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Wood pellet prices in Estonia triple yoy

The price of wood pellets used for heating has tripled on year, and representatives of some companies foresee the risk [...]

Borg Manufacturing starts thin MDF board production at Oberon site in Australia

    Borg Manufacturing produced its first board on the new MDF plant made by Siempelkamp. This milestone [...]

Russian plywood industry in crisis

The Russian plywood industry, hit hardest by EU sanctions, continued to decline. Russia's domestic plywood market has seen excess [...]

Finland: Roundwood prices on the rise in July

    Roundwood prices in Finland continued to rise in July and real prices ended up close to [...]

Conifex reduces operating schedule at Mackenzie, BC sawmill

Conifex Timber Inc. is reducing its operating schedule to a one-shift basis at its Mackenzie, British Columbia sawmill commencing [...]

Sweden: Continued rise in prices for roundwood during the second quarter

    Sweden's roundwood prices both sawlog and pulpwood assortments increased during the second quarter of 2022 [...]

Wood prices in Germany fall significantly

German forest owners have been reporting for a few weeks that the demand for softwood lumber is falling significantly. Many [...]

Södra Wood reduces sawn timber production

Södra expects weaker demand for wood products due to rising inflation and higher interest rates in Europe and the [...]

Tight supply woes for Malaysian plywood players

    Tightness in supply has driven the export prices of hardwood plywood manufactured in Sarawak to surge [...]

Kastamonu Entegre eyes top three spot in the global wood-based panel market

    Already one of the world’s top five wood-based panel manufacturers, Kastamonu Entegre is raising [...]