International Softwood Conference (ISC) 2025 to be hosted in Norway
This year’s International Softwood Conference (ISC) will take place on October 22-24 in Oslo, Norway. The popular [...]
April 11, 2025
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Trump suspends tariffs on most countries for 90 days, escalates China trade offensive
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday suspended newly imposed tariffs on most countries for 90 days, reversing course amid [...]
April 11, 2025
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Raising timber harvests: Why Trump’s plan may fall short of expectations?
The Trump administration’s drive to harvest more timber from national forests will lead to a “thriving wood products economy [...]
April 9, 2025
Lumber falls on fears of market slowdown
Lumber futures fell below $580 per thousand board feet, sliding from a two-and-a-half-year high of $685 [...]
April 9, 2025
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Minimal tariff impact on the UK timber industry
Timber Development UK (TDUK) has encouraged its members to display a united front in response to newly announced US reciprocal [...]
April 9, 2025
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U.S. hits Canada lumber with 34% duties even before tariffs
The United States is poised to more than double duties on Canadian softwood lumber to 34.45%, putting more pressure [...]
April 9, 2025
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The direct impact of tariffs on the Finnish sawmill industry is minimal so far
President Trump's latest tariffs have been dubbed a trade war in the media. The tariffs are different for different [...]
April 8, 2025
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Reciprocal tariffs would only slightly reduce German exports to the US
President Donald Trump's new tariffs would reduce German exports to the US by less than 3%. The IFO Institute [...]
April 8, 2025
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Swedish forest industry comments on U.S. tariffs
The Swedish Forest Industries Federation has commented on the U.S. tariffs against, among others, the EU, which were announced [...]
April 8, 2025
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China slaps a 34% tax on all US imports, including wood products
In a significant escalation of trade tensions, China has imposed a sweeping 34% tariff on all imports from the United [...]
April 6, 2025
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