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Shanghai blockade could make Europe face ‘logistics nightmare’

    Although there are signs that Shanghai port congestion is easing, European business could face a "logistics [...]

UPM reports good start of the year; excellent results in plywood and lumber business

    UPM's net sales increased by 12 percent to EUR 2,507 million in the first [...]

Ponsse removes Russian orders for Euro 109 million from order book

    The crisis in Ukraine has a significant impact on Ponsse’s operations and finances, company said [...]

China: Covid lockdown puts pressure on the softwood log imports

    In China COVID has significantly disrupted the log trade with major cities under lockdown and building [...]

Ukraine war is causing shortage in Europe’s pallet supply

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has proven disastrous for the thousands of Ukrainians who have lost their lives and the [...]

Swedish sawmill industry not much affected by the sanctions against Russia

    Competition for wood products becomes tougher when European buyers, who have previously imported from Russia, and [...]

Russian imported plywood will be ‘hard to replace,’ says US hardwoods group

    As of April 8, the U.S. has suspended normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus [...]

Setra’s Q1 earnings boosted by higher prices and strong market

    Swedish wood products company Setra has reported an operating profit of SEK 480 million or EUR [...]

North American lumber prices to rebound into summer after reclaiming the $1,000 level

     North American lumber prices crossed back above the $1,000 level on Thursday as seasonal demand [...]

Lost Russian supply forcing Estonian companies to buy expensive wood from Nordics

Replacing timber previously imported from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine cannot happen overnight, while the material is more expensive in Europe [...]