Search Results: 'Forest Stewardship Council'

UK trade tops up stocks with hand to mouth buying
21 February, 2009
With demand weak and buyers wary of falling victim to exchange rate fluctuations, the current state of the hardwood market is the worst that some traders have ever seen

The ups and downs of OSB
30 August, 2008
OSB manufacturers are counting the cost of the construction downturn

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

New year kicks off with healthy order books
06 January, 2007
Joiners have plenty of orders on their books for the first few months of 2007 but concerns about costs – and competitiveness – remain

West African exporters look forward with confidence
21 January, 2006
Strong Indian demand, rising prices for South-east Asian lumber and supply restrictions in South America suggest a good year ahead for West African shippers

Sveaskog buys AssiDomän
05 January, 2002
The Swedish forest products industry has been marked by a flurry of acquisitions

Industry remains optimistic
17 November, 2001
With a decline in demand and increasing pressure on prices, the anticipated slowdown in Ireland's timber markets seems to be taking hold

The curate's market
22 September, 2001
As the US furniture industry faces increasing competition from imports, hardwood producers are cutting production and, in some cases, shutting down

Fencing enjoys a revival
07 July, 2001
The weather is at last smiling on the fencing sector but it is a different story for pallets, where players can't move prices or stock because of oversupply

Finland enters new era
09 June, 2001
The structure of the forest products industry in Finland – and Norway and Sweden – continues to change, forcing sawmills into closer co-operation over timber marketing and forest certification

Norway's exports slow
12 May, 2001
Export volumes are down on this time last year and, in addition, the domestic market is facing increasing competition from Russia and the Baltics

Timber joins list of lucrative industries
03 February, 2001
Russia's vertically integrated companies make a substantial contribution to the success of the Russian timber trade but, in general, the industry suffers from a lack of investment