The Swedish forest industry foresees
weak demand for saw timber, equilibrium between supply and demand for
pulpwood and strong demand for energy wood.
Intermediate annual reports for the first nine months of the year are
mostly sad reading. The sawmill industry is in the worst situation...
In Finland wood is expected to increase as construction material when the global financial crisis is eventually abating.
Already
before the crisis construction in Europe did not meet demand. Strong
growth is expected when the business cycle takes an upward turn. The...
The negative period that has been
characterizing the industry since the beginning of the year — after
three years of constant growth — has accelerated during the third
quarter due to the global financial and economic crisis, the actual
relevance of which has been perceived since September...
Stora Enso is planning additional production curtailments in its Wood Products
business area through temporary mill closures, shift reductions, efficiency
measures and extended maintenance stoppages in Finland, Estonia and the Czech
Republic. The Group has already recently agreed similar...
In 2007 a record of 2.6 million cubic metres of wood were felled in
Denmark's forests. Despite of record level fellings, the quantity is
only half of the biological annual growth of 5 million cubic metres.
The felling exceeds the previous record from 2006 with 9 %...
A working group chaired by Mr Esko Aho, Finland's former Prime
Minister, presented in the end of September its report on forest
sector’s future. The working group believes that the forestry branch
will be able to renew itself and to create new preconditions for growth...
The Crocus Expo exhibition centre welcomed the HOLZHAUS exhibition organized by MVK International Exhibition Company, Russian Association of manufacturers and consumers of glued laminated timber, and supported by the Federal Agency for Construction, Housing and Public Utilities (Rosstroy) and...
The historic downturn in lumber demand will likely extend another year
until the American financial system and housing market can be repaired,
according to a new lumber supply and demand forecast from Western Wood
Products Association.
...
EU27 roundwood production up by 20% between 2001 and 2006
In 2005, forests and other wooded land covered 177 million hectares in
the EU27, or 42% of its land area. The largest area covered with
forests and other wooded land was found in Sweden (31 mn hectares or
75% of its land area),...
An information provider for the forest products industry, has released
a report examining the emerging biomass industry and how it could
potentially affect U.S. timber supply and prices.
The report, titled “The Emerging Biomass Industry: Impact on
Woodfiber Markets,” examined whether...
