The Trump lumber duty strategy and its impact on the global wood markets
This week the US Department of Commerce announced its preliminary conclusions on Canadian softwood lumber anti dumping duties. These duties [...]
March 8, 2025
Swedish industrialist Karl Hedin plans to sell his multi-million euro wood industry empire
Karl Hedin, a prominent figure in the Swedish sawmill and building materials industry, has decided to sell large parts of [...]
March 6, 2025
EU-China softwood lumber pipeline fades
Since peaking in 2021, the European softwood lumber industry appears to have entered a downward cycle. As one of the [...]
March 4, 2025
Donald Trump threatens to impose 25% tariffs on EU imports
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced plans to impose a 25% tariff on goods imported from the European Union [...]
February 28, 2025
German Timber Industry calls for EUDR adjustments in new ‘Clean Industrial Deal’
The German Sawmill and Timber Industry Association (DeSH) warmly welcomes the 'Clean Industrial Deal' presented by the European Commission today [...]
February 28, 2025
Lumber market faces chaos as US tariffs on imports could spike costs
Donald Trump’s plan to impose sweeping tariffs on softwood lumber imports in April could plunge the US construction sector [...]
February 27, 2025
Trump set to impose 25% tariffs on lumber from worldwide exporters in the coming weeks
U.S. President Donald Trump revealed on Wednesday that the U.S. is preparing to add a new wave of [...]
February 21, 2025
Vida and Södra sawmill production shutdowns at all their sawmills
Swedish sawmill groups Vida (owned by the Canadian timber giant Canfor) and Södra have announced temporary production stoppages at [...]
February 19, 2025
Trump slaps 25% tariffs on Canadian imports, 10% on Chinese imports, says EU is next
On Saturday, February 1, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he is imposing new tariffs on imports from [...]
February 4, 2025
Rettenmeier acquires part of insolvent Ziegler Group
On Thursday evening, insolvency administrator Volker Böhm signed a purchase agreement with Rettenmeier Holding AG, securing the acquisition of [...]
February 1, 2025
