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UK’s demand for softwood likely to slow in Q3 and Q4

    Steady demand and increasing operational costs ensured that timber prices and import volumes in UK remained [...]

Mounting concern over European wood supply

    After announcing a ban on imports of wood products from Russia and Belarus in April, Estonia [...]

Pellet prices considerably higher in Western Europe on a year ago

  Due to the Ukraine war, around 10% of pellets are missing on the world market. This primarily affects [...]

Western Forest Products invests $29 million in its B.C. operations

    Western Forest Products has invested approximately $29 million towards its B.C. operations    [...]

Global trade of softwood lumber slowed in early 2022

Global trade of softwood lumber slowed in early 2022, in particular lumber headed to China, the US, and Germany, where [...]

European wood-based panel industry faces a very challenging situation due to supply issues

    European wood-based panel production was up 10% in 2021, according to new stats shared at [...]

Domtar buys Resolute Forest Products for US$ 2.7 billion

    Canadian forest products company Resolute Forest Products Inc. has agreed to be bought by pulp manufacturer [...]

Kronospan invests more than Euro 400 million in new factory in Tortosa, Spain

Kronospan is investing more than Euro 400 million in a new manufacturing facility of wood-based panels for the furniture [...]