Lumber market outlook: Five key trends shaping the North American wood products industry in 2025
After a period of extreme volatility in the wood products market, 2024 was marked by subdued demand and weaker pricing [...]
February 21, 2025
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Italian woodworking technology industry production drops 8% in 2024
According to the preliminary balance drawn by the Studies office of Acimall, production in the Italian industry of woodworking technology [...]
February 21, 2025
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EPF: Rantanen succeeds Pinnington
Matti Rantanen (40) will succeed Clive Pinnington (59) as Managing Director of the European Panel Federation (EPF), Brussels (Belgium), on [...]
February 21, 2025
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European sawmills could benefit from upcoming construction boom in Saudi Arabia and Egypt
Both Egypt and Saudi Arabia are planning major construction projects, but so far many of the mega-projects are at [...]
February 20, 2025
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Japan projects decline in log imports, mixed trends for lumber in 2025
The Japan Lumber Importers Association has released its projections for imported wood products in 2024 and the first half of [...]
February 20, 2025
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Softwood log imports drop 7% as China’s total log demand weakens
Decline in log imports in 2024 According to China Customs, log imports in 2024 totalled 36.1 million cubic [...]
February 20, 2025
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Tariffs on Canadian softwood exports to U.S. could reach 55%
Canadian softwood lumber exports to the United States could face tariffs and duties of up to 55% later this year [...]
February 20, 2025
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Vida and Södra sawmill production shutdowns at all their sawmills
Swedish sawmill groups Vida (owned by the Canadian timber giant Canfor) and Södra have announced temporary production stoppages at [...]
February 19, 2025
ECJ rules on sawmills’ collective action in cartel case in Germany
On January 28, 2025, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled in Case C-253/23, ASG 2 Ausgleichsgesellschaft f [...]
February 19, 2025
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Strike warning for UPM plywood mills
The Finnish Industrial Federation has issued a strike warning to UPM Plywood, the plywood business. The strike warning concerns company [...]
February 19, 2025
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