Archives: May 2025

Homag’s earnings show upward trend in the first quarter

In the first quarter of 2025, the HOMAG Group’s order intake and sales were at approximately the same level [...]
May 15, 2025 Latest Trends

Estonian sawmills face pressure as demand cools across Europe

Timber prices in Estonia showed signs of stabilization in April after several months of decline, driven by subdued demand in [...]
May 14, 2025 Latest Trends

90-day suspension of U.S.-China wood tariffs

 The United States and China have agreed to suspend mutual 24% tariffs on wood products for 90 days, marking [...]
May 14, 2025 Latest Trends

Sweden’s timber buyers expect stable or rising prices in 2025, long-term outlook remains bullish

Most timber buyers in Sweden expect log prices to remain stable or rise slightly in 2025, with supply constraints and [...]
May 14, 2025 Latest Trends

Holmen to reduce Braviken sawmill output by 90,000 m³, lay off 40 workers

Around 40 of the 140 employees at Braviken sawmill outside Norrköping are being given notice of layoffs, reports Dagens [...]
May 14, 2025 Latest Trends

Conifex returns to profit in Q1 2025 as lumber shipments rebound

Conifex Timber Inc. reported a net profit of C$0.6 million in the first quarter of 2025, rebounding from [...]
May 14, 2025 Latest Trends

Sawmill executives: Wild wood prices ahead

  Executives at two of North America's lumber producers said they are bracing for volatile wood prices this [...]
May 13, 2025 Latest Trends

SCA’s Wood division more than doubles EBITDA in Q1/2025

SCA’s wood division delivered strong performance in the first quarter of 2025, driven by increased delivery volumes and higher [...]
May 13, 2025 Latest Trends

Södra acquires full ownership of Dutch wood products distributor Smartt Timber

Swedish forest industry group Södra has acquired all shares in the Netherlands-based company Smartt Timber B.V., taking [...]
May 13, 2025 Latest Trends

The European parquet markets, coming from very low levels, are generally stabilising

The Board of Directors of the European Parquet Federation, FEP, met at Bauwerk Group Schweiz AG premises in St Margrethen [...]
May 13, 2025 Latest Trends