The event was anticipated by two interesting field visits at LBSA, one of the biggest oak sawmills in Europe, and to OGF, number one in Europe for the manufacture of solid wood coffins. Maria Kiefer-Polz, President of the Hardwood section, presented the point of view of European hardwood... Continue reading
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November 3, 2022
IHC 2022: Hardwood market between shortages of raw materials and high energy costs
On the 28th of October, a successful International Hardwood conference was organised in Lyon by the French National Wood Federation (FB), the European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry (EOS) and the European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF). This event gathered around 100 industrialists, traders, and experts of the sectors to discuss market trends, with a focus on the shortage of raw material availability (mainly due to the huge appetite for European hardwood logs by Chinese companies and the effects of the war in Ukraine) and impact of skyrocketing energy costs for the hardwood industries. The event was anticipated by two interesting field visits at LBSA, one of the biggest oak sawmills in Europe, and to OGF, number one in Europe for the manufacture of solid wood coffins. Maria Kiefer-Polz, President of the Hardwood section, presented the point of view of European hardwood... Continue reading
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IHC 2022: Hardwood market between shortages of raw materials and high energy costs
On the 28th of October, a successful International Hardwood conference was organised in Lyon by the French National Wood Federation (FB), the European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry (EOS) and the European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF). This event gathered around 100 industrialists, traders, and experts of the sectors to discuss market trends, with a focus on the shortage of raw material availability (mainly due to the huge appetite for European hardwood logs by Chinese companies and the effects of the war in Ukraine) and impact of skyrocketing energy costs for the hardwood industries. The event was anticipated by two interesting field visits at LBSA, one of the biggest oak sawmills in Europe, and to OGF, number one in Europe for the manufacture of solid wood coffins. Maria Kiefer-Polz, President of the Hardwood section, presented the point of view of European hardwood... Continue reading
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November 17, 2022
Emerging hardwood market challenges and opportunities in Europe
The sawn hardwood trade in Europe experienced a period of unprecedented demand and good margins in 2021 and the first half of 2022. Growing recognition of the environmental benefits of hardwoods, particularly with a rising focus on zero carbon commitments, also implies strong long term prospects for hardwood products in the region. However short-term market prospects are clouded with uncertainty against the background of sharply rising inflation and declining business and consumer confidence. There are also serious concerns about long-term supply, particularly of oak, due to the volatile geopolitical situation, impact of climate change on European forests, and rising log exports to other regions. These are the main insights from the International Hardwood Conference held on 28th of October in Lyon, France, and organised by the French National Wood Federation (FNB), the European... Continue reading