Coillte to take more than €80 million storm-related hit
Irish state forestry company Coillte estimates that the total cash impact of Storm Éowyn will exceed €80 million, with salvage [...]
June 17, 2026
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A Brazilian timber giant is betting $250 million on Uruguay — and it is buying the forest too
BrasPine has spent 23 years in Brazil's Paraná state turning pine logs into finished timber products. Now the [...]
June 17, 2026
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GWMI Market Quotes: Cost pressure persists across the global wood products industry
Global Wood Markets Info spoke this month with sawmills, traders, importers, distributors and market participants across Europe and North America [...]
June 16, 2026
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Latvijas Finieris warns wood resource availability is becoming a European competitiveness issue
The availability of wood resources is increasingly becoming a question of European competitiveness, according to Artis Podnieks, member of the [...]
June 13, 2026
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Expansion projects and mill restarts bring positive news from North America
Several North American wood products companies have recently announced mill expansions, production increases and acquisitions, providing a contrast to the [...]
June 13, 2026
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MEDITE SMARTPLY invests €75m to future-proof manufacturing operations
MEDITE SMARTPLY has announced a €75 million investment programme to support the next phase of MDF manufacturing at its [...]
June 13, 2026
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Metsä Group ends production at Suolahti plywood mills
Production has officially ended at Metsä Group's plywood mills in Suolahti, Finland, bringing to a close operations that employed [...]
June 13, 2026
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Blumer Lehmann to open new timber construction production facility in Germany
Swiss timber construction company Blumer Lehmann is expanding its presence in Germany with the construction of a new production facility [...]
June 13, 2026
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CEI-Bois calls for stronger competitiveness and greater support for timber construction in Europe
The European woodworking industry has reiterated its call for more competitive framework conditions, a stronger bioeconomy and greater support for [...]
June 13, 2026
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Swedish timber trader files for bankruptcy after suspected fraud and timber theft
A Swedish timber trading company has filed for bankruptcy after uncovering suspicious financial transactions and information suggesting possible timber theft [...]
June 12, 2026
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