Germany’s wood exports to China decline—will demand shift to the US?

As 2025 unfolds, Germany’s wood market finds itself at a crossroads full…

German and Italian woodworking machinery industries face double-digit decline in 2024

After a record woodworking machinery production of EUR 4.2 billion in 2023,…

China’s logs & lumber imports: trends and 2025 outlook

Europe: shifting dynamics in supply As of December 2024, Russia, Germany, and…

Second year of recession in a row for the German wood industry

Sales in the German wood industry fell by around eight percent in…

Germany, Austria, and Switzerland’s wood industry leaders urge action on bureaucracy and EUDR

The associations of the sawmill and wood industry from Germany, Austria and…

German sawmills struggle with weak domestic demand

Prices for spruce sawn timber in Germany have edged up slightly in…

German furniture industry in jeopardy: Major players facing insolvencies and selloffs

At the start of 2025, Germany’s furniture industry is experiencing significant distress,…

Germany: Pellet prices rise at record pace in 2025

Germany’s pellet prices continue to rise. Prices have risen by around 50…

EUDR: German and Austrian forestry industry call for bureaucracy reduction

At the EU symposium “New EU legislation – new political guidelines?” in…

New timber sales rules curb Polish wood exports to Germany and China

Poland’s revised timber sales rules, aimed at strengthening local industries and curbing…