SCA Q2 2026: Sawmill business went through its worst margin squeeze in years
SCA’s sawmill business recorded the sharpest earnings deterioration across the group in the second quarter of 2026, as higher [...]
July 23, 2026
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Trump’s new round of 50% tariffs spare most of Canada’s timber trade
On Monday, the United States government invoked a trade law it had never used before. Section 338 of the 1930 [...]
July 23, 2026
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European sawmills starve for logs as Brussels tightens the rules
Brussels' rulebook is placing enormous strain on both the forest sector and land management more broadly, because it is [...]
July 23, 2026
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Latvia’s €50 million timber scandal deepens as prosecutors move to overturn government support scheme
For more than two years, Latvia's timber industry has been living with a question that few expected to [...]
July 23, 2026
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Lumber hits a one-year figh as fires rage in Canada
Lumber prices pushed past $640 per thousand board feet this week, the highest level in a year, as wildfire activity [...]
July 23, 2026
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EUDR breaches: fines up to €100,000, prison sentences possible
Enforcement of the EU Deforestation Regulation is starting to take shape at the national level, and the emerging picture is [...]
July 22, 2026
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Houthi Red Sea blockade threat could trigger a new shock for the global wood industry
The latest announcement by Yemen's Houthi movement that it intends to impose a maritime blockade targeting Saudi Arabia [...]
July 22, 2026
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German sawmill industry braces for production cuts, extended maintenance shutdowns
Germany's sawmill and timber industry is still struggling to catch its breath. A construction sector that refuses to [...]
July 22, 2026
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A weak first half gives way to a June rebound in China’s timber trade
China's timber import figures for the first half of 2026 are now in, and they tell a story [...]
July 22, 2026
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The slow collapse of Russia’s sawmills
Sawmills across Russia are bracing for another year of contraction, as shrinking export markets and a softening domestic property sector [...]
July 22, 2026
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