Press Release – Wood Resources International Global trade of wood chips, which are mainly used by pulpmills, grew from about 21 million tons in 2009 to an all-time high of 35 million tons in 2018. Subsequently, trade declined for two consecutive years to reach just over 30 million tons in 2020. …
Global trade of wood chips, which are mainly used by pulpmills, grew from about 21 million tons in 2009 to an all-time high of 35 million tons in 2018. Subsequently, trade declined for two consecutive years to reach just over 30 million tons in 2020. Significant investments in new pulp capacity in China combined with a lack of domestic wood fiber have been driving practically all of the global increase in wood chip trade during the past decade.
Friday, 7 May 2021, 8:53 am
Global trade of wood chips, which are mainly used by
pulpmills, grew from about 21 million tons in 2009 to an
all-time high of 35 million tons in 2018. Subsequently,
trade declined for two consecutive years to reach just over
30 million tons in 2020. Significant investments in new pulp
capacity in China combined with a lack of domestic wood
fiber have been driving practically all of the global
increase in wood chip trade during the past
decade.
Outside of China, the trade of wood chips has
been relatively stable the past ten years, ranging between
20-21 million tons annually, except for 2020, when total
Press Release – Wood Resources International The Global Sawlog Price Index rose 8% in the 4Q/20 as demand for logs was up in North America and Europe Both of the WRIs sawlog price indices (Global and European) jumped 8% q-o-q in the 4Q/20 as log prices increased worldwide. Demand for logs improved …
The Global Sawlog Price Index rose 8% in the 4Q/20 as demand for logs was up in North America and Europe
Both of the WRI’s sawlog price indices (Global and European) jumped 8% q-o-q in the 4Q/20 as log prices increased worldwide. Demand for logs improved when lumber consumption increased in the second half of 2020, particularly in the United States, the United Kingdom, South Korea, and the MENA region. In Europe, the lumber market was generally flat, with only minor changes in domestic demand. However, European countries with high levels of lumber exports to non-European countries were in luck. Record setting lumber prices in the US helped drive increased shipments to higher lev
Tuesday, 20 April 2021, 4:54 pm
The Global Sawlog Price Index rose 8% in the 4Q/20 as
demand for logs was up in North America and
Europe
Both of the WRI’s sawlog price indices
(Global and European) jumped 8% q-o-q in the 4Q/20 as log
prices increased worldwide. Demand for logs improved when
lumber consumption increased in the second half of 2020,
particularly in the United States, the United Kingdom, South
Korea, and the MENA region. In Europe, the lumber market was
generally flat, with only minor changes in domestic demand.
However, European countries with high levels of lumber
exports to non-European countries were in luck. Record
Europes's pellet industry is expected to show strong growth through to at least 2025, according to Wood Resources International. Factors said to drive the