China’s real estate market shows early signs of stabilization
UBS analysts on Wednesday became the latest to raise expectations that China’s struggling real estate market is close to [...]
March 25, 2025
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U.S. imports $360m birch plywood, raising Russian wood concerns
The United States imported nearly $360 million worth of birch plywood from Vietnam and Indonesia in 2024, despite neither country [...]
March 25, 2025
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Key woodworking trade fairs to open in Germany in two months
More than 140,000 professionals from the woodworking industry will gather in Germany in two months for two of the [...]
March 25, 2025
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EU delays tariffs against U.S. products
The European Union has postponed its initial countermeasures against the United States, originally set to take effect in early April [...]
March 22, 2025
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Europe’s timber market sees gradual price increases in early 2025
Timber prices in Europe have increased sharply in early 2025, driven by strong exports and a gradual recovery in [...]
March 22, 2025
U.S. sawmill capacity utilization falls to 65%
U.S. sawmill and wood preservation firms maintained steady production and capacity levels throughout 2024, but capacity utilization rates declined [...]
March 22, 2025
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Why domestic timber won’t solve the US lumber shortage?
The US president recently suggested that domestic lumber production could be significantly increased by opening federal lands to logging. This [...]
March 21, 2025
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Lumber prices reach 2.5-year high as U.S. housing starts fuel demand and supply tightens
Lumber futures surged past $660 per thousand board feet in March, reaching a two-and-a-half-year high amid [...]
March 21, 2025
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Finland: Log prices stable in February
In February standing sales, average prices of logs in Finland remained at the same level as in January. The price [...]
March 21, 2025
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Romania’s antitrust body reviews Kronospan’s takeover of Ziegler sawmill
Romania’s competition authority said it is looking into the agreed takeover of local wood processing company ZG Timber Sebes [...]
March 21, 2025
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