Increasingly need for pine as spruce supply tightens
A growing mismatch between raw material supply and construction demand is emerging in Sweden’s lumber market, as an increasing [...]
April 10, 2026
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Keitele expands capacity ahead of expected lumber market recovery
Finnish sawmill operator Keitele Group is moving ahead with modernisation and expansion at its flagship Keitele site, positioning itself for [...]
April 10, 2026
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Big Tech and data centres reshape US mass timber market
The International Mass Timber Conference in Portland, now in its tenth year, brought together more than 3,000 delegates and [...]
April 10, 2026
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Arauco warns of structural cost pressures in global forestry sector
Arauco is reassessing its operations as geopolitical tensions, rising energy costs and domestic security concerns weigh on the Chilean forestry [...]
April 9, 2026
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Czech sawmills turn to imports as domestic log prices rise above regional levels
Czech sawmills are increasingly turning to imports as domestic log prices climb to some of the highest levels in Central [...]
April 9, 2026
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Europe’s wood pallet sector caught between demand and doubt
The European wood pallet and packaging sector is entering a more difficult phase, shaped by a combination of regulatory tightening [...]
April 9, 2026
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Oil prices plunge after ceasefire
Instead of "wiping out a civilization," as the US president threatened last night, the parties chose to enter into a [...]
April 9, 2026
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German timber trade sees price increases despite softer outlook
Companies in Germany’s wood industry and timber trade expect selling prices to rise in the coming months, according to [...]
April 9, 2026
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Finland’s sawmill industry survey: Middle East crisis has a significantly negative impact on economic outlook
The Finnish Sawmill Industry Association conducted a survey of sawmill companies on the impact of the Middle East crisis on [...]
April 8, 2026
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Proteak enters bankruptcy stage as restructuring talks fail
Mexican forestry company Proteak Uno and its subsidiary Pro MDF have been declared in bankruptcy by a district court in [...]
April 8, 2026
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