15.01.2019 − In the third quarter of 2018, German sawmills produced 2.1% less sawn softwood lumber than in the same period of the previous year.» more

14.01.2019 − After the declines in the first and second quarters, British imports of softwood lumber in the third quarter have already almost reached the previous year's level.» more

11.01.2019 − In the course of the third quarter, a total of 595,011 m³ of planed timber was exported from Germany, around 40% more than in the same period of the previous year. » more

10.01.2019 − At the beginning of December 2018, the northern Russian Sawmill 25 group of Archangelsk placed an order with Swedish Valutec Group for an FB-type two-zone continuous dryer for its LDK 3 Sawmill. » more

10.01.2019 − In the case of roundwood prices in Finland, there has been no significant easing of the situation from the point of view of purchasers until the end of December. » more

09.01.2019 − The US company Georgia-Pacific (GP) officially opened its new sawmill in Talladega/Alabama on Monday. » more

08.01.2019 − British BSW Timber Group was able to increase its earnings figures in the 2017/2018 financial year (31 March), following losses in the previous year. » more

07.01.2019 − On 18 December, the Metsä Fibre Division of the Finnish Metsä Group used the land route to China for the first time to export sawn timber to China. » more

05.01.2019 − According to calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in the third quarter of 2018 German beech lumber exports to China declined by 11% vis à vis last year to 38,227m³.» more

04.01.2019 − On 14th December the Czech Ministry of Agriculture presented a package of measures to combat bark beetle calamity. » more

04.01.2019 − At the “Lublin Autumn” fine-wood sealed-bid auction heldby the Polish Krasnystaw forest office on 14 November 2018, the available volume was almost the same as at last year’s event at a total of 740 m³. » more

21.12.2018 − At -8 % to a total of 1.019m m³, Sweden’s exports of softwood timber and planed products in September turned out to be roughly 8 % lower than in the same month of last year. » more

20.12.2018 − The sawmill Ransby of the Swedish Moelven Notnäs Ransby AB, which belongs to the Norwegian Moelven Industrier, already suffered a fire in the night of 23 November 2018 in the sawn timber sorting area.» more

20.12.2018 − Russian exports of coniferous logs fell by 14% to 2.681m m³ in the third quarter compared with the same quarter of the previous year.» more

18.12.2018 − For 2018 the Belarusian Ministry of Forestry forecasts a 30% increase in softwood lumber exports to some 3m m³. In 2017 exports had increased by 55% compared to the preceding year.» more

17.12.2018 − For 2018 the UNECE Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry (COFFI) expects a volume of 264.1m m³, representing a 2.1% increase vis à vis 2017 in production of softwood lumber in the UNECE/FAO region.» more

14.12.2018 − The US wood company Rayonier Advanced Materials has recently ordered equipment from US Natural Resources (USNR) for the La Sarre and Béarn sawmills, both in Quebec. » more

14.12.2018 − After growth in the first and second quarter, exports of US hardwood fell sharply from July to September. » more

13.12.2018 − In the course of the integration of the British wholesaler Continental Wood Products into Bergs Timber the company is being renamed Bergs Timber (UK) with effect from 1 January. » more

12.12.2018 − Finnish softwood lumber and planed lumber exports decreased by 11% in the third quarter vis à vis last year’s comparative period to 1.830m m³. » more

11.12.2018 − The sawmills Sokol, Onega and LDK 1, which belong to the Russian Segezha Group, commissioned their newly constructed container terminals with railway connections at the end of November. » more

07.12.2018 − In the third quarter Mercer Timber Products (MTP) increased lumber sales by 13% to 83.8m bdft.» more

03.12.2018 − With a total of 177,940 m³, Japan imported almost 14 % less coniferous sawn timber from Europe in the course of the third quarter than in the same quarter of the previous year.» more

27.11.2018 − After the decline in the first quarter (-1 %) and the increase in the second quarter (+1 %) , German exports of sawn softwood in the third quarter were up 3 % on the previous year at 1.388m m³.» more

26.11.2018 − In the southern Swedish region of Götaland, a total of around 2.5m m³ of beetle wood has been recorded this year, with Jönkoping and Kalmar being the worst affected regions. » more

23.11.2018 − Hurricane Michael caused heavy damage to forestry operations in the southeast of the USA from 12 to 16 October. » more

23.11.2018 − On 5 November Mondi Štetí, part of the Mondi Group, the Austrian wood-industry company Maresch and the Czech Eco-Investment notified a merger to the EU Commission. » more

23.11.2018 − The North Russian sawmill group ULK will stop its sawing activities at the Pomor Timber Company at the end of November. » more

23.11.2018 − In the first nine months of the current year, the Finnish sawmill industry produced a total of 8.810m m³ of softwood lumber, around 1.5% more than in the same period of the previous year. » more

19.11.2018 − In the second quarter Latvian sawmills and industrial planing mills increased their sales volume by 20% to €266.3m vis à vis the comparative quarter of the preceding year. » more