Falling U.S. lumber prices point to further sawmill closures and output cuts
Falling lumber prices are increasingly drawing attention on Wall Street as a potential signal of weakness spreading toward Main Street [...]
April 3, 2026
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L’Oréal joins Nestlé, Zalando in cutting ties with SCA
L'Oréal has decided to suspend purchases of packaging materials linked to SCA, citing its policy on responsible and [...]
April 3, 2026
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Finland’s log flows raise questions over supply to sawmills
15 percent of the logs harvested from forests in Finland have been diverted to areas other than the sawmill or [...]
April 3, 2026
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Moody’s: Latin American expansion challenges European forest industry companies
Capacity growth in Latin America’s paper, packaging and forest products sector is reshaping the industry’s competitive structure, widening [...]
April 2, 2026
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Tough 2026 start for Swedish forest industry
Sweden’s forest industry has begun 2026 under pressure, with falling output, weaker exports and little sign of a near [...]
April 2, 2026
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Is Germany’s construction sector rebounding at last?
In 2025, the number of building permits for single- and two-family homes in Germany rose to 50,755 (+14 [...]
April 2, 2026
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Gresham House to form $8bn timberland manager with Molpus deal
Gresham House has agreed to acquire a majority interest in Molpus Woodlands Group, creating a forestry investment platform with about [...]
April 2, 2026
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Large sawmill in northern Uruguay to start operations in 2027
Brazilian forest industry company BrasPine plans to invest around $250 million in a new pine processing facility in northern Uruguay [...]
April 2, 2026
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New Zealand forestry squeezed by fuel shock, freight surge and mounting pressure
New Zealand’s forestry sector is under increasing strain as rising fuel prices and freight costs compress margins, disrupt harvesting [...]
April 1, 2026
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Forest owners welcome German push to simplify EUDR
German forest owners have welcomed a proposal by the federal government to further simplify the EU regulation on deforestation-free [...]
April 1, 2026
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