Archives: 2025

Stora Enso Q3 2025: Wood products face pressure from weak demand and rising log costs

Stora Enso's third-quarter net sales increased by one percent to 2.28 billion, or just slightly adjusted for [...]
October 24, 2025 Latest Trends

China’s timber imports fall for seventh month, softwood trade shows signs of recovery

The latest customs data shows that in September 2025, China’s total timber imports (including both logs and lumber) reached [...]
October 24, 2025 Latest Trends

German softwood lumber exporters turn to the US as EU markets slow

Germany exported 5.747 million m³ of softwood lumber in January–September 2025, down 6% from 6.085 million m [...]
October 23, 2025 Latest Trends

UK will promote domestic structural timber in the C16 class

UK sawmills, with government support, are launching a national campaign to promote the use of domestic structural timber in the [...]
October 23, 2025 Latest Trends

Lumber futures drop due to weak US housing starts and tariff measures

Lumber futures fell below $610 per thousand board feet, their lowest level since October 8 and down 12% from a [...]
October 23, 2025 Latest Trends

Rising roundwood prices in Sweden

According to new data from the Swedish Forest Agency, roundwood prices rose sharply in the second quarter of 2025. Prices [...]
October 23, 2025 Latest Trends

Industry reaction on EUDR changes: “Relief, but not enough”

While the new proposals address some of the timber industry’s long-standing concerns, sector representatives argue that the regulation [...]
October 23, 2025 Latest Trends

EUDR still being implemented, but in a relaxed form; delay only for small companies

The European Commission has confirmed that it will no longer postpone the entry into force of the EU Deforestation Regulation [...]
October 23, 2025

Falling roundwood prices in Finland

Finnish roundwood prices fell in September 2025, with standing sales seeing spruce logs at just under €81 per cubic meter [...]
October 22, 2025 Latest Trends

More curtailments expected for B.C. lumber companies

With lumber prices below the break-even point for many lumber producers, and new 10 per cent American tariffs being [...]
October 22, 2025 Latest Trends