GWMI reporting from the Grand Hotel, Malahide, Dublin | International Softwood Conference, 29 October 2026   US producers are reassessing long-term housing demand, Canada is trying to stop its processing industry from shrinking, and Ireland faces a growing gap between timber construction ambitions and forest planting. In the UK, softwood consumption is forecast to fall by 3% in 2026, with only a 0.5% recovery in 2027.   Europe’s slow construction recovery dominated the opening session of the International Softwood Conference. The next four presentations took the discussion across the Atlantic and back to Ireland ...