Setra’s Q1 net sales up 33%
The Swedish wood industry company Setra reports an operating result of SEK -75 million (€6.5 million) for Q1 2025 [...]
April 17, 2025
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Holmen also considers leaving FSC
SCA recently announced that it is considering leaving the environmental certification body FSC. Now Holmen is making a similar announcement [...]
April 17, 2025
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Tariffs could spur mass-timber boom in B.C. amid U.S. softwood lumber restrictions
Trade tensions with the United States could accelerate the adoption of mass-timber construction in British Columbia, as Canadian softwood [...]
April 17, 2025
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Russia’s timber sector poised for rebound despite rising domestic costs
Russia’s government is doubling down on efforts to revive the timber sector, once worth $20 billion annually, as President [...]
April 17, 2025
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Finland: Wood prices expected to increase in 2025-2026
The need for wood will increase this year and next year in Finland's forest industry, which will keep the [...]
April 16, 2025
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Tariffs and sawmill closures reshape North American lumber industry
North American lumber producers are bracing for one of the most disruptive trade environments in decades, as permanent capacity shutdowns [...]
April 16, 2025
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Increased logging in the United States could lead to problems with thinnings and sawmill by-products
Increased logging in the United States could lead to problems with thinnings and sawmill by-products. In Montana, 36 sawmills [...]
April 16, 2025
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SCA wants to withdraw from FSC certification
Europe’s largest forest owner, Swedish forestry company SCA, plans to withdraw from the Swedish branch of the Forest Stewardship [...]
April 16, 2025
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EU biodiversity strategy may allow significant growth in EU wood harvest, new study says
The European Union's Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 aims to halt biodiversity loss and restore ecosystems, but what does this [...]
April 16, 2025
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Forecast: Scarce supply to boost Finland’s lumber exports and prices
The value of Finnish forest industry exports will grow both this year and next. The main driver is cardboard. Lumber [...]
April 15, 2025
