European forests under sustained pressure, study says
No year since weather records began was as hot and dry as 2018. A first comprehensive analysis of the consequences [...]
August 11, 2020
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Holmen becomes an important player in the CLT industry
On Thursday, July 16, Holmen announced the news that the Group has signed an agreement to acquire the family-owned [...]
August 11, 2020
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SmartLam quadruples CLT production
SmartLam, the first commercial manufacturers of cross-laminated timber (CLT) in the U.S., has officially opened its new production [...]
August 10, 2020
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German spruce lumber puts pressure on Finnish and Russian exports to China
After February, a large volume of German spruce lumber was reported at the Chinese ports, with imports reaching approximately 340 [...]
August 10, 2020
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African tropical timber exports driven down by pandemic
The rapid spread of the coronavirus has adversely affected West Africa’s export markets, imports, foreign investment, tourism and remittances [...]
August 10, 2020
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Södra to lower timber prices
Södra adjusts the price for pulpwood, fuel wood and small diameter timber. [...]
August 10, 2020
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Norra Skog to close sawmill in Sweden
Recently, the last log at the Östavall sawmill in Ånge municipality, Sweden has been sawn. The [...]
August 10, 2020
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France’s hardwood market hit by lack of demand and rising prices
At the moment, we must face the facts, there are few reasons to rejoice in the French hardwood market. At [...]
August 10, 2020
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Holmen to acquire Martinsons
Today Holmen signed an agreement to acquire Martinsons, one of Sweden's leading players in sawn [...]
July 28, 2020
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Weak COVID-19 signs in EU tropical timber import data
EU27 (i.e. excluding the UK) tropical timber product imports continued to defy expectations of COVID-19 driven collapse in [...]
July 28, 2020
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