Companies in the timber industry

Sanctions against Russian exports to permanently alter the global trade of forest products

Lumber trade flows changed almost instantly when Russia invaded Ukraine in late February. Trade sanctions and restrictions in financial transactions [...]

Stora Enso plans to sell four paper sites in Europe

    Stora Enso has initiated a sales process for a possible divestment of four paper production sites [...]

Timber industry in Latvia hit by trade suspension with Russian and Belarus

    Sanctions of the European Union (EU) and other countries against Russia and Belarus will also affect [...]

UK softwood imports expected to be affected by shortages

As Russian and Belarussian wood products have fallen under legal sanctions, and already leading UK importers are refusing any new [...]

Croatia’s wood flooring producers hit hard by Russian sanctions

Croatian wood flooring manufacturers have become an unlikely victim in the sanctions most of the world has imposed on Russia [...]

Western Forest Products to curtail sawmill due to lack of logs

    Western Forest Products (WFP) announced that starting last week, their Chemainus Sawmill is once again undergoing [...]

European forest industry faces transportation problems

Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine is affecting transport and logistics throughout Europe. Trade with Russia is virtually non [...]

Germany: Sawmill industry calls for boost in local wood sourcing due to war in Ukraine

Germany faces major challenges in the coming months and years. Against the background of the war waged by Russia against [...]