Businesses still warn of major implementation risks of EUDR
The European Commission says recent changes to the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) could reduce annual compliance costs for companies by [...]
May 26, 2026
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Pine gains ground in Swedish construction as spruce supply tightens
Pine is moving further into Sweden’s structural timber market as sawmills and builders respond to a changing raw material [...]
May 26, 2026
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Metsä Group’s 300 million euro LVL factory to start up in the autumn
Production at Metsä Group's new Äänekoski Kerto LVL mill will start in the autumn. The three hundred million euro [...]
May 26, 2026
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Global cuts at Inter IKEA
Inter IKEA is responsible for the development of the IKEA brand, product design, and the global supply chain. The company [...]
May 26, 2026
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French sawmills ready for a rebound despite construction slump
French sawmills are entering 2026 without fatalism despite two difficult years for the wood sector. While construction activity remains weak [...]
May 26, 2026
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Vida closes two sawmills as southern Sweden faces growing sawlog shortages
Swedish forest industry group Vida AB will permanently close its sawmills in Urshult and Orrefors after concluding that long-term [...]
May 20, 2026
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Corruption probe shakes Latvia’s forestry sector over timber pricing scheme
Raivis Kronbergs has resigned as director of Latvia’s State Chancellery, just four days after being detained by the country [...]
May 20, 2026
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Lower housing activity weighs on China’s log imports
China Customs has reported log imports in the first quarter of 2026 totalled 7.16 million cubic metres valued at [...]
May 20, 2026
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Tariffs are gutting Canadian lumber mills. Could higher housing costs follow?
Canadian sawmills are absorbing punishing losses as US duties transform North American lumber supply, with construction costs in the balance [...]
May 20, 2026
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France’s third-largest beech sawmill closes
Société Forestière Docelloise, one of France’s largest beech sawmills, has been shut down after the commercial court [...]
May 20, 2026
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