Tag: price

Germany pellets cost a little less in August

According to the German Pellet Institute (DEPI), the price of wood pellets fell slightly in August. A ton costs an average of €403.63. That is 4.5% less than in July. The price is around 41% and thus still...

German pellet prices fall again significantly in February 2023

The price of wood pellets fell sharply again in Germany in February and is still well below that of oil and gas. According to the German Pellet Institute (DEPI), one tonne costs €428.52 on average across Germany. That is 14.1%...

The American Thanksgiving holiday predictably dampened lumber market activity

As is historically usual for this season, demand — and therefore prices — of most softwood lumber items dropped during the US Thanksgiving holiday week. This time of year, is normally marked by slowing construction activity thus lower...

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...

Association of Furniture and Woodworking Enterprises of Russia registers a reduction in prices for Russian furniture

The Association of Furniture and Woodworking Enterprises of Russia informs there was a decline in producer and retail prices for furniture in May 2022 due to the crisis of overproduction in the Russian market of wood-based panels. According...

“Wood-Based Panels Market in Russia” 11-2021: Changing trends in the birch plywood market

Big producers of high-grade plywood are still waiting for high-quality logs, increasing the share of lower-quality plywood output. This keeps putting pressure on the price in the low-grade birch plywood segment. The general change of trend in the...

Germany: Price of pellets up 9.1% YoY in October 2021

Seasonally driven, the price of pellets rose in Germany in October 2021. The average for one ton is €248.08 (purchase of 6 t). The survey by the German Pellet Institute (DEPI) shows an increase of 4.8% compared to...

Strong demand continues to push North American lumber prices up

Continuing steady increases following the Labour Day long weekend, for the week of October 1, 2021 the price of Western S-P-F 2×4 #2&Btr KD (RL) was US$540 mfbm ($349/m³). This is up by +$30, or +6%, from the...

US softwood lumber prices rise further

As the end of September approached, the demand and sales of construction framing dimension softwood lumber commodities improved significantly, enough for prices to rise somewhat. This is an unusual time of year, after Labour Day, for solid wood...

Annual analytical review “MDF/HDF Market in Russia in 2020-2021”: moderate production decrease based on the results of 2020, unprecedented price growth by 247% and commissioning of new facilities

The production output of MDF/HDF, fiberboard (all types of fiberboards) reached 3.7 million m³ (-4.5% vs 2019). If we exclude the mature segment of the wet-processed fiberboard from the calculations, the production output of MDF/HDF and dry-processed fiberboard as...

US lumber prices fell sharply

After some waffling by suppliers, sharply decreased sales volumes, and strong push-back from customers, this week the wholesaler price of benchmark construction framing dimension softwood lumber item Western Spruce-Pine-Fir KD 2×4 #2&Btr, for the week ending June 11,...

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...