Lithuania plans timber export ban as sanctions cause raw material shortage
Due to the export of Lithuanian timber, the local industry is experiencing an increasing shortage and price of raw materials [...]
June 16, 2022
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Boise Cascade to acquire Coastal Plywood Company for $512 million
Boise Cascade has reached an agreement to acquire Coastal Plywood Company, including its two manufacturing locations, from Coastal Forest Resources [...]
June 16, 2022
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No sales market for Russian pellet exporters starting July
From July 10, the Russian wood pellet exports to Europe, the main market for Russian companies, will be completely stopped [...]
June 16, 2022
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Skyrocketing wood prices in Japan due to Ukraine war
The war in Ukraine has inflated the cost of timber in Japan. Russia’s retaliatory measures [...]
June 16, 2022
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France: Considerable rise in lumber prices for Q1/2022
As the below table shows, Q1/2022 prices for various lumber products in France have shown [...]
June 13, 2022
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Strong demand in Finland’s timber market as imports collapse; wood prices will rise
Finland's wood market has begun to pick up in recent weeks. Purchase volumes and prices of wood have risen [...]
June 13, 2022
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New Zealand log export prices at a low level in June
June is historically the poorest performing month in the New Zealand export log market and this [...]
June 13, 2022
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Global port congestion improves, freight rates will remain high
High freight costs, congestion at terminals, earlier peak seasons and due to strict Covid-19 lockdown measures have had a [...]
June 13, 2022
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Some sawmills in Russia expected to curtail production from July
The decline in export volumes due to EU sanctions against the backdrop of rising transportation tariffs and a stronger ruble [...]
June 10, 2022
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Ponsse to adjust operations: “Russian market too big to replace”
Finnish forest machine manufacturer Ponsse will start personnel negotiations next week. The negotiations will focus on [...]
June 10, 2022
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