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Business levels flatten but optimism remains
12 November, 2011
The summer slowdown seems to have turned into an autumn slowdown but British sawmills are keeping busy and retaining market share

Swedes pin hopes on spring recovery
15 October, 2011
Imminent production cuts may help to reduce the disparity between Sweden’s log costs and timber prices

Europe remains quiet
01 October, 2011
West African sawn lumber output has increased and mills are finding willing sales in China and India and, increasingly, the Middle East

Steady as she goes
03 September, 2011
While the holiday season continues, UK traders have found August to be a quiet month, in many cases, too quiet. Markets across Europe are ticking over, but shippers believe that demand will accelerate during September as low inventories need replenishing

Joists span ever wider choice
06 August, 2011
Engineered wood is being used for an increasingly diverse range of applications

Responsible and law abiding
28 May, 2011
Due diligence will become an essential part of the EU’s Timber Regulation and the TTF’s Responsible Purchasing Policy will help its members ensure they stay on the right side of the law. The TTF’s head of sustainability, Rachel Butler, reports

Russian shippers adopt bullish stance
14 May, 2011
Russian shipments to the UK are arriving after severe winter conditions caused delays. Russian mills’ inventories are on the low side, while in the UK, terminal operators are tightly controlling redwood stocks

The cost of carbon
19 March, 2011
Camilla Hair of SCA Timber Supply looks at the industry’s engagement with CO2 as we approach the first Climate Week

The burning issue
19 March, 2011
Wood’s credentials as a carbon-friendly building material and a renewable fuel sometimes sit uneasily together. And with big new government biomass incentives just launched, the burning issue is set to become even more of a hot topic

British mills expectant rather than confident for year ahead
05 March, 2011
The British-grown timber sector started the year in fine fettle and is looking forward to strong demand across all product categories

Timber exporters wait for pick-up in European demand
08 January, 2011
Stability is expected to continue for West African log exporters but sawn timber demand will remain subdued until European buying returns to full strength

It’s marketing, Jim – but not as we know it
08 January, 2011
Liz Male of Liz Male Consulting Ltd looks into her crystal ball and makes some predictions for marketing campaigns of the future