Ghana’s total export volumes from January to November 2019 stood at 280,223 cubic metres and export earnings were euro 140.74 million (USD 154.13 million). However, exports were down 24,152 cu.m (-8%) and euro 32.18 million (-19%) when compared to the same period in 2018, ITTO reported . Ghana’s export statistics from…
On 20 June 2019, in accordance with Article 306 of the Association Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine the European Union initiated arbitration procedure on restrictions applied by Ukraine on exports of certain wood products. The arbitration panel to examine this matter was established on 28 January 2020. Therefore,…
Altogether 36.3 million cubic metres of industrial roundwood from non-industrial, private forests was recorded in monthly statistics in 2019 in Finland. The share of standing sales was five-sixths and the share of delivery sales was one sixth, the Finnish statistics office Luke informs. The total Finnish trade decreased 29 percent compared…
Sawlog prices fell throughout the world in 2019 with European prices declining the most, resulting in a more competitive sawmilling sector in Central and Northern Europe, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. A plentiful supply of logs coupled with declining demand moved sawlog prices downward in most major markets around the…
Amid a need for more accurate, up-to-date and harmonised data and monitoring on Europe’s valuable woodlands, the European Environment Agency and the European Commission launched a new Forest Information System for Europe (FISE) which aims to become Europe’s knowledge hub to monitor the state, health and sustainability of Europe’s many…
Last year was characterised by significant fluctuations for Moelven. Sales in 2019 decreased by NOK 723.3 million to NOK 10,297.5 million ($1.13 billion) in 2019, and the operating result decreased by NOK 250.8 million to NOK 335.4 million ($36.9 million). “The first half of the year was very good, while…
Wood raw-material costs were down for pulp manufacturers in most regions around the world in the 3Q/19 as compared to both the previous quarter and the 3Q/18. Prices for softwood pulplogs and wood chips were down between 1-15% q-o-q, depending on region, with the biggest price reductions occurring in Germany,…
The government in Paraguay wants to boost commercial forest use and launched various measures in this purpose at the end of 2019, as ultimahora.com and wochenblatt.cc reported. For example, special credit conditions for an increased settlement of forest industries and a change in the law to facilitate the export of…
The platforms Forst & Holz Deutschland and Forst Holz Papier Österreich have published a joint, transnational declaration on the Green Deal. The industry representatives call for the services and potential of sustainable forest management and wood use to be more closely integrated and used in the climate protection concept for Europe,…
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro wants to create an “Amazon Council” to protect and ensure the “sustainable development” of the world’s largest rainforest. The announcement is commonly interpreted as a response to strong criticism of its environmental policy. So far, the region’s economic development has been a priority and there has been…
