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UK industry holds breath for construction upturn
20 December, 2008
After the record high of 2007, it's been a particularly difficult year for the UK forest product sector. David Sulman, executive director of the UK Forest Products Association, reports

Softwood sector fights battle on many fronts
20 December, 2008
UK traders are keeping stocks low and delaying orders as slack demand, higher costs, and exchange rates all conspire against them

Desperation to clear stock heightens competition
20 December, 2008
Moving stock is at the top of plywood traders' Christmas wish-list but they are likely to be disappointed

Prices are “unsustainable” despite regular downtime
06 December, 2008
MDF prices have fallen by 10-20% since the summer as the sector tries to grab what little demand remains

Market braced for a tough 2009
06 December, 2008
Business confidence continues to fall

Prices drop as customers’ stocks are slow to move
22 November, 2008
Three-day weeks have become the norm for many mills producing fencing and pallet timber

Pallet makers lengthen Christmas break
22 November, 2008
Some pallet makers will extend their Christmas breaks

Traders try to squeeze orders from tight market
22 November, 2008
Hardwood stocks in the UK are moving slowly, and currency exchange rate confusion is not helping

Downtime continues as hopes of upturn dashed
08 November, 2008
The only certainties in the chipboard market seem to be that any improvement in demand is a long way off, and longer periods of downtime are inevitable around Christmas

Housing market could fall further if threatened recession bites
08 November, 2008
A prolonged recession would mean further contraction in the housing market – and timber sales

OSB producers barely breaking even
25 October, 2008
The price of OSB has plummeted

Little forward buying as stocks considered a liability
25 October, 2008
UK buyers are so reluctant to place forward orders that they risk creating shortages

Industry's GDP contribution falls by half over 10 years
25 October, 2008
As the Finnish forest products industry struggles with the current economic climate, the FFIF says new operating models and technologies are needed to increase profitability

Demand from neighbours helps to sustain trade
25 October, 2008
Buoyed by demand from the Asia-Pacific region, Far East markets have remained surprisingly firm

Swedes could preside over feast or famine
11 October, 2008
The legacy of high stocks has kept the whitewood market on the back foot, but production cuts at redwood mills are likely to create shortages in the year ahead. Sweden holds the key to market stability, but will the mills control production or keep piling it high and selling it cheap?

Industry figures reflect gloom
11 October, 2008
Trade figures reveal falling demand for timber

Talk of closures as slump in demand hits home
11 October, 2008
Downtime has become integral to some MDF manufacturers' schedules, but others say more drastic measures, such as temporary or permanent closure of lines, may be necessary

Downtime fails to prevent prices from weakening
27 September, 2008
Downtime has become a familiar strategy in the UK chipboard manufacturing sector as producers struggle to balance poor demand with rising costs

Pre-emptive actions prove successful
27 September, 2008
The reduction in log production earlier in the year has helped to ease the impact of falling demand but sawmills are still lowering their output

Importers buy little and often to control stocks
13 September, 2008
UK importers are delaying buying full cargoes from Russia in the hope that they can balance their specifications from Scandinavia and manage stock levels down until demand improves