Archives: 2025

Can US sawmills really replace Canadian lumber supply?

US,The imposition of a 25% tariff on all goods imported from Canada and Mexico by the United States on [...]
March 13, 2025 Latest Trends

Latvia’s forest industry is slowly recovering

Latvian forest industry export revenue reached 3.41 billion euros in 2024, which is 3.4% or 113.71 million [...]
March 13, 2025 Latest Trends

China’s property market shows signs of recovery

China’s real estate sector is showing signs of stabilisation after years of decline, raising the prospect of a renewed [...]
March 13, 2025 Latest Trends

EUDR set to reshape global timber supply chains, new study finds

New research supported by the US Forest Service suggests that the European Union’s deforestation regulation (EUDR) will significantly impact [...]
March 13, 2025 Latest Trends

EU tropical wood imports at historic low in 2024

In 2024, the EU27 imported 1.46 million tonnes of tropical wood and wood furniture products with a total value [...]
March 12, 2025 Latest Trends

Homann Holzwerkstoffe ready to start in Lithuania

The long-anticipated launch of Homanit Lietuva’s fiberboard production facility near Vilnius, Lithuania is now unimpeded, according to its [...]
March 12, 2025 Latest Trends

Low profitability for Swedish sawmills due to high log prices

Despite a slight increase in Swedish lumber prices in 2024, the soaring log prices—and in some cases, outright log [...]
March 12, 2025 Latest Trends

German wood industry struggles with weak construction demand

The construction-related sector in Germany continues to face numerous difficulties closely linked to the overall development of the construction [...]
March 12, 2025 Latest Trends

Koskisen to acquire Iisveden Metsä

Koskisen Corporation has agreed to acquire the business of Iisveden Metsä Oy. Iisveden Metsä is a limited liability company [...]
March 11, 2025 Latest Trends

UK timber import volumes improved modestly in 2024

UK import volumes of the main timber and panel products finished 2024 up by 0.5% on the previous year [...]
March 11, 2025 Latest Trends