West Fraser Timber denies Kronospan, CVC takeover
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it has not received any takeover offer after a report [...]
July 25, 2022
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EU tropical wood product imports benefit from curtailment supplies from Russia and Belarus
In the first four months of this year, the value of EU imports of tropical wood and wood furniture totalled [...]
July 25, 2022
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Estonia: Softwood lumber market prices down by 20%
The market price of softwood lumber in Estonia has fallen by up to 20 [...]
July 22, 2022
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Austria: Softwood log prices are falling, energy wood prices are increasing noticeably
In July, the Austrian construction industry is noticeably weakening. Sales of building products made of wood [...]
July 22, 2022
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Norway boosts softwood log exports to EU countries filling Russian supply gap
Norway became the largest supplier of softwood logs to the EU instead of Russia which had a share of 49 [...]
July 22, 2022
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Södra delivers strong result in Q2/2022, sees market outlook as highly uncertain
Södra posted a robust result for the second quarter of 2022. The result reflects the [...]
July 22, 2022
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Demand weakens in UK softwood market
The solid UK softwood market is uncharacteristically quiet for this time of year, and buyers are [...]
July 22, 2022
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Overview of current trends in the European timber industry
At the members' meeting of the European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF) on 24 June in Amsterdam [...]
July 20, 2022
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Germans could turn to wood as Russia withholds natural gas
Germany could embrace wood for heat if Russia further cuts gas flows, Deutsche Bank says.  [...]
July 20, 2022
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Swedish Setra sees uncertainty for the wood markets to be more pronounced in 3Q/2022
Swedish wood products company Setra has reported an operating profit of SEK 564 million (EUR 53.47 million) for the [...]
July 20, 2022
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