19.06.2013 − According to information from southern and western German sawmilling companies, business activity on the domestic markets has lost some of its impetus in the last six weeks. » more

13.06.2013 − According to information from forest businesses, hardwood log exporters continued to accept volumes of ash logs in Germany until the beginning of May 2013.» more

13.06.2013 − The world‘s leading forestry-technology fair Elmia Wood in Jönköping, Sweden, which was held from 5 to 8 June, showed a considerable increase in exhibitor numbers to 530. » more

12.06.2013 − From 1 July the Finnish timber and paper giant Stora Enso will have a new business division called Printing and Living. » more

12.06.2013 − Although the extensive wave of consolidation anticipated in the Central European sawmilling industry for some years has not occurred yet, numerous works have closed down or have filed for insolvency since 2011.» more

06.06.2013 − Floods in several regions of Germany and Austria have led to problems in timber harvesting, removal from the forests and long-distance transportation via train or lorry. » more

06.06.2013 − The Canadian timber concern Canfor will completely take over the US-American sawmill company Scotch & Gulf Lumber in three stages.» more

05.06.2013 − The French tropical-timber concern Rougier intends to react to the declines in turnover and results in 2012 caused partly by logistical and organisational problems in Gabon with reorganisation of its activities» more

05.06.2013 − Difficulty in obtaining supplies of roundwood from February up to and including April have resulted in production at Russian sawmills showing slight decline of 1.8% to roughly 6.6m m³ in the first four months» more

05.06.2013 − Demand for Scandinavian softwood lumber has this year not seen its customary seasonal revival in the spring.» more

05.06.2013 − In the first three months of 2013, the USA imported a total of 6.093m m³ of softwood lumber, representing a year-on-year rise of roughly 16%.» more

04.06.2013 − In the USA, the downward trend in softwood-lumber prices which started at the end of March 2013 continued undiminished last week. » more

03.06.2013 − The ongoing mergers and acquisition (M&A) process involving Klenk has seen two binding bids be submitted by potential investors by the deadline of 25 May.» more

29.05.2013 − In business with US-American hardwood lumber, agents and importers continue to be faced by rather high replacement prices and comparatively weak demand in Europe.» more

29.05.2013 − The rise in US-American hardwood-lumber exports seen in 2012 continued in the first quarter of 2013. » more

28.05.2013 − With the takeover of Keadle Lumber the Canadian company Interfor will acquire another US-American lumber manufacturer. » more

28.05.2013 − Sales of construction and forestry machines of Deere & Company, declined again in the second quarter of the financial year extending from 1 November to 31 October.» more

24.05.2013 − The growth in softwood lumber prices on the German market has continued in May, though at slightly slower rate than before. » more

24.05.2013 − Regardless of the markedly reduced pace of cutting activity for the time of year, Austrian sawmills have not managed to raise their softwood lumber prices to an adequate level even by the middle of May. » more

23.05.2013 − For the first time, the Malaysian Timber Certification Council conducted a survey in recent weeks on the topic of „The significance of Malaysian tropical wood in Germany“.» more

23.05.2013 − Business activity on the softwood lumber markets of North Africa and the Middle East is being described as largely stable in terms of volumes in mid-May. » more

23.05.2013 − The level of demand for bangkirai decking has increased slightly on European sales markets in the last few weeks, especially in Germany. » more

22.05.2013 − The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has temporarily revoked all of Danzer’s FSC forest management and chain-of-custody certificates. » more

22.05.2013 − The American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) expects to provide its members with the option of adding environmental profiles to their hardwood lumber exports towards the end of this year.» more

15.05.2013 − After negotiations of more than ten hours before Münster district court on 3 May, the German state of North-Rhine Westphalia and the Klausner group agreed on settlement. » more

15.05.2013 − After a relatively poor start to the year and a 6% reduction in softwood lumber and planed product exports in January, Finnish exporters experienced a marked boost in February. » more

14.05.2013 − The Norwegian company Moelven will carry out extensive modernisation measures at a total of five sawmill and further-processing sites in Sweden and Norway during the course of the current year. » more

14.05.2013 − In the latest contracts concluded with buyers in East Asia, Baltic shippers have agreed increases of €25-30/m³ on the softwood lumber prices that applied in the first quarter.» more

10.05.2013 − According to the company's latest annual statement of accounts, the French tropical-wood concern Rougier showed an operating loss (EBIT) for the 2012 financial year of €1.9m and a net loss of €5.4m. » more

10.05.2013 − In Sweden, prices for logs as well as industrial wood rose throughout the country in the first quarter of 2013. » more