Archives: 2025

New glued laminated timber plant in Estonia

Layerwood Production will build a modern glued timber manufacturing plant in Kohtla-Järve. The €29 million facility is [...]
May 28, 2025 Latest Trends

Kährs sees signs of recovery in European renovation segment despite lower Q1 sales

Kährs Group's consolidated net sales amounted to SEK 541 million (€52.2 million) for Q1 2025, compared to [...]
May 28, 2025 Latest Trends

EU publishes first EUDR risk benchmarking list, but key gaps raise concerns

The European Commission has published its first official benchmarking list classifying countries by deforestation risk under the EU Deforestation Regulation [...]
May 27, 2025 Latest Trends

Plywood importers face ‘perfect storm’, while OSB prices eye a climb

This all appears to be part of a “perfect storm” for plywood importers. They are already grappling with the demands [...]
May 27, 2025 Latest Trends

U.S. plywood producers seek duties on imports from Vietnam, Indonesia, and China

The Coalition for Fair Trade in Hardwood Plywood has filed antidumping and countervailing duty petitions with the U.S. Department [...]
May 27, 2025 Latest Trends

Moelven closes sawmill in Sweden due to weak profitability

Weak profitability has led Moelven to decide to close its sawmill in Ransby, northern Värmland. 38 people are affected [...]
May 27, 2025 Latest Trends

Binderholz Nordic doubles its profit 

 The turnover of sawmill company Binderholz Nordic increased by 8.5 million euros last year to 155.2 million [...]
May 27, 2025 Latest Trends

Home Depot avoids tariff-induced price hikes by diversifying sourcing countries

Home Depot remains confident it can shield customers from tariff-driven price increases, a stark contrast to warnings from other [...]
May 27, 2025 Latest Trends

Austria: Spruce sawlog prices stable to rising in May 2025

Demand for softwood sawlogs in Austria remains strong in mid-May, despite renewed signs of economic slowdown and persistent uncertainty [...]
May 24, 2025 Latest Trends

Stora Enso divests Swedish forest land in €900 million deal

Stora Enso has reached an agreement to sell 175,000 hectares of forest land in Sweden, representing 12.4% of [...]
May 24, 2025 Latest Trends