European demand improves but still concentrated on sapele
European demand for tropical sawn hardwood has been firmer in 2014 than during the previous year, particularly for sapele which is now very strongly favoured. Demand has developed particularly well in the UK, although there are also signs of improvement in the
Netherlands and Belgium ... Read More
Timber, steel and concrete are three of the most common structural materials in the world, and each material has pros and cons. We asked industry bodies representing each to argue their case.
TIMBER
Timber has higher structural efficiency as carried load per unit weight compared to reinforced concrete and steel structures. A common ... Read More
US exports of hardwood lumber in 2014 as a whole were 13% higher than a year earlier at 3.901m m³. At +26% to $2.337bn, the value of the exports rose even more sharply than the volume. According to information from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (FAS), almost all the wood ... Read More
The total exports of US hardwood lumber to the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region reached a value of $56.3 million and a volume of 71,761 cu m during the first three quarters of the year, according to recent figures.
The statistics which were complied by the American Hardwood Export ... Read More