German wood industry recorded a significant revenue decline in 2024
The German wood industry is suffering from the construction crisis and the ongoing slump in consumption: sales fell again significantly [...]
February 27, 2025
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Norway’s log prices and logging reach record highs in 2024
Never before has so much timber been harvested for industrial purposes in Norway as in 2024. The total harvest volume [...]
February 27, 2025
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Lumber market faces chaos as US tariffs on imports could spike costs
Donald Trump’s plan to impose sweeping tariffs on softwood lumber imports in April could plunge the US construction sector [...]
February 27, 2025
Boise Cascade plans more than $200 million investments in 2025
Boise Cascade, which reported a 2% decline in total sales for 2024, reaching $6.7 billion, compared to $6.8 [...]
February 27, 2025
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Tariffs on Canadian lumber are ‘going forward’
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that tariffs on Canada and Mexico will take effect next month, ending a temporary [...]
February 26, 2025
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Politics put raw material supply at risk – Swedish sawmills face supply uncertainty
The Environmental Objectives Committee this month presented its interim report with proposals for how Sweden can fulfill its commitments regarding [...]
February 26, 2025
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B.C. lumber producers record modest improvements in Q4 2024
B.C. lumber producers experienced a bit of a lift in the fourth quarter in an otherwise awful year marked [...]
February 26, 2025
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UPM Plywood receives second strike warning
The Finnish Industries Federation is still negotiating collective agreements for the mechanical forest industry with about twenty companies. The [...]
February 26, 2025
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5 Nordic states join forces to showcase sustainability at timber pavilion in Tokyo
The five countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden are teaming up with a joint pavilion at the 2025 [...]
February 26, 2025
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Market turnaround remains distant – Finland’s sawmills operating at 80% capacity
The annual Wood from Finland conference, organized by the Finnish Sawmill Industry Association (Sahateollisuus) in Helsinki, is a high-quality [...]
February 25, 2025
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