Swedish forest industry affected by weak European markets; virus can reduce exports to China
As a whole, 2019 was a good year for the Swedish forest industry, but not as favorable as 2018. A [...]
February 19, 2020
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Czech republic: Bark beetle infestation expected to double this year and again in 2021
Bark beetle will attack up to 60 million cubic meters of wood this year in the Czech Republic [...]
February 19, 2020
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Slight drop in U.S. softwood lumber production
U.S. sawmills produced 32.612 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first 11 months [...]
February 19, 2020
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Coronavirus disrupts wood trade in China and starts to shake the global wood industry
As the coronavirus is spreading throughout China, there are many fears that the virus could disrupt the wood [...]
February 17, 2020
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Reduced Chinese tariffs on US wood products entered into force
The China Customs Tariff Commission issued a notice on 6 February 2020 stating that China will halve the additional tariffs [...]
February 17, 2020
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Czech Republic: Prices for softwood timber collapse
After the intermediate high in the first quarter of 2014, the prices of softwood fell sharply. The downward [...]
February 17, 2020
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Finland: Forest industry under threat due to oversupply, falling prices and strikes
Finland's forest industry has now become under threat by oversupply caused by the bark beetle and storms [...]
February 17, 2020
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Volume of damaged wood in Europe was 50% higher in 2019
The volume of damaged wood (both bark beetle and windthrown) in 2019 in Central Europe and Italy amounted [...]
February 13, 2020
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Finnish pulp and timber strikes come to an end
The strikes began in January and affected the whole of Finland’s pulp and paper industry. [...]
February 13, 2020
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Estonia: Sharp fall in sawlog and pulpwood prices
Roundwood prices in Estonia are starting to feel the pressure of the bark beetle crisis in Europe, although [...]
February 13, 2020
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