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August 5, 2026

CEO warns: ‘The worst is ahead’ for Norway’s sawmill industry

CEO warns: ‘The worst is ahead’ for Norway’s sawmill industry

Norway's timber industry is preparing for what it believes will be the most difficult phase of the current market downturn, warning that the prolonged weakness in residential construction is now beginning to work its way through the country's sawmills and wood-processing sector.

"We have the worst ahead of us," said Erland Løkken

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