New Lumin plywood mill in Uruguay nearing startup
Construction of Lumin’s new plywood mill in Melo, in Uruguay’s Cerro Largo department, is advancing, with commissioning underway [...]
March 20, 2026
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Hörmann to build sawmill, glulam plant and pellet plant in southern Germany
Hörmann plans to build a sawmill, a glulam plant and a pellet facility in Buchloe, southern Germany. The project [...]
March 20, 2026
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Metsä Fibre’s Rauma sawmill runs at less than 60% capacity
Metsä Fibre’s sawmill in Rauma, Finland, is running at less than 60% of its capacity, underscoring weak demand in [...]
March 19, 2026
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Austria: sawlog prices stable in March
Wood prices in Austria remained largely stable in March, with spruce and fir sawlogs holding firm across most regions, while [...]
March 19, 2026
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Finland: Sawlog prices hold steady in February
Roundwood prices in Finland showed diverging trends in February, with sawlog prices in standing sales remaining close to the previous [...]
March 19, 2026
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Komatsu to acquire Sweden’s Malwa as demand grows for lightweight forestry machines
Komatsu Forest has agreed to acquire Swedish manufacturer Malwa Forest, a producer of small-scale forestry machines, as demand shifts [...]
March 19, 2026
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Arauco wood products business under pressure from lower volumes
Arauco reported weaker results in its wood products division at the end of 2025, as lower sales volumes and softer [...]
March 19, 2026
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Container freight rates jump eightfold, disrupting timber trade to the Gulf
Container freight rates for softwood lumber shipments to the Gulf have jumped from around $500 to more than $4,000 [...]
March 19, 2026
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US lumber rebounds past $600 as supply tightens and construction picks up
US lumber futures have climbed back above $600 per thousand board feet, reversing a two-month decline as supply tightens [...]
March 19, 2026
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Germany: pallet wood prices rise further in February
Prices for lumber used in pallets and packaging in Germany continued to rise in February, while plywood prices declined and [...]
March 19, 2026
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