Denmark: Hardwood shortage as state forest logging comes to an end
Denmark’s hardwood market is approaching a supply squeeze that has little to do with the usual timber cycle. Commercial [...]
August 13, 2026
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Haro ends laminate production at Stephanskirchen, shifts focus to parquet
Haro has stopped producing laminate flooring at its Stephanskirchen plant in Germany and is cutting around 60 jobs, as new [...]
August 13, 2026
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N. American lumber market bets on firmer prices into 2027
North American lumber futures are pricing progressively higher levels into the end of 2026 and the beginning of 2027, even [...]
August 12, 2026
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Log prices level off, but German sawmills remain under pressure
The first half of 2026 has done little to solve the problem facing German sawmills. Logs became markedly more expensive [...]
August 12, 2026
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Barlinek takes top spot in Ukraine’s wood export ranking
Ukraine's ten largest wood processing exporters generated around €185 million from foreign sales in 2025, with flooring and [...]
August 12, 2026
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Polish timber sector warns new forestry programme could tighten wood supply
Poland's timber sector is pushing back against parts of the proposed National Forest Programme, warning that new limits [...]
August 12, 2026
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New phase in Keitele’s expansion towards 600,000 m³ sawmill capacity
Finnish softwood lumber producer Keitele Wood is moving ahead with another stage of its €40 million investment programme at the [...]
August 12, 2026
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Restructuring talks at Stora Enso’s 240,000 m³ Finnish sawmill
Stora Enso is preparing changes at its Uimaharju wood-processing site in Finland, putting the future organisation of its 240 [...]
August 12, 2026
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Finnish sawmills see no recovery as high log prices and weak demand squeeze margins
Finland's sawmill industry entered the second half of 2026 with little sign of an improvement in market conditions [...]
August 11, 2026
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Södra’s bold bet: Making more money from the same tree
Swedish forest group Södra is investing more than SEK 2 billion in a new lignin plant at its M [...]
August 11, 2026
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