Timber Online
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Timber-Online.net is an independent information platform that provides news, market reports, and analysis on the timber industry. It covers a wide range of topics, including timber and sawmilling, timber trade, panel manufacturing, timber construction, forestry, and biomass. The website is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the timber industry.
Timber Online
1w ago
In the first quarter of 2024, Germany’s softwood log exports decreased by 33%. Only two of the Top 10 export markets received bigger volumes than in the same period of last year ..read more
Timber Online
1w ago
In Central Europe, the log supply is secured at the moment but this is in no way a matter of course. In Finland, log wood is scarcer than ever before. Prices are rising so sharply that the presence on global markets needs to be reconsidered ..read more
Timber Online
1w ago
In May, the neutral pellet prices in the DACH region have continued their downward trend. The biggest month-on-month decrease was recorded in Switzerland ..read more
Timber Online
1w ago
From January to March, Germany exported 210,000 m³ of beech logs, i.e. 37% more than in the same period of 2023. 59% of this volume were exported to China ..read more
Timber Online
1w ago
Wood panel producer Kronospan has announced the acquisition of Woodgrain’s particleboard plant in Island City/US ..read more
Timber Online
1w ago
In the first quarter, Germany reduced its imports of flat pallets by one quarter compared to last year. An overall decrease, albeit a smaller one, was recorded in exports as well ..read more
Timber Online
1w ago
“The German sawmill industry has a yield problem rather than a quantity problem,” Dr. Stephan Lang, President of the German Sawmill and Timber Industry (DeSH), says about the market situation in 2024. “Although sales were better than expected, profit margins remained unsatisfactory because the prices for log wood did not correspond to those for lumber ..read more
Timber Online
1w ago
The economic recession in Germany had a noticeable impact on production of the wood packaging industry in 2023. Sales decreased significantly both in terms of volume and value in important product categories, as the German wood packaging, pallet and export packaging association (HPE) reports based on information from the Federal Statistical Office ..read more
Timber Online
2w ago
The industry already knew last year that 2024 would not be easy. This fear has become a reality now. After relatively strong demand and multiple price increases in the first few months of the year, there was increasing disillusionment in April. Demand has not recovered yet, and overseas markets, especially the US, have recently been disappointing, too ..read more
Timber Online
2w ago
The Mariana Luigi sawmill in the north Italian village of Andalo Valtellino is proof that small and medium-sized companies do not have to shy away from investing in scanners. On the contrary, they deliver consistent quality from Monday to Friday and also help increase yield. Mariana Luigi has trusted solutions from Microtec, Bressanone/IT, for many years ..read more