EU to impose definitive duties on Brazilian softwood plywood imports
The European Commission has imposed definitive anti-dumping duties of 5.4% on imports of softwood plywood from Brazil, concluding [...]
April 17, 2026
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Fibre Excellence files for insolvency as state support comes too late
French pulp producer Fibre Excellence has filed for insolvency, despite recent state support measures, as cash flow pressures forced the [...]
April 17, 2026
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India’s wood panel industry caught in the global crossfire
The Iran-US conflict has compelled Indian wood panel producers to reorganise their production and sales targets as costs rise [...]
April 17, 2026
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A shipment of Austrian spruce timber and its tortuous new route to Qatar
Shipments of Austrian spruce lumber to Qatar have been disrupted following the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz. [...]
April 16, 2026
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Can lumber prices explode?
While seasonality during the construction season starting in spring is a factor, the path of interest rates is a far [...]
April 16, 2026
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Koskisen flags rising costs despite steady wood product prices
Koskisen Corporation entered 2026 with largely stable pricing across its core wood products, even as cost pressures continued to build [...]
April 16, 2026
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Russian plywood floods US ports as sanctions loopholes fuel $360 million trade
The US Central Bureau of Statistics data for February shows that the volume of imports of Russian birch plywood reached [...]
April 15, 2026
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A fragile balance returns to Italy’s wood-furniture sector
The wood-furniture supply chain closes 2025 with production turnover exceeding €52.2 billion, marking a 1.4% increase compared [...]
April 15, 2026
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Roundwood prices continue to fall in Sweden
Roundwood prices continue to fall in Sweden, as forest owners’ association Mellanskog announced a new round of reductions across several [...]
April 15, 2026
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Denmark’s Nordic Wood Industries acquires HusCompagniet production unit
One of Denmark’s leading manufacturers of wood-based construction solutions, Nordic Wood Industries, has entered into an agreement with [...]
April 15, 2026
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