Forestry

Segezha’s oligarch on the list of British sanctions

  The Russian timber giant Segezha Group is unaffected by the British sanctions against Vladimir Evtushenkov that came into [...]

Lumber prices rise in Japan as builders run out of Russian wood

    Lumber prices have reached record highs in Japan since economic sanctions were imposed against Russia, leading [...]

Log prices in Finland drop in March

In January-March 2022, roundwood trade decreased by 20% year on year and was 22% less than in the previous [...]

Belarus: Wood processing companies reorienting exports to Russia and China

In the context of Western sanctions, Belarusian wood processing companies are developing exports to Russia and China.    [...]

Encouraging revival in Italian hardwood market

    One of the more encouraging, not to say surprising, hardwood market trends in 2021 was a [...]

N. American lumber prices could rebound on tight supply despite recent fall

     Lumber prices are down more than 20% this year but are poised to gain upward traction [...]

Weyerhaeuser acquires Carolina Timberlands for US$ 265 million

One of the world’s largest private owners of timberlands, Weyerhaeuser Co. has agreed to purchase 80,800 acres of [...]

Sinclar Group Forest Products reduces production at three sawmills due to supply bottlenecks

Sinclar Group Forest Products Ltd. will temporarily reduce manufacturing output at its sawmill operations in Vanderhoof, Fort St. James and [...]

Race to replace Russia will increase the demand for Finnish softwood lumber

    The next few years will see a major change in the Finnish forest industry, as Russia [...]

European sawmill associations are demanding greater use of wood resources

The German Sawmill and Timber Industry Association, the Association of the Austrian Timber Industry and the Swiss Timber Industry call [...]