European softwood lumber prices unchanged as distributors reduce purchasing
European softwood lumber prices remained largely stable in May, but market participants increasingly describe demand as weaker than expected, with [...]
July 8, 2026
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Latvia timber prices: spruce gains, pine stable, birch under pressure
Latvia’s roundwood market showed a divided price trend in the first five months of 2026. Sawlog prices were generally [...]
July 8, 2026
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GWMI Interview: HASSLACHER’s Raffaele Parlato on timber demand, prices and mass timber
Global Wood Markets Info spoke with Raffaele Parlato, Vice President Sales Division at HASSLACHER group, about the outlook for Europe [...]
July 7, 2026
Latvijas Finieris expands Swedish birch log procurement as demand for veneer logs grows
Latvian plywood producer Latvijas Finieris has significantly increased its procurement of Swedish birch veneer logs during the 2025/26 harvesting [...]
July 7, 2026
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Japan’s softwood lumber imports from Europe plunge 30% in May
Japan's imports of softwood lumber from Europe, Canada and Russia fell sharply in May, highlighting continued weakness in [...]
July 7, 2026
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Estonia: Softwood sawlog prices remaine firm in June 2026
Estonia's timber market remained divided in June, with softwood sawlog prices holding firm while several hardwood log assortments [...]
July 7, 2026
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Europe’s timber giants launch global alliance to accelerate wood construction
A group of Europe's leading timber manufacturers, construction companies, forest owners and research institutions has launched a new [...]
July 3, 2026
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HS Timber completes acquisition of Sweden’s Malå sawmill
Austrian wood products manufacturer HS Timber Group has completed the acquisition of Malå Såg AB, expanding its footprint in [...]
July 3, 2026
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US lumber prices find fresh momentum on tighter supply
US lumber prices have strengthened in recent weeks, with futures reaching their highest level in almost ten months as supply [...]
July 3, 2026
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Can timber build the next generation of Finnish data centres?
Finland's rapidly expanding pipeline of data centre projects is creating new opportunities for the country's timber [...]
July 3, 2026
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