Archives: June 2025

Euroconstruct: Political and economic uncertainty slows European construction recovery

The current dynamics and short-term scenario for the construction sector in 2025–27 will be influenced by a slight [...]
June 13, 2025 Latest Trends

Norwegian timber prices hit historic highs

Norway’s timber market is booming in the first half of 2025, with timber prices reaching their highest levels in [...]
June 12, 2025 Latest Trends

Lumber climbs from 2024 lows but rally may pause until 2026

U.S. lumber futures continue to trade around the $600 mark per 1,000 board feet, maintaining a bullish structure [...]
June 12, 2025 Latest Trends

Karl Hedin sells sawmill in Estonia

 Karl Hedin has sold his majority stake in a sawmill located in southeastern Estonia, near the town of V [...]
June 12, 2025 Latest Trends

Finnish sawmill industry: Russian sawn timber exports to Japan should be restricted

The Finnish Sawmill Industry Federation and the European Sawmill Industry Association EOS are demanding that the EU take action to [...]
June 12, 2025 Latest Trends

German sawmillers win over federal bureaucracy

Germany’s sawmill industry is celebrating a win against onerous Federal government plans to change the sales tax rate for [...]
June 12, 2025 Latest Trends

Estonia’s wood sector shifts focus to Western Europe as distant markets lose appeal

The results of this year's Swedbank industry survey show that the Estonian wood industry has begun to recover and [...]
June 11, 2025 Latest Trends

Up to 50 percent of imported European timber may actually come from Russia, new study says

Despite international sanctions, Belarusian and Russian timber continues to enter the UK market through illicit channels, according to the forest [...]
June 11, 2025 Latest Trends

New Zealand seeks growth in Indian log market as China demand falters

A sharp drop in Chinese demand for New Zealand logs is prompting the country’s exporters to shift their focus [...]
June 11, 2025 Latest Trends

U.S. duties force large Canadian lumber producer to halt operations, lay off staff

Canadian lumber producer Groupe Rémabec will temporarily lay off more than 1,000 workers in Quebec, citing surging U [...]
June 11, 2025 Latest Trends