Archives: June 2025

EU’s potential tariffs may affect 2 million t of US pellets

Nearly 2mn t of US wood pellets may be subject to the EU's potential retaliatory import tariffs, judging by [...]
June 5, 2025 Latest Trends

China’s softwood lumber imports fall sharply as prices rise and demand dries up

According to China Customs, lumber imports in the first quarter of 2025 totalled 5.84 million cubic metres valued at [...]
June 5, 2025 Latest Trends

U.S. softwood lumber prices slide to lowest level since February

U.S. softwood lumber prices declined for the fourth consecutive week, with the Random Lengths composite price falling 1.3 [...]
June 5, 2025 Latest Trends

LIGNA show attracted 78,000 visitors

Around 78,000 visitors attended this year’s LIGNA global woodworking technology exhibition in Hanover, Germany, according to show organiser [...]
June 5, 2025 Latest Trends

SCA pauses withdrawal from FSC

After dialogue with the Sami National Federation and FSC, SCA has decided to postpone its much-discussed break from certification [...]
June 5, 2025 Latest Trends

Swedish sawmills brace for weak H2 as margins remain thin despite stable demand

Swedish sawmills are preparing for a difficult second half of 2025 as high log prices and subdued global market sentiment [...]
June 4, 2025 Latest Trends

European wood-based panel reports slow growth in production

During the recent Interzum trade fair, the European Panel Federation (EPF) shared preliminary figures for 2024 and its outlook for [...]
June 4, 2025 Latest Trends

Latvijas Finieris sells record amount of plywood

In 2024, the “Latvijas Finieris” concern sold a record volume of 309 thousand cubic meters of plywood production (in 2023 [...]
June 4, 2025 Latest Trends

Koskisen Group completes acquisition of Iisveden Metsä

Iisveden Metsä Oy's business operations have become part of the Koskinen Group as of June 1, 2025. Iisveden Mets [...]
June 4, 2025 Latest Trends

Metsä Group completes sale of its wood supply business in Latvia

The divestment of Metsä Group’s parent company Metsäliitto Cooperative’s wood supply business in Latvia to ACA Timber [...]
June 4, 2025 Latest Trends