Archives: 2025

Rayonier completes sale of New Zealand assets

Rayonier Inc. completes sale of its 77% interest in the New Zealand joint venture to The Rohatyn Group for $710 [...]
July 2, 2025 Latest Trends

Sawn timber industry in Europe sees strategic transformation through acquisitions

A major merger and acquisition (M&A) wave, conservatively estimated to exceed €450 million ($516 million) in deal value [...]
July 1, 2025 Latest Trends

Vida appoints new CEO

After more than six years as CEO and Group President of Vida, Måns Johansson is stepping down from the [...]
July 1, 2025 Latest Trends

Weyerhaeuser lowers Q2 outlook for Wood Products on softer demand

Weyerhaeuser  has revised downward its second-quarter earnings and adjusted EBITDA guidance for its Wood Products business, citing weaker market [...]
July 1, 2025 Latest Trends

Vida Ab cuts log prices in southern Sweden for first time in a decade

Swedish sawmill giant Vida Ab has announced reductions in log prices in southern Sweden, marking the first price drop in [...]
June 28, 2025 Latest Trends

Israel-Iran conflict threatens timber trade routes in Middle East and North Africa

The ongoing Israel-Iran conflict has put a spotlight not only on global energy supplies but also on the critical [...]
June 28, 2025 Latest Trends

Weak market forces Canfor to close 2 sawmills in South Carolina

Canfor Corporation announced it will permanently close its sawmills in Estill and Darlington, South Carolina, by August 2025.The decision [...]
June 28, 2025 Latest Trends

Competitive prices drive growth in Japanese log shipments to China

According to China Customs data, between January and April 2025, China imported a total of 593,100 cubic meters of [...]
June 28, 2025 Latest Trends

Karl Hedin sells 10,800 hectares of forest in Estonia

Karl Hedin AB has announced the sale of its Estonian subsidiary, Toftani Metsandus, which manages approximately 10,800 hectares of [...]
June 28, 2025 Latest Trends

Estonia: Top 10 sawmill and wood producers

The Estonian woodworking industry is experiencing contrasting trends in early 2025. While overall turnover has seen some growth, this is [...]
June 27, 2025