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Softwood lumber prices support French sawmills as hardwood demand stays weak
France entered the second half of 2026 with an increasingly divided sawmill market. GWMI’s reading of the latest French [...]
September 19, 2026
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Setra races to save storm timber value before blue stain takes hold
Storm Johannes left Setra with a problem that had less to do with recovering timber than with time. Large volumes [...]
September 19, 2026
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AI data center boom creates new opening for mass timber
The rapid expansion of data center construction in North America is beginning to create an unexpected opportunity for mass timber [...]
September 19, 2026
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Finland’s sawlog prices hold firm despite weak timber trade
Finland’s roundwood market remained unusually quiet in August, with purchasing activity failing to show the seasonal recovery normally seen [...]
September 19, 2026
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Metsä Group and Stora Enso reject platform handling 20 million m³ of Finnish timber
Around 15–20 million m³ of timber sales handled annually by Finland’s forest management associations are moving onto a [...]
September 19, 2026
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Further HS Timber investment in Argentinian sawmill comes under review
ACON Timber, the Argentine joint venture between Austria’s HS Timber Group and Belgium’s Forestcape, is reassessing the next [...]
September 18, 2026
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