Search Results: 'Finnish Forest Industries Federation'

UK remains bright spot for finns
14 October, 2014
Finnish mills are generally happy with business, although market recovery is by no means universal. Keren Fallwell reports

Finnish mills optimistic of better times
08 February, 2014
Finland’s sawmills are back in the black, thanks especially to strong demand from Asia. Keren Fallwell reports.

Mills prepare to cut output as demand remains flat
29 September, 2012
Finnish mills are holding firm on prices as costs erode their profitability. Keren Fallwell reports

Prices slip as markets quieten
01 September, 2012
European demand for softwood has weakened, but so far prices in the UK have held up. An upswing in North American prices has raised hopes at sawmills in the US and Canada, but mills supplying European markets are still treading water

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

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

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

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

Finnish firms set sights on Europe
10 June, 2006
The winding up of the Nordic Timber Council has focused Finnish forest product firms on a European promotional push, while new markets in Russia could help buoy timber production levels

Excess supply and high costs hit profitability
07 January, 2006
Finland's sawmills are paying some of the highest prices in the world for their raw material and they're still assessing the impact of last summer's industrial dispute

Paper industry dispute hits sawmill production
03 September, 2005
Finland's sawmills are still feeling the aftermath of the paper industry dispute and the Swedish storm felling last winter

Finnish forestry output rises
02 April, 2005
Finnish companies are continuing to invest in order to increase production

Results improve but supply problems loom
27 November, 2004
The Finnish forestry industry is buoyant, but has to wrestle with longer-term strategic challenges