German Chancellor Olaf Scholz asks EU to delay EUDR
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he’s asked the European Union to suspend a new regulation designed to reduce deforestation [...]
September 17, 2024
Sweden: Record timber prices could bring sawmill closures
Historically, Swedish timber prices have been below the European average, but with significant price increases over the past year, Sweden [...]
September 17, 2024
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Lumber giant Canfor considers sale of more B.C. assets
One week after it announced it would be closing down two mills in northern British Columbia, Canadian logging giant Canfor [...]
September 17, 2024
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India’s Century Plyboards plans to expand plywood production capacity by 30%
Indian wood products maker Century Plyboards plans to expand its plywood production capacity by around 30 percent over the next [...]
September 17, 2024
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European birch plywood producers and traders are still facing illegal imports from Russia and Belarus
This week a webinar hosted by the European Panel Federation and the Polish Association of Wood based Panel Producers informed [...]
September 13, 2024
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Poland: State Forests criticizes logging ban
The January logging banolan in Poland, which limits tree cutting in 10 locations, means a reduction of 400,000 to [...]
September 13, 2024
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Norra Timber to upgrade sawmill in Sweden
The operations at Norra Timber's sawmill in Hissmofors, northern Sweden will be developed through multi-million investments to be [...]
September 13, 2024
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Canada announces challenges to latest increases in US softwood lumber duties
The federal government says Canada will challenge recent increases to softwood lumber duties by the United States. International Trade [...]
September 13, 2024
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Segezha president calls for unified certification among BRICS countries
Speaking at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok last week, Segezha Group forest industry holding president Alexander Kreshchenko emphasized that [...]
September 12, 2024
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Tough fall expected for Swedish sawmills
The optimism that Swedish sawmill managers displayed in the spring has now turned into concern. The momentum from the spring [...]
September 12, 2024
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