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Australia’s timber faces a long-term deadlock due to the freezing of Chinese imports

    Australia is preparing to completely interrupt its annual timber trade with China after Beijing Customs' request [...]

China: Prices for New Zealand radiata pine logs rising sharply in March

    Details of the price changes of Chinese imports of radiata pine logs in March are as [...]

Drax’s acquisition of Pinnacle approved by shareholders

Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc. and Drax Group plc. on March 31 each announced shareholder approval for the planned acquisition of [...]

US wood production hits pre-crisis levels despite record lumber prices

    Loggers are busier than usual. They're working to chop away at the US' pandemic-spurred [...]

EU plywood companies report good profits, but supply a struggle

    The good news from the majority of European hardwood plywood importers interviewed March 2021 was that [...]

Finland: Upward trend in log prices

    In February, the average stumpage price for pine logs in Finland was EUR 58.6 per [...]

Timber prices in Germany are increasing; supply not able to keep pace with demand

    The rise in wood prices in Germany continues - with supply not keeping pace with growth in [...]

New Zealand log export prices to China continue to rise

The CFR prices for New Zealand pine logs in China has increased approximately 5 USD over the last month and [...]

Metsä to start construction of its new sawmill in Finland

Metsä Fibre is building the world’s most modern sawmill in Rauma, Finland. The construction work began in May 2020 [...]