German forests receive € 700 million aid
he Federal Government will offer € 700 million to deal with the damage in the German forest after two years of [...]
June 18, 2020
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Södra appoints new President and CEO
The Board of Södra has appointed Lotta Lyrå (in the left photo) as new President [...]
June 18, 2020
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Forecast: Chinese lumber imports from the Nordic countries to exceed those from Canada
In early 2020, due to oversupply, the declining prices made European lumber producers more globally competitive [...]
June 17, 2020
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Log prices in Finland expected to fall by 3-4% this year
This year, the decline in the Finnish timber market continues as the forest industry's production shutdowns in the early [...]
June 17, 2020
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No pandemic impact in March EU tropical timber trade data
The lack of any strong COVID signal in the tropical timber trade data to the end [...]
June 17, 2020
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Tropical timber trade in West Africa sluggish
It is becoming increasingly difficult to get trade news from West Africa. Communication channels have not been affected by pandemic [...]
June 17, 2020
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Global sawlog prices hardly change in Q1, despite trade interruptions
Global sawlog prices hardly change in Q1 from Q4, despite trade interruptions, uncertainty about short-term [...]
June 17, 2020
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Swedish sawmills gain market shares in China and US during pandemic
Many Swedish sawmills are now running at full speed again [...]
June 17, 2020
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UPM to close plywood mill in Finland
UPM Plywood is planning to permanently close its Jyväskylä plywood mill in Finland, which is [...]
June 15, 2020
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Worries over the evolution of China’s log demand in the medium term
There are some concerns about the China log market in the medium term. China’s finance minister Liu Kun said [...]
June 15, 2020
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