Swedish kitchen furniture manufacturer Nobia exits UK
Swedish kitchen furniture manufacturer Nobia AB said it will exit the UK market to concentrate on its Nordic operations, citing [...]
January 17, 2026
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Interview: Michael Pfeifer on market adjustment, AI and efficiency
The timber industry is experiencing challenging times – for Michael Pfeifer, the answer lies in a clear focus on efficiency. In [...]
January 16, 2026
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UK softwood market waits for direction in 2026
As the UK softwood trade returned from the holiday period, the market reopened to a landscape marked by hesitation as [...]
January 16, 2026
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Revival in Finland’s plywood exports as markets realign
Finland’s plywood exports showed a clear rebound in the third quarter of 2025, pointing to improving conditions in selected [...]
January 16, 2026
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Domtar to curtail lumber output in Q1 2026 as weak demand and tariffs weigh on market
Domtar announced on January 13 that it will temporarily curtail lumber production by 150 million board feet during the first [...]
January 16, 2026
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Roundwood availability dominates discussions at Forst-Holz-Dialog in Berlin
The German wood industry is facing growing market pressure from an uneven and unreliable supply of roundwood, rather than from [...]
January 16, 2026
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Griggs Timber Company closes after 109 years of trading
Griggs Timber Company, a long-established timber merchant based in Gloucester, has closed its doors after more than a century [...]
January 16, 2026
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Global wood markets seen entering a calmer trading phase in 2026
2026 will be characterised less by global cycles and more by regional divergence, as wood markets continue to adjust to [...]
January 15, 2026
Gigantic transport volumes: Roundwood on Swedish railways
Large volumes of roundwood are being moved by rail in Sweden using the Smart GigaWood system, following cooperation between Austrian [...]
January 15, 2026
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Why B.C.’s lumber industry may need to go metric to survive
With Canadian lumber producers facing sustained U.S. duties and tariffs, sawmills in British Columbia are increasingly under pressure to [...]
January 15, 2026
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