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USA, Netherlands and Spain recorded the biggest declines in German beech lumber imports in 2008. The 5.3% export deficit remains within reasonable limits for all countries...... [more...]
It is currently assumed that German and Austrian sawmills have reduced log processing by over 20%. Although large sawmills still operate in two shifts, softwood lumber production could be 40-50% lower than in a year of record production like 2007...... [more...]
IHB/Fordaq subscribers may find here a detailed summary of the South-East Bavaria tender from the 2nd of February 2009, including wood species, buyers and prices...... [more...]
Brazil’s pulp industry keeps expanding and there are numerous plans for new
projects in the coming five years. Total pulp production is estimated to reach
around 12.8 million tons in 2008, or 6.7% higher than in 2007 as reported by
the Wood Resource Quarterly (WRQ)...... [more...]
After a slow start, sales picked up Wednesday as spring weather arrived in some regions. Trading also was buoyed by news of more mill curtailments, gains in home sales, and a surge in the futures market...... [more...]
IHB/Fordaq subscribers may find below a detailed summary of the second Rheinland-Pfalz tender from the 10th of December 2008, including wood species, buyers and prices...... [more...]
IHB/Fordaq subscribers may find below a detailed summary of the Main-Spessart-Odenwald tender from the 10th of January 2009, including wood species, buyers and prices...... [more...]
With the company ATE / Jotec , the Homag Group for many years already could rely on a competent partner who intensively works the market...... [more...]
Oak lumber exports of the German wood industry dropped about 24% in 2008. There were drastic decreases in deliveries to Spain (-65%), Netherlands (-23,5%), Poland (-18%) and Great Britain (-27%)...... [more...]
Danzer Group’s subsidiary Industrie Forestière d’Ouesso (IFO) in the Republic of Congo has achieved Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification for its forestry concession...... [more...]