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Poland’s timber industry faces crisis due to government logging restrictions

The Polish timber industry is facing a deepening crisis, exacerbated by government restrictions on timber harvesting, particularly in ecologically significant [...]
February 27, 2024 Latest Trends

Swedish forest industry faces raw material supply issues

Production of wood products in Sweden decreased during the past year. The pulp production stabilized thanks to a record-strong [...]
February 27, 2024 Latest Trends

Price of wood pellets in Germany continues to fall

Prices for wood pellets continued to fall in February, but more slowly than before. The price for wood pellets [...]
February 27, 2024 Latest Trends

Russian sawmill industry remains unprofitable for five consecutive quarters

According to official operational data from Rosstat, in 2023 the volume of production of softwood and hardwood lumber in Russia [...]
February 27, 2024 Latest Trends

European wood industry welcomes trialogue outcome on carbon removals certification framework

The European Confederation of Woodworking Industries (CEI- Bois) and the European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry (EOS) welcome the outcome [...]
February 23, 2024 Latest Trends

Ponsse plans to reduce jobs, blames loss of Russian market

Ponsse is renewing its operating model worldwide. The Finnish forest machine manufacturer's current operating model does not sufficiently support [...]
February 23, 2024 Latest Trends

Finland: Log price overview for January 2024

In January, the average price paid for spruce logs in standing sales in Finland was EUR 72.2 per cubic [...]
February 23, 2024 Latest Trends

Chairman of the Finnish sawmill industry: There will be a big shortage of wood in the world

Matti Kylävainio, the chairman of Sahateollisuus ry (Finnish Sawmills Association), predicts that there will still be a severe shortage [...]
February 22, 2024 Latest Trends

German sawmill industry welcomes restart of federal house construction stimulus programme

The German Sawmill and Wood Industry Association (DeSH) has welcomed the restart of a funding programme to stimulate the German [...]
February 22, 2024 Latest Trends

Raute delivers a veneer line to Latvia

The Finnish wood industry technology company Raute delivers a birch veneer production line to the factory expansion of the AmberBirch [...]
February 22, 2024 Latest Trends