Search Results: 'Wood for Good'

Predicting an unpredictable new year and only slow recovery
19 December, 2009
The hardwood trade has had its fair share of ups and downs through 2009 and no-one is predicting market trends to be any easier to forecast in 2010

Weak pound benefits British mills
14 November, 2009
British timber production is up thanks to the weakness of sterling and the decline in imports – but the market is still seen as fragile

Swedish mills breathe easier but log shortage threatens supply
14 November, 2009
Production cuts have created some balance but it is still a supply-driven market

MDF sales rise but sector cautious of false dawn
17 October, 2009
Their market is improving, but MDF suppliers are wary of raising their hopes too soon

Some trade encouragement but freight rates are hurting
22 August, 2009
Plywood trading seems to be in flux, but a true picture will not emerge until the summer holidays are over

Housing shows signs of stabilising
25 July, 2009
British consumers are feeling a bit more confident about the economy but forecasts remain gloomy

British-grown timber sector feels more positive
11 July, 2009
It may be from a very low base, but production of British timber has increased in the second quarter

Production cuts leave market short of timber
30 May, 2009
Swedish production has been curbed to such an extent that mills are having trouble meeting demand

Business slow, but stabilising
18 April, 2009
The hardwood market is still on the slide, but there are some signs that it is steadying

Joiners seek advantage in competitive market
04 April, 2009
There is significantly less work available than this time last year so joinery manufacturers are improving their service to win what business they can

West Africa relies on Asian markets
07 February, 2009
West African producers are reducing production and closing mills as European demand slows to a trickle, but there is still business to be found in India and China

"Control volumes at all costs", shippers told
24 January, 2009
As the new year’s trading gets under way there is no sign of any improvement in the market, and sterling's falling value is not helping Baltic shippers

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