Tag: Europe

Prices of wood pellets have reached a historical high in Europe

Prices of wood pellets have been extremely consistent in Europe over the past decade. For instance, the average annual growth of wood pellet prices in Germany was only 0.24% from 2012 to 2021. The prices have actually dropped...

Over 10 months of 2021, the Russian sawn timber export to Europe increased by almost 1 million m³

In January – October 2021, Russia grew its sawn timber export volumes to European countries by 26.6% YoY – up to 4.7 million m³. The key buyers of Russian sawn timber were: Estonia — 933,000 m³ (+37.4% YoY),...

Segezha Group increases pellet production and exports to Europe

In 1H 2021, KsyloTech-Siberia, the Company’s pellet asset in Krasnoyarsk Krai at the Lesosibirsk Sawmills and Woodworking Plant (LLDK No. 1), produced 43,400 tons of pellets, a 17% YoY increase. Between January and June 2021, 40,200 tons of pellets...

Södra to raise price of NBSK to $1,380/tonne

Södra Cell is increasing the price of its northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp in Europe to $1,380, effective 1 June 2021. “In Europe a robust demand for NBSK is outpacing supply. This announcement reflects the overall market...

SVEZA UV Color enters markets of North America and Europe

SVEZA started to supply special-purpose UV-coated colour plywood to markets of North America and Europe. The new product of SVEZA UV Color is a unique one and no similar products are made in Russia. This is a prospective...

SCA to increase kraftliner prices

SCA increases the prices on white and brown kraftliner in Europe by €50 per tonne. The new price is valid from April 1, 2021. “The European kraftliner market continues to be strong and stable,” comments Mikael Frölander, VP...

European trade of wood chips has gone up substantially

Softwood lumber production in Europe has increased steadily increased over the past five years. Consequently, additional volumes of sawmill by-products, including wood chips, shavings, and sawdust, have become available to other sectors in the forest industry. The added...

SCA to raise price of NBSK

SCA announced that they will increase the pulp (NBSK) price to $960 per tonne in Europe from 1 January 2021. “Demand for pulp is strong in all markets. Europe has lagged behind in price developments compared with that...

Södra to raise price of NBSK to USD 960/tonne

Södra Cell is increasing the price of its northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp in Europe to $960, effective 1 January 2021. “Despite challenges in 2020 the demand for our NBSK stayed healthy throughout the year. Now we...

Pellet production in Europe increased by more than 7%

In 2019, the production of wood pellets in the EU-28 countries increased by about 5% compared to the previous year and amounted to 17.84 million tons. In other European countries, the growth rate was 17% to 4.16 million tons. According...

China-Europe container shortage causes major surge in freight rates

The recovery in China’s manufacturing activity after the Covid-19 lockdown has surged progressively and after a halt caused by quarantine measure in the European countries, demand for Chinese products in Europe has increased. Thus, a shortage of containers...

Euro Graph: demand for magazine paper falls in Europe in September 2020

According to the European Association of Printing Paper Manufacturers (Euro Graph), the demand for magazine supercalendered paper in European countries in September 2020 decreased by 8.3% YoY to 229,000 tons. Magazine paper supplies decreased by 12.1% YoY to...