According to the latest import statistics, the forest industry is returning to a period of stability compared to recent years. However, broader forecasts for the construction industry indicate a sharp drop in production.
According to the Swedish Forest Agency, the delivery timber prices for both sawlog and pulpwood in Sweden increased during Q2 2023 compared to Q1 2023. The sawlog price rose by 3%, and pulpwood prices increased by almost 6%.
In forestry, there are different ways to cut down a forest. Seed-regenerative felling is one of them and it affects the landscape differently than continuous felling.
Згідно з дослідженням, опублікованим минулого тижня в журналі Nature, при виробництві паперу, целюлози, пелет та пиломатеріалів галузь щорічно викидає в атмосферу не менше 3,5 мільярда тонн вуглекислого газу.
Yuriy Bolokhovets, Head of State Enterprise "Forests of Ukraine" The forest reform is one year old. On September 7, 2022, the Cabinet of Ministers adopted a resolution on Some issues of reforming the management of the forest industry.
European softwood lumber exports to the US cooled in second
quarter of 2023. Declining production in Europe has contributed
to the fade in exports to the US.
Sawn timber exports down 11%
In the first half of the year, Germany exported 4. 93 million m³
of sawn softwood and planed timber, 11% less than in the same
period last year.
As reported by Ukrinform, The Guardian reports on this. The fire in the north-eastern regions of Evros and Alexandroupolis, which caused the death of 20 people, has been raging for the ninth day.
Türkiye’s exports of furniture, paper and forestry products in the January-July period of 2023 have topped $4.58 billion according to the figures released by the Istanbul Furniture, Paper and Forest Products Exporters Association on Monday.
A third of Ukrainian forests were affected by Russian aggression, said Andriy Yermak, head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, at a meeting of the working group on the "Ecological Security" Peace Formula.
"This is another disadvantage of cutting down the Carpathian forests - there is nowhere to hide from the sun," Yehor says, while our company climbs the forest road to the place of the next felling.
