Russian plywood floods US ports as sanctions loopholes fuel $360 million trade
The US Central Bureau of Statistics data for February shows that the volume of imports of Russian birch plywood reached [...]
April 15, 2026
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A fragile balance returns to Italy’s wood-furniture sector
The wood-furniture supply chain closes 2025 with production turnover exceeding €52.2 billion, marking a 1.4% increase compared [...]
April 15, 2026
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Roundwood prices continue to fall in Sweden
Roundwood prices continue to fall in Sweden, as forest owners’ association Mellanskog announced a new round of reductions across several [...]
April 15, 2026
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Denmark’s Nordic Wood Industries acquires HusCompagniet production unit
One of Denmark’s leading manufacturers of wood-based construction solutions, Nordic Wood Industries, has entered into an agreement with [...]
April 15, 2026
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UK softwood market drifts as weak demand meets rising costs
As the softwood trade entered the second quarter, economic conditions in the UK remained uncertain, leaving traders without a clear [...]
April 14, 2026
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U.S. may lower Canadian lumber tariffs by 10%
The United States has signalled a potential reduction in tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber, but the overall burden on producers [...]
April 14, 2026
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Russian lumber producers warn of mass insolvencies by end-2026
Up to 50% of Russia’s forest companies could shut by the end of 2026 as lower export prices, rising [...]
April 14, 2026
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New Zealand timber exporters push for India FTA approval
New Zealand’s wood processing sector is pressing for political support for a free trade agreement with India, arguing that [...]
April 14, 2026
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EU climate targets will shift logging elsewhere
Implementing the EU's sink targets for land use and forestry and the biodiversity strategy would cause a massive leakage [...]
April 10, 2026
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Increasingly need for pine as spruce supply tightens
A growing mismatch between raw material supply and construction demand is emerging in Sweden’s lumber market, as an increasing [...]
April 10, 2026
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