German sawmills want cheaper logs, but the market says otherwise
German sawlog prices are holding at unexpectedly high levels in August despite continued pressure on sawmills from the weak construction [...]
August 19, 2026
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China’s softwood lumber imports fall as demand, costs and supply reshape the market
China’s lumber imports fell sharply in the first half of 2026, with the decline concentrated in softwood lumber as [...]
August 19, 2026
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Lumber prices fall as Canada-US trade talks add to market uncertainty
North American lumber prices moved lower again in August, with futures falling below $570 per thousand board feet as weaker [...]
August 19, 2026
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Finnish technology group Raute brings AI inspection to Arauco’s Chilean plywood mills
Finnish wood technology company Raute will supply AI-based Visual Analyzer R7 systems to Arauco for panel repair lines at [...]
August 19, 2026
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Latvijas Finieris bets big on birch plywood expansion
Latvijas Finieris is adding another major project to an investment cycle that has steadily expanded its birch plywood business across [...]
August 18, 2026
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Massive timber volumes leave France facing oversupply this autumn
The wildfires that swept through southwest France in July are about to leave a second problem behind: millions of cubic [...]
August 18, 2026
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Decades of preferential state timber supply under investigation in Latvia
Latvia’s Competition Council has imposed a €7.86 million fine on state-owned Latvijas Valsts Meži (LVM), ruling [...]
August 18, 2026
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Homann to idle €215 million Lithuanian MDF/HDF plant for up to 21 months
Homann Holzwerkstoffe is preparing a major reduction in its European wood-based panel production, with MDF/HDF manufacturing at its [...]
August 18, 2026
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Arauco warns of heavier European particleboard competition
Arauco reported a clear improvement in its Wood Products business in the second quarter of 2026, but the Chilean group [...]
August 18, 2026
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Higher wood procurement at Stora Enso despite high prices
Stora Enso increased its wood purchases in Finland during the first half of 2026, with activity accelerating in the second [...]
August 18, 2026
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