China: Fall in CIF prices for softwood lumber imports continues
According to data from China Customs, in the first half of 2023 lumber imports totalled 14.31 million cubic metres [...]
September 7, 2023
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Sales in the German timber trade are declining due to downturn in construction
The German timber trade is feeling the effects of the downturn in construction. The timber trade in Germany is [...]
September 6, 2023
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ETTF issues EUDR guidance for timber exporters
The European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF) has recently released comprehensive guidance pertaining to the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) for [...]
September 6, 2023
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Stora Enso continues restructuring plans
Stora Enso has progressed with its restructuring actions, announced on 15 June 2023, aimed at strengthening the Group’s long [...]
September 6, 2023
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Swedish sawmills plan record investments in production capacities
Swedish sawmills are investing the profits they have earned in good years into staggering sawmill investments. Capacity is being increased [...]
September 5, 2023
Estonian timber companies in tough position due to economic downturn
Due to the general economic downturn, export volumes for timber companies in southeastern Estonia have fallen. Timber companies that sell [...]
September 5, 2023
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Canadian wildfires could affect future log and timber availability
Wildfires burning in the Northwest Territories and British Columbia are exacerbating what was already by far the fiercest wildfire season [...]
September 5, 2023
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Metsä Wood and SRV sign agreement for Kerto LVL mill construction in Äänekoski
Metsä Wood and construction company SRV have signed an agreement for the construction of Metsä Wood's new Kerto [...]
September 5, 2023
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Austria: Softwood lumber prices halved in recent months
Sales of Austrian sawmills have collapsed: while the warehouses are full of wood, the price of softwood lumber has fallen [...]
September 1, 2023
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UK timber industry stabilizes as construction declines
The timber industry in the UK is currently experiencing a period of stability, which is in contrast to the fluctuating [...]
September 1, 2023
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