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Swedish forest industry faces weakest domestic demand since the 1990s

The Swedish forest industry is under significant pressure due to a combination of high costs, weak domestic demand, and global [...]
April 17, 2025 Latest Trends

Stora Enso acquisition of Junnikkala sawmill company gets green

The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (KKV) sees no obstacle to Stora Enso acquiring Junnikkala Oy. The Authority investigated the [...]
April 17, 2025 Latest Trends

Jasper Lumber to invest $135 million in new sawmill in Alabama

Jasper Lumber Company is nearing completion on a long-term investment of more than $135 million to upgrade its sawmill [...]
April 17, 2025 Latest Trends

Setra’s Q1 net sales up 33%

The Swedish wood industry company Setra reports an operating result of SEK -75 million (€6.5 million) for Q1 2025 [...]
April 17, 2025 Latest Trends

Holmen also considers leaving FSC

SCA recently announced that it is considering leaving the environmental certification body FSC. Now Holmen is making a similar announcement [...]
April 17, 2025 Latest Trends

Tariffs could spur mass-timber boom in B.C. amid U.S. softwood lumber restrictions

Trade tensions with the United States could accelerate the adoption of mass-timber construction in British Columbia, as Canadian softwood [...]
April 17, 2025 Latest Trends