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Global Trends Review, April 08-14, 2013: Housing market drives capacity changes

Since April 15, 2013, WhatWood launches English version of Global Trends Review, as announced earlier. Sawlog prices in Europe were generally lower in 2012 than in 2011 because of lower log demand from...

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Global Trends Review, May 06-12, 2013: OSB prices plateaued; China’s GDP...

The slight decline in North American OSB and softwood plywood prices seen in the first half of April has intensified in the past fortnight, EUWID Wood reported. The slump in OSB prices, in particular,...

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5 ideas of Sampsa Auvinen, Norvik Timber CEO

Full text of the interview with Mr. Auvinen is available in #67-68 of our Weekly. “Japan has been surprisingly good as the demand seem to continue strong. Maybe one reason is the planned increase of...

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Global Trends Review, May 20-26, 2013: J-grade demand to decline slightly in...

Weaker lumber prices may hinder any further sawmill start-ups in North America, as reported by International Wood Markets. Until prices in North America stabilize, buyers in China and Japan are likely...

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Global Trends Review, May 27 – June 02, 2013: Top 20 softwood lumber...

Sawlog prices were up in practically all regions in the 1Q/13, but they were still generally lower than they were a year ago, as reported in WRQ report by Wood Resources International. The biggest...

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20 ideas of 3rd Global Softwood Log and Lumber Conference (Vancouver)

We present some major ideas of 3rd Global Softwood Log & Lumber Conference held in Vancouver on May 8 by one of our media partners, Canadian company International Wood Markets. Full version of the...

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Global Trends Review, June 10-16, 2013: lumber outlook, pellet and chip...

The 35,000 members of the European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry (EOS) produced 75.7 million m3 of softwood lumber in 2012 – 4.5% less than the year before, Holzkurier reported. A challenging...

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Global Trends Review, July 01-07, 2013: Russian lumber exports to Japan to...

The Japan Foreign Timber General Supply and Demand Liaison Conference has released forecasts for timber imports in 2013, ITTO said. While total demand for logs in 2013 is forecast to be as much as it...

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Global Trends Review, July 15-21, 2013: sawmillers and pulp makers predict...

In the construction sector, seasonally adjusted production fell by 0.3% in the Eurozone and by 0.2% in the whole European Union area in May 2013, compared with the previous month, according to first...

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Global Trends Review, July 29 – August 04, 2013: Energy demand for biomass...

Pellet imports from the US to Europe are still on an upward trend. According to statistics provided by Eurostat, in the first four months of 2013, import volume grew by 51% year-on-year to 756,789...

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Global Trends Review, August 05-11, 2013: Overcapacity hinders wood-based...

Austrian company Egger has published its outlook on the industry quoted by Holzkurier. According to Dr. Thomas Leissing, Head of Finance, Administration and Logistics, there is worldwide growth except...

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Global Trends Review, August 12-18, 2013: Further wood processing companies...

Competition in the further processed products has been intense recently. European producers of laminated flooring (EPLF) association expressed concern about competition from Chinese manufacturers in...

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Helsinki to host European Timber Market conference in late September

International conference “European Timber Market” will be held in Hilton Strand hotel, Helsinki on September 26-27, 2013. The conference hosted in Finland’s capital is devoted to the situation on the...

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The programme of European timber market conference published

The preliminary program of “European timber market” conference has been published recently. The event is to be held on September 26-27 at the Hilton Strand hotel in Helsinki. Session 1. “Factors...

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Global Trends Review, September 02-08, 2013: EU published biofuel report; US...

The European Union recently published its annual biofuels report for 2013 with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service’s Global Agricultural Information Network. The report identifies the UK, Denmark,...

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Global Trends Review, September 09-15, 2013: bio-CHP industry spreading over...

Fortum company opened a new combined heat and power (CHP) plant in the Latvian city of Jelgava. The new power plant uses biomass as fuel and will provide district heating to the residents and...

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Global Trends Review, September 16-22, 2013: trend to local sales in...

In 2013, the output of the eight largest European softwood lumber producers is expected to increase by about 1.8 million to 100 million m3, as reported by Holzkurier journal quoting the Association of...

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Global Trends Review, September 23-29, 2013: Asian countries continue to...

Glue-laminated timber was not able to achieve satisfactory profit margin in Central Europe this year, and finally in September, price mark-ups for glulam were made in Italy and Germany, though they did...

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Global Trends Review, September 30 – October 06, 2013: particleboard capacity...

Glulam production costs in Central Europe as of September 2013 stand at €411/m3, according to Timber-online, website run by Holzkurier journal. Price for glulam-lamellae ranges from €209 to €213/m3. To...

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Global Trends Review, October 14-20, 2013: European glulam consumption fell;...

Data from the UNECE Timber Committee indicates that European glulam consumption fell 2.6% to 2.83 million m3 in 2012, ITTO reported. Germany and Austria have traditionally been the largest markets for...

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