Business sentiment in German timber industry deteriorates sharply in March
Sentiment in the German timber industry deteriorated significantly in March. The The Main Association of the German Wood Industry [...]
April 17, 2026
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Log prices fall sharply in Norway
Norway’s timber harvest remained high in the first quarter of 2026, but prices for both sawlogs and pulpwood have [...]
April 17, 2026
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Austrian log market weakens in April as sawmills remain well supplied
Demand for softwood sawlogs in Austria remained subdued in March and early April, with sawmills holding comfortable inventories amid weak [...]
April 17, 2026
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EU to impose definitive duties on Brazilian softwood plywood imports
The European Commission has imposed definitive anti-dumping duties of 5.4% on imports of softwood plywood from Brazil, concluding [...]
April 17, 2026
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Fibre Excellence files for insolvency as state support comes too late
French pulp producer Fibre Excellence has filed for insolvency, despite recent state support measures, as cash flow pressures forced the [...]
April 17, 2026
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India’s wood panel industry caught in the global crossfire
The Iran-US conflict has compelled Indian wood panel producers to reorganise their production and sales targets as costs rise [...]
April 17, 2026
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A shipment of Austrian spruce timber and its tortuous new route to Qatar
Shipments of Austrian spruce lumber to Qatar have been disrupted following the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz. [...]
April 16, 2026
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Can lumber prices explode?
While seasonality during the construction season starting in spring is a factor, the path of interest rates is a far [...]
April 16, 2026
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Koskisen flags rising costs despite steady wood product prices
Koskisen Corporation entered 2026 with largely stable pricing across its core wood products, even as cost pressures continued to build [...]
April 16, 2026
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Russian plywood floods US ports as sanctions loopholes fuel $360 million trade
The US Central Bureau of Statistics data for February shows that the volume of imports of Russian birch plywood reached [...]
April 15, 2026
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