Sliding importance of the UK in the EU market for timber products
There are significant shifts on-going in destinations for EU imports of timber products. After emerging as by the largest [...]
March 7, 2019
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Bergs Timber to cease operations at two sawmills
Bergs Timber made a review of all production facilities during the autumn and as a result, the Board has decided [...]
February 28, 2019
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Exports of processed plantation timbers rising in Brazil
Export data for Brazilian wood products show that over the past five years there has been a steady increase in [...]
February 11, 2019
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Romania: Higher standing timber prices revealed by recent auctions
In January, a new round of auctions for standing timber was held by the Romanian Forestry Agency (Romsilva), after the [...]
February 6, 2019
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Weaker demand for high value ‘redwoods’ in China
Many timber suppliers in the Shanghai Furen timber market are complaining that demand for timber for furniture making has suddenly [...]
January 21, 2019
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Forestry industry production in Ireland to double by 2035
The Irish forestry industry might invest around €250 million during the next years, in the preparation of a major expansion [...]
January 10, 2019
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Metsa Group starts to export sawn timber to China by train
A block train packed with 41 containers of sawn timber left Kouvola, eastern Finland Tuesday and headed to Xi'an [...]
December 21, 2018
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UK will limit the use of cross-laminated timber in construction
The UK government is banning combustible materials on new high-rise homes, revealing that it will limit the use of [...]
December 5, 2018
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EU tropical timber imports recover some lost ground in the third quarter
EU imports of tropical wood products dipped sharply in 2017 and started this year very slowly but recovered some lost [...]
December 3, 2018
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Norra Timber invests in new continuous kilns in Sweden
Norra Timber is currently modernising its kiln capacity with two new energy-efficient cross-circulation continuous kilns, also known as [...]
November 19, 2018
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