Will lumber tariffs really ease after the Supreme Court ruling?
The U.S. lumber and wood products sector entered 2026 expecting clarity from the courts. Instead, it received a legal [...]
February 24, 2026
Wood From Finland conference 2026: policy, markets and raw material security shape outlook for the global sawmill industry
The international Wood From Finland Conference was held in Helsinki from February 4 to 5, 2026, at the Grand Marina [...]
February 7, 2026
Central Europe construction downturn and limited log supply pressure sawmills
The associations of the sawmill and wood industry from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland addressed the current economic developments in the [...]
January 31, 2026
Global wood markets seen entering a calmer trading phase in 2026
2026 will be characterised less by global cycles and more by regional divergence, as wood markets continue to adjust to [...]
January 15, 2026
A tough year to forget: Global timber market under pressure in 2025
Few in the forest supply chain will look back fondly on 2025. Across North America, Europe and Russia, the year [...]
January 7, 2026
Forecast 2026: Europe’s wood markets look toward a calmer year with more predictable trading
Expectations for 2026 within the European timber industry are increasingly shaped by the assumption that the current period of subdued [...]
December 11, 2025
EU reaches deal to delay and simplify EUDR, extending application to end-2026
The EU institutions have reached a political agreement on a targeted revision of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), preventing what [...]
December 6, 2025
UPM’s CEO: Finnish wood remains far too expensive as cost pressures hit mill operations
UPM CEO Massimo Reynaudo says Finland’s wood prices remain significantly too high for the company’s mills to operate [...]
December 5, 2025
Europe’s lumber market tightens as demand recovers and supply constraints deepen by 2030
Europe remains one of the world’s largest softwood lumber producers, supplying about one-third of global output and roughly [...]
December 3, 2025
Current state of the Swedish forest industry: layoffs rise as optimism fades
Sweden’s forest industry is ending the year under pressure, with sentiment falling, profitability weakening and layoff notices spreading across [...]
December 3, 2025
