Latest Trends

Poland: New timber rules could cut supply by up to 2 million m³

Polish wood processors are pressing State Forests to revise timber measurement and classification rules introduced at the start of 2026 [...]
August 27, 2026 Latest Trends

Sweden’s sawlog rally breaks after years of gains

Swedish roundwood prices fell substantially in the second quarter of 2026, extending the reversal that began at the start of [...]
August 27, 2026 Latest Trends

B.C. forestry in the ‘absolutely worst situation’ it has ever faced

British Columbia’s forest industry is in the “absolutely worst situation” it has ever faced with the latest U.S [...]
August 27, 2026 Latest Trends

Timber surplus deepens across Europe after storm and wildfire damage

European timber markets are entering the second half of 2026 with millions of cubic metres of forced fellings still moving [...]
August 26, 2026 Latest Trends

France’s sawmill industry: who is growing and who is losing ground

The latest financial accounts from French sawmills show a widening gap between companies returning to growth and those still losing [...]
August 26, 2026 Latest Trends / Market Analysis

Pfeifer: European sawmills need productivity gains, not just more capacity

Pfeifer Group is directing investment towards automation, predictive maintenance and real-time production control rather than simply adding sawmill capacity [...]
August 26, 2026 Latest Trends / Market Analysis

Turkey oak trade: New phytosanitary rules, but no import ban

New information on Turkey’s phytosanitary rules indicates that European oak suppliers have not been shut out of the Turkish [...]
August 26, 2026 Latest Trends

BC loses more than 30 sawmills in a decade of lumber industry decline

British Columbia has lost more than 30 sawmills since 2017, while at least 21 lumber mills have closed permanently or [...]
August 26, 2026 Latest Trends / Market Analysis

Pfleiderer restructuring puts Central European panel market in focus

The planned transfer of Pfleiderer to its bondholders comes at a sensitive point for the Central European wood-based panel [...]
August 22, 2026 Latest Trends

Finland’s sawmill industry likely to face further capacity closures

Finland’s sawmill industry may need further permanent capacity reductions as high sawlog costs, weak softwood lumber demand and growing [...]
August 22, 2026 Latest Trends