Global Trends Review, October 21-27, 2013: Softwood lumber industry forecast...
At the International Softwood Conference held from 14 to 18 October in Edinburgh, Scotland, the European Forest Institute (EFI) presented a forecast, according to which in 2014 softwood lumber output...
View ArticleGlobal Trends Review, October 28 – November 03, 2013: lumber market...
Scandinavian woodworking companies report improving market conditions, higher selling prices and lower raw material costs. Their North American colleagues also publish very positive results, despite...
View ArticleGlobal Trends Review, December 02-08, 2013: reports of UNECE, EU Flooring...
The UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) announced that the residential construction volume in Europe is expected to fall this year before a slight increase in 2014, TTJ reported. “While a short-...
View ArticleGlobal Trends Review, December 23, 2013 – January 12, 2014: Japanese housing...
After eleven months of 2013, housing starts in Japan were up 10% on last year’s figures, Holzkurier says. This makes 2013 the strongest construction year in Japan ever since 2008. As a preliminary...
View ArticleGlobal Trends Review, January 27 – February 09, 2014: OSB demand booming in...
Canadian Norbord company is going to expand its Inverness OSB mill in UK in order to meet an anticipated 50% increase in OSB consumption during the next decade, TTJ reported. Earlier the company...
View ArticleGlobal Trends Review, February 10-23, 2014: EU timber consumption slowly...
Consumption of softwood lumber in Europe is slowly increasing from a very low level, according to Fordaq which quotes study by International Forest Industries (IFI) published at woodnet.se. The sharp...
View ArticleBase prices for Russian softwood timber in Europe in 2013
Exports of softwood timber from Russia to Europe amounted to 4.36 million m3 in 2013. The countries of Baltic region and North Sea constitute the major market there, the largest importers being...
View ArticleGlobal Trends Review, February 24 – March 09, 2014: China boosts investments...
Chinese timber enterprises are rapidly increasing foreign investments. Around $1.3 billion has been already allocated in some 20 countries, mainly for logging and primary processing, but with growing...
View ArticleGlobal Trends Review, March 24 – April 06, 2014: The year in Europe starts...
In January 2014 compared with January 2013, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector increased by 8.8% in the euro area (EU18) and by 7.3% in the EU28, as Fordaq said quoting Eurostat....
View ArticleGlobal Trends Review, April 07-20, 2014: raw wood concerns around the world;...
According to the latest Eurostat figures quoted by Fordaq, in 2013 not only the sawmills from Europe made their presence obvious on the Chinese market, but also EU’s softwood log exporters more than...
View ArticleGlobal Trends Review, May 05-18, 2014: housing market forecasts in EU; new...
The building permits development in 2013 remained negative and is expected to decline in 2014 in France, Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands, though the latter three showed some positive developments,...
View ArticleWhatWood: In Q1 2014, average export price for Russian sawn timber rose 0.2%
The average price of sawn timber exported from Russia following the results of the first quarter of 2014 amounted to $176.3, which is 0.2% higher than a year ago. Compared to Q4 2013, prices increased...
View ArticleGlobal Trends Review, May 19 – June 01, 2014: China’s domestic timber output...
China’s domestic timber production rose 2% to 83.67 million m3 in 2013, ITTO reported. Timber imports (logs and sawnwood) rose 18% to 79.16 million m3 log equivalent, and the value of China’s timber...
View ArticleGlobal Trends Review, June 02-15, 2014: large M&A deals in the Baltics; EU...
On 10 June 2014, Metsä Group agreed to sell its Estonian subsidiary Metsä Wood Eesti AS to the local company Combimill OÜ. Simultaneously with the transaction, the parties have agreed on commercial...
View ArticleGlobal Trends Review, July 14-27, 2014: Domestic market saves glulam industry...
Germany is lucky to have strong domestic sales market, which supports the laminated timber industry, as Holzkurier journal noted in an article. Austria, unlike Germany, has to export to the sharply...
View ArticleGlobal Trends Review, August 11-24, 2014: European construction is forecast...
Until 2016, growth in construction in Europe is mainly expected for the North and Baltic Sea region. Meanwhile, the unprecedented housing crisis in Southern Europe has at least hit the bottom. This is...
View ArticleGlobal Trends Review, August 25 – September 07, 2014: Heavy fall of Japanese...
In the first half-year, Austria exported 3% less laminated wood products, which is 566,000 m3, Holzkurier reported. This decrease is primarily due to heavy losses in Japan. Exports to the Far Eastern...
View ArticleGlobal Trends Review, September 22 – October 05, 2014: Romania stands out as...
Holzindustrie Schweighofer has completed installation works at its new glulam line at the Radauti plant in Romania, Holzkurier reported. The capacity will be 100,000 m3, in addition to existing 140,000...
View ArticleGlobal Trends Review, October 20 – November 02, 2014: global lumber outlook...
The sawmill industry feels very different by the two sides of the Atlantic: while North American producers report a good year, European sawmillers are preparing for possible prolonged Holiday season...
View ArticleGlobal Trends Review, November 17-30, 2014: North America waits for housing...
A slower than forecast recovery in the North American housing sector continued to dampen earnings among some of the continent’s largest timber producers, TTJ reported. Weyerhaeuser’s wood products...
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