Archives: 2025

Stora Enso produces CLT panels from reclaimed softwood lumber

Stora Enso, in collaboration with the EU-funded Woodcircles project, has successfully produced cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels entirely from [...]
September 11, 2025 Latest Trends

New Zealand timber industry aims to double exports with high-value processed wood products

New Zealand’s timber sector is targeting a doubling of exports over the next decade, aiming to increase annual export [...]
September 11, 2025 Latest Trends

Trump uged to act as U.S. forestry sector faces crisis

Lumber prices are plunging, mills are closing, and natural disasters continue to wreak havoc on the U.S. forestry sector [...]
September 11, 2025 Latest Trends

German industry voices grow louder against EU deforestation law

Opposition to the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is intensifying in Germany, as associations from both the wood packaging and mechanical [...]
September 9, 2025 Latest Trends

China’s timber market outlook: softer imports, cautious signs of seasonal recovery

China’s timber sector showed further signs of contraction in July 2025, with imports continuing to fall and market sentiment [...]
September 9, 2025 Latest Trends

Polish wood and furniture industry faces sharp slowdown as costs rise and exports weaken

Poland’s wood and furniture industries, once among the country’s most competitive export sectors, are losing momentum as rising [...]
September 9, 2025 Latest Trends

UK timber imports drop slightly in first half; rising softwood import price

Timber and panel product imports saw a slight decrease in volumes during the first half of 2025 compared to the [...]
September 9, 2025 Latest Trends

Lumber prices rebound as Interfor announces production curtailments

Lumber prices, which had experienced a sharp decline of over 20% in August, saw a modest rebound on Thursday following [...]
September 6, 2025 Latest Trends

Germany: Log prices rise strongly in September as sawmills compete for fresh wood

Log prices in Germany moved up sharply at the beginning of September, with forest owners reporting significantly higher offers from [...]
September 6, 2025 Latest Trends

Domtar to halt operations at Maniwaki sawmill

Domtar will temporarily suspend operations at its Maniwaki sawmill in Quebec beginning October 10, the company confirmed this week. The [...]
September 6, 2025 Latest Trends