Key woodworking trade fairs to open in Germany in two months
More than 140,000 professionals from the woodworking industry will gather in Germany in two months for two of the [...]
March 25, 2025
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EU delays tariffs against U.S. products
The European Union has postponed its initial countermeasures against the United States, originally set to take effect in early April [...]
March 22, 2025
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U.S. sawmill capacity utilization falls to 65%
U.S. sawmill and wood preservation firms maintained steady production and capacity levels throughout 2024, but capacity utilization rates declined [...]
March 22, 2025
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Why domestic timber won’t solve the US lumber shortage?
The US president recently suggested that domestic lumber production could be significantly increased by opening federal lands to logging. This [...]
March 21, 2025
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Lumber prices reach 2.5-year high as U.S. housing starts fuel demand and supply tightens
Lumber futures surged past $660 per thousand board feet in March, reaching a two-and-a-half-year high amid [...]
March 21, 2025
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Finland: Log prices stable in February
In February standing sales, average prices of logs in Finland remained at the same level as in January. The price [...]
March 21, 2025
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Romania’s antitrust body reviews Kronospan’s takeover of Ziegler sawmill
Romania’s competition authority said it is looking into the agreed takeover of local wood processing company ZG Timber Sebes [...]
March 21, 2025
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ECB warns that trade war risks hurt European economy
The European Central Bank (ECB) has made another interest rate cut, responding to heightened concerns over trade war risks that [...]
March 21, 2025
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Third-party companies used to bypass EU sanctions on Russian and Belarusian plywood
The European Commission recently issued an alert regarding a heightened risk of sanctions circumvention in the importation of plywood, with [...]
March 20, 2025
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The situation in the Red Sea is in turmoil again, and the global timber supply chain faces disruption
Tensions in the Red Sea region have escalated once again. Reports indicate that on March 15 (local time), the U [...]
March 20, 2025
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