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Pfleiderer restructuring puts Central European panel market in focus

The planned transfer of Pfleiderer to its bondholders comes at a sensitive point for the Central European wood-based panel [...]
August 22, 2026 Latest Trends

Finland’s sawmill industry likely to face further capacity closures

Finland’s sawmill industry may need further permanent capacity reductions as high sawlog costs, weak softwood lumber demand and growing [...]
August 22, 2026 Latest Trends

Holmen sawmill losses persist, but easing log costs point to a changing Swedish timber market

Holmen’s Wood Products business remained in the red in the first half of 2026 despite stable delivery volumes, highlighting [...]
August 22, 2026 Latest Trends

New Zealand log market steadies as China inventories tighten and freight remains the key risk

New Zealand’s export log market has entered August in a considerably more balanced position than the wider Chinese economy [...]
August 22, 2026 Latest Trends

Homann to cut 2026 outlook as Pagiriai losses hit earnings

Homann Holzwerkstoffe has sharply reduced its earnings expectations for 2026 after preliminary first-half figures showed EBITDA falling into negative [...]
August 22, 2026 Latest Trends

Sweden’s sawmill industry may have an overcapacity problem

Sweden’s timber market may be entering a different phase in the relationship between forest owners and the processing industry [...]
August 20, 2026 Latest Trends

Norway’s timber exports hit record levels despite falling prices

Norwegian timber prices have fallen sharply from last year’s highs, but exports continue to absorb a large share of [...]
August 20, 2026 Latest Trends

New US lumber player TLM targets 12+ sawmills by 2030

The Lumber Manufactory (TLM) has started production at its first sawmill in New Albany, Mississippi, marking the entry of a [...]
August 20, 2026 Latest Trends

US delays 50% tariffs on Canadian wood products as trade deal takes shape

The United States has postponed for three days a new 50% tariff on selected Canadian imports after Washington and Ottawa [...]
August 20, 2026 Latest Trends

GWMI Market Pulse August: Europe’s sawmills enter the waiting game

Global Wood Markets Info reviewed recent discussions with sawmill operators, lumber traders, distributors and industry executives across Europe and North [...]
August 19, 2026 Latest Trends