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Working harder and smarter in hardwood
17 December, 2011

Upward trend continues for MDF producers
17 December, 2011
Rising costs rather than spectacular demand are likely to push MDF prices higher in the first quarter of 2012

Some eastern promise for European softwoods
10 December, 2011
With importers buying hand-to-mouth, sawmills are seeking to reduce inventories bit-by-bit. Markets in both the Middle East and Asia look set to expand next year, and Russian log supplies may be back on stream

Plywood prices cool as availability increases
10 December, 2011
A fall-off in consumption and an increase in available supply has led to a weakening of plywood prices

Irish mills reiterate UK market commitment
26 November, 2011
Ireland’s UK market share has slipped slightly but the mills are taking a long-term view

Timber end markets produce mixed picture
26 November, 2011
The latest figures from timber’s markets are a mix of the bad and the not so bad

Eurozone uncertainty impacts chipboard orders
12 November, 2011
Demand for chipboard is generally flat and UK producers are not banking on any recovery at least until the second half of next year

Business levels flatten but optimism remains
12 November, 2011
The summer slowdown seems to have turned into an autumn slowdown but British sawmills are keeping busy and retaining market share

Russian mills raise their game with quality supply
29 October, 2011
Demand for Russian timber is holding up in a tough global market, and what many mills are supplying is top quality

Timber frame fronts up to tough market
29 October, 2011
The timber frame sector is suffering like the rest of construction, but is adapting products and strategies to boost performance and competitiveness

MDF order levels come as pleasant surprise
15 October, 2011
MDF sales have held up reasonably well but cost pressures are eroding margins and the current economic turbulence is raising doubts over the coming months

Swedes pin hopes on spring recovery
15 October, 2011
Imminent production cuts may help to reduce the disparity between Sweden’s log costs and timber prices

Confidence in recovery falters
01 October, 2011
The latest economic results fuel concerns over a second downturn

Europe remains quiet
01 October, 2011
West African sawn lumber output has increased and mills are finding willing sales in China and India and, increasingly, the Middle East

Weak demand persists
17 September, 2011
Stable pricing for fencing and pallet wood is a relief to manufacturers, but weak current demand is creating difficult market conditions

Holiday period mentality drags on into September
17 September, 2011
Business hasn’t really picked up for the UK plywood trade since the holiday season

Steady as she goes
03 September, 2011
While the holiday season continues, UK traders have found August to be a quiet month, in many cases, too quiet. Markets across Europe are ticking over, but shippers believe that demand will accelerate during September as low inventories need replenishing

Rising costs sustain chipboard summer price rises
20 August, 2011
Chipboard shortages could emerge as autumn trading gets under way

OK is good enough in new hardwood market order
20 August, 2011
The hardwood trade is operating in a new post-crunch reality, but is happy enough with trade over the last quarter

Manufacturers find respite in exports
06 August, 2011
With the economy slowing again, business confidence has fallen