Metsä Fibre starts negotiations on possible temporary layoffs at Rauma sawmill
Metsä Fibre, a member of the Metsä Group, will start change negotiations on possible temporary layoffs at the Joutseno and [...]
May 8, 2025
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Lumber prices fall as uncertainty settles
Lumber futures fell below $550 per thousand board feet, hovering at yearly lows as excess supply from winter restocking collided [...]
May 7, 2025
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European plywood imports rebound 14% in 2024
Total EU+UK imports of plywood from outside the region in 2024 were 3.77 million cu.m, up 14 [...]
May 7, 2025
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EU manufacturers facing consequences from wood products diverted from the US
For the European forests products sector the direct impact of additional tariffs on bilateral trade with the US, while significant [...]
May 7, 2025
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Austria’s softwood market: A look at April 2025 pricing trends
The Austrian sawmill industry’s locations are currently stocked with varying amounts of spruce sawlogs. Accordingly, demand behavior also differs [...]
May 7, 2025
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Adapting to EUDR: Germany’s wood industry confronts new realities
Special tariffs and tips for easing goods registration dominated the presentations and discussions at the 2025 Foreign Trade Day of [...]
May 7, 2025
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U.S. and European lumber price increases lift Mercer’s wood segment performance
Mercer International, one of North America’s leading pulp and lumber producers, reported a net loss of $22.3 million [...]
May 7, 2025
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Sveaskog’s sale of Setra shares is complete
At the end of last year, it became known that Sveaskog intended to sell its shareholding in Setra Group AB [...]
May 7, 2025
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Forest products spared in US-EU tariff dispute—for now
Following the US administration’s announcement to impose US tariffs of 25% on all aluminium and steel imports the EU [...]
May 6, 2025
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China takes the lead over Germany in exports of woodworking machinery
In 2024, Italy exported €1.55bn worth of goods, down 8% from €1.69bn the previous year. The main markets [...]
May 6, 2025
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