China’s lumber market in 2024: Falling softwood imports, rising hardwood demand
According to data from China’s Customs, 2024 lumber imports totaled 26.74 million cubic meters valued at US$6 [...]
March 6, 2025
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Profura buys back Swedish sawmills from insolvent Ziegler Group
Profura Development has reached an agreement to reacquire Green Wood Sverige AB, including its subsidiaries Balungstrands Sågverk and B [...]
March 5, 2025
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Weyerhaeuser shares on the rise as U.S. tariffs hit Canadian lumber imports
Weyerhaeuser's stock is gaining as investors anticipate that the company will benefit from new 25% tariffs on Canadian lumber [...]
March 5, 2025
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Kronospan acquires Ziegler’s sawmill in Romania
Kronospan has acquired the ZG Timber factory in Sebeș from Ziegler Group. The acquisition ensures the continuation of operations at [...]
March 5, 2025
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Poland: Exports of raw wood is still growing
The Polish Chamber of Commerce of the Timber Industry (PIGPD) presented data on the export of wood from Poland. Contrary [...]
March 5, 2025
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Latvian timber trading company acquires Metsä Forest Latvia
Timber trading company ACA Timber acquires 100% of the shares of forestry and timber trading company Metsä Forest Latvia from [...]
March 5, 2025
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EU-China softwood lumber pipeline fades
Since peaking in 2021, the European softwood lumber industry appears to have entered a downward cycle. As one of the [...]
March 4, 2025
Trump takes action to increase U.S. lumber supply and curb wood imports
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order and a memorandum aimed at increasing domestic lumber production and investigating potential [...]
March 4, 2025
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UK minister announces timber construction growth plans
New plans to expand the use of timber in construction have been unveiled by UK Environment Minister Mary Creagh at [...]
March 4, 2025
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Mixed signals in China’s log import market
China softwood log inventory has grown to just over 4m m3 with log demand at the end of February still [...]
March 4, 2025
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