Search Results: 'last report'

Tackling a hot topic
11 December, 2010
Greater use of wood in construction and new regulation are making a fire retardant specification the issue of the day

Evolution or fossilisation
11 December, 2010

From high speed to soft start
27 November, 2010
The pace of technical innovation in moulders shows no sign of slowing, despite the tough market, with latest developments aimed at increasing speed, cutting energy and boosting flexibility

Simplicity for straitened times
27 November, 2010
Mouldings manufacturers have continued to focus on product and design development through the downturn and some now report market improvement

Domestic demand enforces stability in Asian markets
13 November, 2010
Asian markets remain fairly quiet but growing, and increasingly sophisticated, domestic demand is having a stable influence

Softwood price rises curtailed as market slows
13 November, 2010
This year’s trading may have been better than anticipated but the market is still shrouded in uncertainty

British producers play the home advantage
16 October, 2010
The British-grown timber sector is in bullish mood and enjoying strong demand, but is keeping a weather eye on exchange rates – and the weather.

Showing how to keep the lights on
16 October, 2010

Is it build or burn – or both?
17 September, 2010

Tough present, brighter future
07 August, 2010
The Swedish timber industry has felt the effects of the global downturn, but its long-term outlook remains bright, write Bertil Stener, director wood products, and Marianne Svensen, director branch and market analyses unit, at the Swedish Forest Industries Federation

The illegal logging war can be won
24 July, 2010
Chatham House's report on illegal logging shows progress is being made

Battles won in war on illegal logging
24 July, 2010
There’s a long way to go before it’s eradicated, but a new report says illegal logging is on the decline

Ports provide safe haven for timber
10 July, 2010
The recession hit imports but now UK ports are investing in timber handling, ready for the upturn

Softwood log shortages and rising prices continue to create uncertainty
10 July, 2010
Rising log costs have continued to chip away at sawmillers’ margins across northern Europe, pushing export prices still higher. In the UK, stockists are benefiting from an increase in the value of their inventories, but many are still selling below the levels needed to take into account replacement costs

Market in balance but supply driver creates unease
29 May, 2010
The rising cost of raw material is universal but in Sweden prices are rising more steeply than elsewhere

Baltics gain advantage as Nordic mills face rising costs
15 May, 2010
Irrespective of varying global demand, softwood prices continue to rise in a supply-driven market across northern Europe. With British mills outsold, and pressure building in Sweden from spiralling raw material costs, Baltic producers are in a position to take a fresh look at opportunities in the UK

From carbon neutral to chemical free
01 May, 2010
Timber businesses are taking an increasingly all-round approach on environmental performance

It’s cautious, but it’s still optimism
17 April, 2010

British mills enjoy strong demand
17 April, 2010
After a snow-disrupted start to the year, British-grown timber production is on a high

Flexible software friends
03 April, 2010
Flexibility and the ability to integrate software solutions are driving design and management program development