Timber industry research & analytics Tag: Europe
Global Trends Review, September 30 – October 06, 2013: particleboard capacity in Central Europe to fall by 1 million m3; OSB and pellet industries to fight for raw wood
8 October 2013 ` 19:53
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 have them dried down brings the costs to... Global Trends Review, September 23-29, 2013: Asian countries continue to drive demand for European softwood lumber; EU parquet demand declining
30 September 2013 ` 18:38
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 not reach the goal totally, Holzkurier... Global Trends Review, September 16-22, 2013: trend to local sales in woodworking; pulp & paper equipment makers cut jobs
25 September 2013 ` 05:25
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 the Austrian Wood Industry. Production... Global Trends Review, September 09-15, 2013: bio-CHP industry spreading over Europe; bank experts predict merger of UPM & Stora Enso
18 September 2013 ` 07:22
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 businesses in Jelgava as... Global Trends Review, September 02-08, 2013: EU published biofuel report; US construction recovery helps Brazil, Europe
12 September 2013 ` 05:36
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, the Netherlands, Sweden, Germany and Belgium as the major users of... 
The programme of European timber market conference published
4 September 2013 ` 02:24
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 affecting forest industry in Europe” “The new... Helsinki to host European Timber Market conference in late September
22 August 2013 ` 20:24
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 timber and wood products market in Europe and... Global Trends Review, August 12-18, 2013: Further wood processing companies increasingly competing with plastics and cheaper products
22 August 2013 ` 20:17
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 Russia in a press statement issued after their June meeting, as ITTO reported.... Global Trends Review, August 05-11, 2013: Overcapacity hinders wood-based panel industry in Europe
13 August 2013 ` 16:26
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 for Europe. However, in Northern Europe and Germany, a... Global Trends Review, July 29 – August 04, 2013: Energy demand for biomass grows; modified timber market developing
8 August 2013 ` 14:08
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 tons. In value terms,... Global Trends Review, July 15-21, 2013: sawmillers and pulp makers predict volatile but better market environment in the second half-year
23 July 2013 ` 05:51
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 estimates released by Eurostat. With... Global Trends Review, July 01-07, 2013: Russian lumber exports to Japan to grow 9% in 2013; EUTR changing EU plywood market
8 July 2013 ` 16:20
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 was in 2012,... 