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India re-emerges as key market for New Zealand timber exporters

New Zealand’s forestry sector is optimistic about India regaining its position among the country’s top five timber export [...]
July 3, 2025 Latest Trends

Chilean wood-based materials manufacturer Masisa seeks partners

In an essential fact disclosed to the Financial Market Commission (CMF), Masisa S.A. reported that during a regular board [...]
July 2, 2025 Latest Trends

Latvia’s Stiga RM completes €22.4 mln upgrade of birch plywood plant in Kuldīga

Latvian wood processor Stiga RM has completed a €22.4 million modernization of its birch plywood plant in Kuldīga [...]
July 2, 2025 Latest Trends

U.S. launches antidumping and countervailing duty investigations into hardwood plywood from China, Indonesia, and Vietnam

The U.S. Department of Commerce has initiated antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations into imports of hardwood [...]
July 2, 2025 Latest Trends

Logging record broken in Norway, prices at record high

A record amount of logging was carried out in Norway during the first quarter of 2025. From January to March [...]
July 2, 2025 Latest Trends

Rayonier completes sale of New Zealand assets

Rayonier Inc. completes sale of its 77% interest in the New Zealand joint venture to The Rohatyn Group for $710 [...]
July 2, 2025 Latest Trends

Sawn timber industry in Europe sees strategic transformation through acquisitions

A major merger and acquisition (M&A) wave, conservatively estimated to exceed €450 million ($516 million) in deal value [...]
July 1, 2025 Latest Trends

Vida appoints new CEO

After more than six years as CEO and Group President of Vida, Måns Johansson is stepping down from the [...]
July 1, 2025 Latest Trends

Weyerhaeuser lowers Q2 outlook for Wood Products on softer demand

Weyerhaeuser  has revised downward its second-quarter earnings and adjusted EBITDA guidance for its Wood Products business, citing weaker market [...]
July 1, 2025 Latest Trends

Vida Ab cuts log prices in southern Sweden for first time in a decade

Swedish sawmill giant Vida Ab has announced reductions in log prices in southern Sweden, marking the first price drop in [...]
June 28, 2025 Latest Trends