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On course for a slow recovery
18 December, 2010
Consumer and business confidence remain low, yet the economic outlook is “broadly reassuring”

Year of improved returns gives way to uncertainty
18 December, 2010
For the MDF sector 2010 was less volatile than expected and now there are hopes that predictions of flat demand in 2011 will not prove correct

Swedish mills reduce production as buyers hold back
11 December, 2010
Swedish mills are responding to the seasonal downturn with a new round of production cuts which they hope will lead to an upturn in the spring

Hardwood traders happy for repeat of a reasonable 2010
11 December, 2010
The UK hardwood sector could do with getting better prices and more forward ordering, but reports some improvement in trading conditions

Changing softwood trade trends bring global benefits
11 December, 2010
Current changes in supply and demand patterns have global, and possibly permanent, implications

Plywood demand takes early Christmas holiday
27 November, 2010
The UK plywood market is subdued and little improvement is anticipated in the new year

Irish welcome close to difficult year
27 November, 2010
The Irish timber industry has had another tough year but the mills have found some success in their focus on the UK market

Positive outlook for OSB
27 November, 2010
OSB prices are expected to rise again early in the new year

Softwood price rises curtailed as market slows
13 November, 2010
This year’s trading may have been better than anticipated but the market is still shrouded in uncertainty

Domestic demand enforces stability in Asian markets
13 November, 2010
Asian markets remain fairly quiet but growing, and increasingly sophisticated, domestic demand is having a stable influence

Double dip or on the way up?
30 October, 2010
It’s mixed signals from construction, with house prices predicted to fall, but new figures showing building on the up

Chipboard producers increase prices as rising costs maintain pressure
30 October, 2010
The market is giving with one hand and taking away with the other as UK demand for chipboard stabilises but producers come under increasing pressure from rising costs

British producers play the home advantage
16 October, 2010
The British-grown timber sector is in bullish mood and enjoying strong demand, but is keeping a weather eye on exchange rates – and the weather.

Measure of stability returns to Finnish market
16 October, 2010
The Finnish industry was buoyed by stronger sales recently but there is some uncertainty as the winter approaches

Tree disease causes concern
16 October, 2010

"Level-headedness" keeps MDF market in balance
02 October, 2010
The MDF sector has survived the traditionally tricky summer and is in a more positive mood

"Level-headedness" keeps MDF market in balance
02 October, 2010
The MDF sector has survived the traditionally tricky summer and is in a more positive mood

Mills keep rein on production
02 October, 2010
Supply and demand are in balance but traders are aware that any slight change could upset the fragile equilibrium

Stable prices continue for West African species
17 September, 2010
Many West African sawmills are increasing production as they report a healthy level of orders into the fourth quarter

OSB prices continue to rise
17 September, 2010
The OSB market has been consistently strong this year