Sumitomo Forestry sells more wood but profit almost disappears
Sumitomo Forestry reported a sharp fall in earnings from its timber and building materials business in the first half of [...]
August 13, 2026
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Raute order book down 43% as plywood industry holds back investment
Raute entered the second half of 2026 with a much thinner order book as plywood and LVL producers continued to [...]
August 13, 2026
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Denmark: Hardwood shortage as state forest logging comes to an end
Denmark’s hardwood market is approaching a supply squeeze that has little to do with the usual timber cycle. Commercial [...]
August 13, 2026
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Haro ends laminate production at Stephanskirchen, shifts focus to parquet
Haro has stopped producing laminate flooring at its Stephanskirchen plant in Germany and is cutting around 60 jobs, as new [...]
August 13, 2026
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N. American lumber market bets on firmer prices into 2027
North American lumber futures are pricing progressively higher levels into the end of 2026 and the beginning of 2027, even [...]
August 12, 2026
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Log prices level off, but German sawmills remain under pressure
The first half of 2026 has done little to solve the problem facing German sawmills. Logs became markedly more expensive [...]
August 12, 2026
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Barlinek takes top spot in Ukraine’s wood export ranking
Ukraine's ten largest wood processing exporters generated around €185 million from foreign sales in 2025, with flooring and [...]
August 12, 2026
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Polish timber sector warns new forestry programme could tighten wood supply
Poland's timber sector is pushing back against parts of the proposed National Forest Programme, warning that new limits [...]
August 12, 2026
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New phase in Keitele’s expansion towards 600,000 m³ sawmill capacity
Finnish softwood lumber producer Keitele Wood is moving ahead with another stage of its €40 million investment programme at the [...]
August 12, 2026
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Restructuring talks at Stora Enso’s 240,000 m³ Finnish sawmill
Stora Enso is preparing changes at its Uimaharju wood-processing site in Finland, putting the future organisation of its 240 [...]
August 12, 2026
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