Germany faces shortage of softwood logs – “Prices rise by a euro every week”
Drought is boosting logging in Germany, but the threat is already looming over the next bark beetle epidemic. Sawmills [...]
June 13, 2025
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EU imposes up to 62.4% anti-dumping duties on Chinese hardwood plywood
The European Union imposed anti-dumping levies on imports of hardwood plywood from China on Tuesday. The European Commission [...]
June 13, 2025
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Thousands of wood businesses in Poland risk closure over drastic supply cuts
Poland’s State Forests authority (Lasy Państwowe) has significantly reduced the supply of large-size timber—critical for sawmills [...]
June 13, 2025
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Log inventories decline at Chinese ports due to falling imports and weak construction demand
According to the latest customs data, China imported a total of 24.146 million cubic meters of wood (logs and [...]
June 13, 2025
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Euroconstruct: Political and economic uncertainty slows European construction recovery
The current dynamics and short-term scenario for the construction sector in 2025–27 will be influenced by a slight [...]
June 13, 2025
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Norwegian timber prices hit historic highs
Norway’s timber market is booming in the first half of 2025, with timber prices reaching their highest levels in [...]
June 12, 2025
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Lumber climbs from 2024 lows but rally may pause until 2026
U.S. lumber futures continue to trade around the $600 mark per 1,000 board feet, maintaining a bullish structure [...]
June 12, 2025
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Karl Hedin sells sawmill in Estonia
Karl Hedin has sold his majority stake in a sawmill located in southeastern Estonia, near the town of V [...]
June 12, 2025
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Finnish sawmill industry: Russian sawn timber exports to Japan should be restricted
The Finnish Sawmill Industry Federation and the European Sawmill Industry Association EOS are demanding that the EU take action to [...]
June 12, 2025
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German sawmillers win over federal bureaucracy
Germany’s sawmill industry is celebrating a win against onerous Federal government plans to change the sales tax rate for [...]
June 12, 2025
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