U.S. launches tariff review on Canadian lumber and Chinese wood products
The United States has opened a new administrative review of trade duties on several imported wood products, placing Canadian lumber [...]
March 13, 2026
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Wartime surcharge has increased container prices for lumber many times over
The conflict involving Iran is already disrupting shipping routes and energy markets, with immediate consequences for global trade and the [...]
March 13, 2026
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Vida expands product range in Sweden after Karl Hedin sawmill acquisition
The expansion centers on Vida’s distribution warehouse in Orrakullen, Sweden outside the town of Alvesta, where the company has [...]
March 13, 2026
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German sawmills warn of timber shortage as sawlog prices hit new peaks
Germany’s timber market has entered 2026 in a state of unusual tension, with log prices surging and sawmills scrambling [...]
March 13, 2026
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Nearly 2 million missing US households could boost future lumber demand
The US housing market is carrying a growing backlog of potential homebuyers, with nearly two million households that economists say [...]
March 12, 2026
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Latvijas Finieris strengthens Nordic presence with Sastamala plant upgrade
Baltic birch plywood producer Latvijas Finieris is moving forward with the expansion of its Riga Wood Finland Oy plant in [...]
March 12, 2026
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Timber demand defies UK construction slowdown
The value of timber and joinery product sales at UK builders’ merchants increased slightly in the fourth quarter of 2025 [...]
March 12, 2026
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Norwegian log prices ease as sawmills struggle with high raw-material costs
Log prices in Norway continued to decline in February, extending the gradual downward movement that began in the second half [...]
March 12, 2026
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US closes the door on imported lumber
For decades the United States has been the world’s largest buyer of imported softwood lumber, absorbing vast volumes from [...]
March 11, 2026
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LVL at a crossroads in Europe
When news emerged in late 2025 that Stora Enso was considering divesting its construction division, the announcement landed like a [...]
March 11, 2026
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