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Germany: Wood pellet prices more than double over a year ago

Germany’s current demand for wood pellets is higher than ever. This applies to…

BSW Group to close a sawmill

Citing a downturn in demand across the global timber industry, the war…

Unprecedented period of change in European wooden furniture sector

The last two and half years, marked from the start of 2020…

European lumber exports might decline by a half due to the war in Ukraine

One immediate impact of the war in Ukraine is a tighter market…

Finland warns energy crisis could curb forest, chemical industry, close factories

Finland’s forestry and chemical industry companies are currently doing everything they can…

Belgium: Worries about availability of wood; prices on the rise

Wood traders in Belgium are currently experiencing an unusually high demand for…

Egger reports record production levels; outlook challenging

Despite the challenging conditions Egger Group recorded a strong increase in sales turnover in…

Russian timber, timber product exports likely to see double-digit decline in second half

Russian sawn timber exports, which have been sanctioned by the EU along…

Log demand in China remains weak at the moment

China softwood log inventory has remained stable at about 5.0M. Daily port…

EU wood pellet demand expected to set a new record in 2022

The European Union consumed a record 23.1 million metric tons of wood…