Italy exporters among the German and Austrian sawmills are unsure of the further development of the Italian softwood lumber market. In particular the market for construction timber has deteriorated significantly in recent weeks. With the demand for wood packaging assortments, most companies are happy. Industry looks with interest at the sawmills in Carinthia and Styria, if the companies will stand firm in softwood lumber prices or if they will pass on price advantages caused by pine beetle wood to their Italian customers.
Demand for construction timber is strongly regressing. Price increases of the summer, Italians had to accept in view of the German and Austrian lumber prices, are about to fall off. Payment targets are beginning to re-extend.
€/m³ Sept. 2008 |
€/m³ Feb. 2009 |
€/m³ May/June 2009 |
€/m³ Dec. 09 |
€/m³ March/April 10 |
€/m³ Nov.10 |
Note | |
Packaging 17x75, 95, 115 | 125-135 | 115-120 | 115 120 from June |
105-115 | 145-155 (160) | 155 -160 | fresh, franco N-Italy |
Packaging-Morali 8x8, 10x10 | 130-135 | 115-125 | 110 120 from June |
110-115 | 145-155 | 150-160 | fresh, franco N-Italy |
Packaging 23x100,120 sorted by width | - | 110-115 | 120-125 | - | - | 155 -160 | fresh, franco N-Italy |
Packaging 23x160+ | 160 Q1 160-165 Q2 |
fresh, franco N-Italy | |||||
Cutbacks 23mm, 2,5m | - | 75-80 | 95-100 | - | 115 | - | fresh, franco N-Italy |
Lumber accord. to list | - | - | - | - | 210-220 | - | fresh, franco carpenter |
Lumber-Morali | 145-150 |
125-135 |
130-140 | 140-150 | 155-165 | 175-180 | fresh, franco N-Italy |
Squared timber, 15x20 cm, 3-4,5m "Spigolatti" |
180-190 | 140-150 | 155 | 170 | 175-185 | 205-210 | fresh, franco N-Italy, + 7 €/lfm |
Plane shelves 22x150 | 220-240 | 190 large customers 205-210 |
210-220 | - | - | 235-250 | dried, franco N-Italy |
Planks 50x220/240 II/III "Ponteggio" | 140-150 | 130-135 | 125-130 | 135-140 | 155-165 | 170-180 | fresh, franco N-Italy |
Glulam beams, visible (BSH, si) | 350-370 | 340-350 | 325-350 | 365-380 | 370-385 | 395-400 | franco N-Italy |
Glulam beams, not visible (BSH, nsi) | 320-340 | 280-300 | 285-285 | 335-350 | 340-360 | 360-365 | franco S-Italy |
Duo/Trio | - | 360 | 370 400 (Scand.) |
370-380 390-410 (Scand.) |
- | franco N-Italy |