Major Austrian sawmill files for insolvency
Austrian sawmill and wood-processing company Schaffer Holz has filed for insolvency with liabilities of approximately €29.3 million, after [...]
September 2, 2026
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Holmen cuts Linghem sawmill output by 64% in weakest lumber market in 30 years
Holmen will cut production at its Linghem sawmill in Sweden by almost two-thirds as historically high sawlog costs and [...]
September 2, 2026
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Pfeifer Nordics remains loss-making three years after Pölkky acquisition
Pfeifer Nordics, the Finnish wood processing company formerly known as Pölkky, reported another heavy loss in 2025 despite a [...]
September 2, 2026
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Segezha margins collapse as refinery attacks disrupt fuel supplies in Russia
Segezha Group reported a sharp deterioration in its first-half results as weak wood markets, lower Chinese demand and fuel [...]
September 2, 2026
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GWMI Forecast: North American lumber prices could bottom in Q4 before 2027 recovery
North American lumber prices have lost almost USD 100 per thousand board feet since their July peak, and conditions remain [...]
September 1, 2026
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Europe may need 28% cut in logging to meet 2030 forest carbon target
Logging across the European Union may need to fall substantially by the end of the decade if the bloc is [...]
September 1, 2026
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Wood supply hit by logging restrictions in Finland
Logging restrictions in southeastern Finland are developing into a significant timber supply issue, with around 600,000 m³ of planned [...]
September 1, 2026
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Pellet prices climb across Europe as feedstock tightens
Wood pellet prices have risen sharply across several European markets ahead of the 2026/27 heating season, with German bulk [...]
September 1, 2026
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EU packaging rules face early challenge as wood packaging sector grapples with new responsibilities
Barely two weeks after the EU's Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) became applicable, its treatment of smaller [...]
September 1, 2026
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China’s role in global wood markets could be about to change
China could gradually move from one of the world’s largest buyers of imported wood raw material towards a more [...]
August 29, 2026
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