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Raute receives biggest order in history from Metsä Group

Raute Corporation has signed a contract worth Euro 93 million with Metsä Wood, part of Metsä Group, for the technology [...]
November 14, 2023 Latest Trends

World’s largest wood pellet producer in jeopardy

A financial crisis has enveloped Enviva, the Maryland-based company that’s been harvesting large swaths of forest in the [...]
November 14, 2023 Latest Trends

Sweden: Stocks of sawlogs at the lowest level in ten years

Unusually low stocks of softwood sawlogs were reported on 30 September, marking a significant drop to 2.1 million m3 [...]
November 14, 2023 Latest Trends

Latvia’s sawmill industry in crisis: competitiveness undermined by high sawlog prices

Latvian manufacturers of softwood lumber encountered a significant drop in product demand and, consequently, in prices in the European and [...]
November 10, 2023 Latest Trends

Swedish forest industry stands strong in a declining global economy

The Swedish forest industry is increasingly affected by a deteriorating world economy. In the pulp and paper market, the export [...]
November 10, 2023 Latest Trends

New study examines the effects of the EUDR on the wood sector

The EU Deforestation-Free Supply Chain Regulation (EUDR) will soon replace the EU Timber Trade Regulation (EUTR). A study by [...]
November 10, 2023 Latest Trends

Why the end of war in Ukraine could mean a revival of the European wood market?

The availability and prices of building materials and wood are currently at a low level, but the end of the [...]
November 9, 2023

German timber construction defies the lull in new construction

German timber construction is holding tight in a difficult environment. The members of the Holzbau Deutschland specialist meeting, which [...]
November 9, 2023 Latest Trends

Stora Enso: Wood trade is brisk at the end of the year

Stora Enso informs us that wood sales will continue in full swing for the rest of the year until the [...]
November 9, 2023 Latest Trends

Homag cuts 600 jobs as order intake falls 32%

 Between January and September 2023, the HOMAG Group's order intake fell by 32% to €968 million. In terms [...]
November 9, 2023 Latest Trends