Archives: 2025

The daily tariff shift: Trump threatens tariffs on Canadian lumber products as soon as Friday

President Trump has warned that his administration could impose reciprocal tariffs on Canadian dairy and lumber products as early as [...]
March 11, 2025 Latest Trends

Segezha plans to double CLT production capacity in 2025

Segezha Group expects to double its CLT output in 2025, including through prefabricated house projects, the forestry holding's Telegram [...]
March 11, 2025 Latest Trends

Strike halts UPM plywood mills

The Finnish Industrial Federation and UPM Plywood are negotiating a company-specific agreement. The strike has stopped UPM's [...]
March 11, 2025 Latest Trends

Italy: Particleboard producer Xilopan to close permanently

Italian particleboard manufacturer Xilopan has shuttered production after deciding its panel manufacturing is uncompetitive in the current economic environment, according [...]
March 11, 2025 Latest Trends

Homag doesn’t expect a recovery in demand until H2/2025

The Homag Group achieved its targets in 2024 in a difficult market environment. Order intake stabilized at the previous year [...]
March 11, 2025 Latest Trends

Austrian XXXLutz Group acquires 50% of the Polish furniture manufacturer BRW Group

The XXXLutz Group has finalized the takeover of the Polish furniture manufacturer and retailer BRW Group. Polish customers will soon [...]
March 11, 2025 Latest Trends

EU launches anti-dumping probe into Brazilian softwood plywood imports

The European Commission has launched an anti-dumping investigation into softwood plywood imports from Brazil following a request from the [...]
March 8, 2025 Latest Trends

The Trump lumber duty strategy and its impact on the global wood markets

This week the US Department of Commerce announced its preliminary conclusions on Canadian softwood lumber anti dumping duties. These duties [...]
March 8, 2025

Trump delays tariffs on Canadian lumber

On Thursday, President Trump temporarily suspended the 25% tariffs he imposed earlier this week on imports from Canada, including softwood [...]
March 8, 2025 Latest Trends

Kronospan to start producing sawn timber products

Global wood-based panel manufacturing giant Kronospan will now produce sawn timber products for the first time following the acquisition [...]
March 8, 2025 Latest Trends