After the wildfires: How Europe’s timber industry manages fire-damaged forests
The devastating wildfires that have swept across France and Spain in recent weeks have once again exposed the growing vulnerability [...]
July 31, 2026
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Norwegian sawlog prices fall sharply from record levels
Norwegian sawlog and pulpwood prices continued to decline during the first half of 2026, reversing part of the steep increase [...]
July 31, 2026
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Why is Interfor moving its corporate operations to the U.S.?
Interfor is moving most of its executive and corporate support functions from Burnaby, British Columbia, to Peachtree, Georgia, formalising a [...]
July 31, 2026
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Canfor lumber operations return to profit; European markets regain balance
Canfor’s lumber operations returned to profit in the second quarter of 2026 as higher benchmark prices, stronger production and [...]
July 31, 2026
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West Fraser cuts quarterly loss as lumber and panel markets strengthen
West Fraser delivered a stronger second quarter as improving market conditions across its core wood products businesses helped significantly reduce [...]
July 31, 2026
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GWMI Interviews: Tino Aalto, Managing Director of the Finnish Sawmills Association, discusses the outlook for Finland’s sawmills and Europe’s forest industry
GWMI InterviewS Global Wood Markets Info spoke with Tino Aalto, Managing Director of the Finnish Sawmills Association, the organisation representing [...]
July 30, 2026
Tariffs, shrinking sawmill capacity and price pressure reshape North American lumber market
As the second half of 2026 gets underway, the North American lumber market is being shaped by four forces that [...]
July 30, 2026
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German sawmills’ €800 million timber cartel lawsuit heads back to court
Germany's Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has reopened one of Europe's largest competition disputes involving the [...]
July 30, 2026
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Canfor closes Fox Creek sawmill as Alberta’s beetle fight ends
Canfor will permanently close its Fox Creek sawmill in Alberta by the end of the summer, removing approximately 120 million [...]
July 30, 2026
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Czech market survey: Sawlog and sawn timber prices
After nearly two years of relentless increases, softwood log prices in the Czech Republic appear to be leveling out -- just [...]
July 29, 2026
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