Global wood markets in flux: High log prices squeeze sawmills and shifting trade routes define mid-2025
The global wood industry is cautiously eyeing stabilization in mid-2025, with many companies indicating that market conditions have likely [...]
June 17, 2025
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Why is logging decreasing in Sweden despite growing demand?
Logging in Sweden continued its decline in 2024, following a significant drop the previous year, according to recent statistics from [...]
June 17, 2025
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Swiss timber company Precious Woods doubles forest area in Brazil
Swiss timber company Precious Woods, a major player in the certified tropical hardwood sector, plans to double its operational area [...]
June 17, 2025
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Germany faces shortage of softwood logs – “Prices rise by a euro every week”
Drought is boosting logging in Germany, but the threat is already looming over the next bark beetle epidemic. Sawmills [...]
June 13, 2025
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EU imposes up to 62.4% anti-dumping duties on Chinese hardwood plywood
The European Union imposed anti-dumping levies on imports of hardwood plywood from China on Tuesday. The European Commission [...]
June 13, 2025
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Thousands of wood businesses in Poland risk closure over drastic supply cuts
Poland’s State Forests authority (Lasy Państwowe) has significantly reduced the supply of large-size timber—critical for sawmills [...]
June 13, 2025
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Log inventories decline at Chinese ports due to falling imports and weak construction demand
According to the latest customs data, China imported a total of 24.146 million cubic meters of wood (logs and [...]
June 13, 2025
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Euroconstruct: Political and economic uncertainty slows European construction recovery
The current dynamics and short-term scenario for the construction sector in 2025–27 will be influenced by a slight [...]
June 13, 2025
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Norwegian timber prices hit historic highs
Norway’s timber market is booming in the first half of 2025, with timber prices reaching their highest levels in [...]
June 12, 2025
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Lumber climbs from 2024 lows but rally may pause until 2026
U.S. lumber futures continue to trade around the $600 mark per 1,000 board feet, maintaining a bullish structure [...]
June 12, 2025
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