Archives: November 2025

China resumes US log imports, but market recovery may be gradual

On November 7, the General Administration of Customs officially reopened the channel for U.S. log imports into China, ending [...]
November 28, 2025 Latest Trends

Pine and spruce log prices fall in Sweden

Wood prices are falling in Sweden. Mellanskog, the association of forest owners in central Sweden, announced it will lower prices [...]
November 25, 2025 Latest Trends

EU Council prepares to negotiate eudr amendments with European Parliament

The Council of the European Union agreed on November 19 to support a postponement and targeted amendment of the EU [...]
November 25, 2025 Latest Trends

Europe must re-balance wood flows to support panel production, new report warns

Securing raw material supply is emerging as one of the central concerns for Europe’s wood-based panels industry and [...]
November 25, 2025 Latest Trends

North American lumber market extends losses as high rates curb construction

Lumber prices fell for a fourth straight month in November, pressured by weak demand from the housing and construction sectors [...]
November 25, 2025

Kronospan completes acquisition of ZG timber’s Sebeș sawmill in Romania

 Kronospan has completed its acquisition of the Sebeș sawmill, formerly part of ZG Timber and the Ziegler Group, securing [...]
November 25, 2025 Latest Trends

Russia’s forestry industry is preparing for a reduction in logging volumes

Russia’s timber industry is under pressure from economic and market conditions, forcing companies to focus on immediate operations rather [...]
November 25, 2025 Latest Trends

German Wood Congress 2025 sees record participation as industry charts future

The German wood and forestry sector convened in Munich from November 18–20 for the German Wood Congress 2025, drawing [...]
November 22, 2025 Latest Trends

EU imposes 86.8% definitive anti-dumping duty on Chinese plywood

The European Commission has imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of Chinese hardwood plywood, concluding an investigation that began [...]
November 22, 2025

Poland’s Black Red White to cut up to 800 jobs as restructuring deepens

Poland’s Black Red White (BRW), one of the country’s largest furniture manufacturers and retailers, is expanding its restructuring [...]
November 22, 2025 Latest Trends