Four more companies removed from FSC certification over birch plywood irregularities
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has intensified its efforts to protect the integrity of certified wood supply chains after blocking [...]
July 14, 2026
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Why Europe’s sawmills can no longer outrun market reality?
For much of the past decade, Europe's sawmilling industry operated under a simple assumption: demand for wood products [...]
July 14, 2026
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Survey: French sawmills post stronger Q1, but margins remain weak
French sawmills entered 2026 with stronger sales, according to the latest Global Wood Markets Info quarterly survey, but the recovery [...]
July 11, 2026
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More forests, less timber? Poland’s wood industry faces a growing paradox
Poland's forestry and timber industry is entering another difficult year as weaker European demand, rising raw material costs [...]
July 11, 2026
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Swiss Krono moves ahead with OSB conversion at French plant
Swiss Krono is moving ahead with the conversion of its particleboard production at Sully-sur-Loire, France, to oriented strand [...]
July 11, 2026
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Busy weeks in North America’s wood products industry: Closures, acquisitions and new investments
Few recent periods capture the changing direction of North America's forest products sector as clearly as the past [...]
July 11, 2026
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Energy, not demand, is becoming the timber industry’s biggest pricing variable
For nearly two years, discussions across the global timber industry have centred on one problem: demand. Housing starts weakened across [...]
July 10, 2026
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Russian timber continues to reach the Czech market through Chinese supply chains
Nearly four years after the European Union prohibited imports of Russian timber, concerns are growing that sanctioned wood continues to [...]
July 10, 2026
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The tide may finally be turning for New Zealand’s log market
The New Zealand log market is entering the second half of 2026 with a noticeably different tone than only a [...]
July 10, 2026
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High timber prices benefit forest owners, but Norway’s sawmills face a very different reality
Norway's forestry sector enjoyed one of its strongest years on record in 2025, but the country's [...]
July 10, 2026
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