Search Results: 'Finnish Forest Industries Federation'

ISC identifies positive post-Covid prospects
10 December, 2021
The softwood sector is hoping for a calmer market environment in 2022, but demand is forecast to continue to outstrip output. Mike Jeffree reports from the International Softwood Conference

Softwood volume growth
21 April, 2017
The Globe Theatre was the setting for the Timber Trade Federation’s newly-badged UK SoftwoodConference, previously known as the Shippers’ Breakfast Meeting. Stephen Powney reports

Hard Road to High Ambition
20 October, 2015
The global hardwood market is not back to pre-recession peak and faces challenges getting there. But developing markets and innovative applications open up new horizons. Mike Jeffree reports from the International Hardwood Conference in Copenhagen.

Wood products boost Bioeconomy
16 July, 2014
Finland’s timber sector has had to adapt to tough economic times, while its wider forestry industry has focused on developing a more diverse range of products from the fibre resource. However, wood remains at the heart of the country’s evolving bioeconomy, reports Aila Janatuinen, manager wood products, Finnish Forest Industries Federation.

Man with a message
06 April, 2013
A drive throughout Mikael Westin’s three-decade career with Swedish trade bodies has been to get the sector to communicate common messages clearly. Mike Jeffree reports

Finnish recovery stalls
26 November, 2011
The Finnish timber industry faces renewed uncertainty in domestic and export markets, although confidence in the long term remains

Finnish trade encouraged by improving markets
19 March, 2011
Finland’s export markets are picking up but the UK remains the exception

Finnish mills cautious about trading in new year
12 December, 2009
The market has improved but demand for timber and the supply of logs remain fragile

Lack of logs dominates Finnish market
13 June, 2009
There has been a seasonal rise in timber demand in Finland but sawmills are frustrated by a tight log supply

Finns respond to duty fears
07 February, 2009
Finland is adjusting to cope with lower volumes of logs imported from Russia, according to the Finnish Forest Industries Federation

Sawn wood production slides by a quarter
17 January, 2009
Finland, like all timber producers, is facing a tough market but Russia delaying the next rise in export duties has handed it some respite

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

Asian demand could soften Finnish downturn
21 June, 2008
Growing demand for European softwood in Asia could boost the Finnish sawmilling industry at the end of this year

As demand slows, producers gear up for competition
16 February, 2008
The Finnish Forest Research Institute is forecasting a tough year ahead for the sawnwood market

Higher costs and timber shortage could take toll
10 November, 2007
Finnish industry’s recent efforts to improve profitability could be eroded by higher costs and energy taxes

Ringing the changes
26 May, 2007
Until recently the UK was the destination for almost a fifth of Latvia's timber exports, but times are changing. David Castle spoke to the Latvian Forest Industry Federation

Russian export duties put further pressure on supply
17 March, 2007
Russia's decision to raise duties on its roundwood exports means Finland has to improve availability of domestic timber

Business as usual
16 December, 2006
Finland's timber industry is restructuring, but it remains committed to its UK business

Industry restructures to improve competitiveness
28 October, 2006
Finland's big forest products companies are restructuring to redress the imbalance between production and profitability

Mills struggle to keep up
30 September, 2006
Many large mills in Latvia have full order books, but not enough logs to satisfy demand. Fibre shortages have made it difficult for sawmills to obtain logs at an economic price, and the situation is becoming critical