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The price of logs in Finland expected to rise 12% this year

    The Finnish timber market will pick up significantly this and next year, says the Finnish Pellervo [...]

Wood prices in Germany are stabilizing

  The Bavarian State Forests are now reporting that the wood price has stabilized for the first time in [...]

Russia’s log export ban could cause raw material scarcity in Europe

    Europe could face a raw material scarcity which may well result as both a direct and [...]

Sweden leads opposition to EU Forest Strategy

The new 2030 Forest Strategy is triggering diplomatic clashes in the EU over who should be responsible for forest policy [...]

Prices for Finnish exported lumber expected to fall after record highs

    The Finnish forest industry has benefited from high export prices due to the coronavirus pandemic. The [...]

Big rise in UK timber imports from the EU despite Brexit

    An impact of the UK’s departure from the EU single market and customs union on [...]

US lumber prices stage a late season rally

    The roller coaster ride for US lumber prices is still going strong. In the past month [...]

UK: Labour shortages hit pallet and packaging industry

      The Timber Packaging & Pallet Confederation (TIMCON) has called for the government to help [...]

Timber supply tensions relax in France, prices expected to fall

    While wood has been the subject of shortages for several months, the French timber industry announces [...]

US and Vietnam reach timber deal avoiding tariffs

The US and Vietnam reached an agreement over illegally harvested and traded timber that will see the Asian nation avert [...]