Kährs adjusting capacities in all its European factories, due to weak market demand
Kährs adjusts its capacity to meet a lower demand for flooring solutions in the residential segment in 2023, both [...]
January 17, 2023
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Moelven shuts down one of three production lines in Norway
A week ago, Moelven Byggmodul AS reported that the production line in Hjellum, Norway, will be shut down. The background [...]
January 17, 2023
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Stora Enso strengthens its wood procurement in Finland, to replace Russian forestry operations
Stora Enso replaces wood imported from Russia with domestic wood and expands its wood procurement in Western Finland. Two offices [...]
January 17, 2023
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Swedish EU Presidency wants more timber construction
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is committed to standardizing building regulations for timber construction in Europe. According to [...]
January 17, 2023
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Swedish sawn timber export prices continue to decline
In November 2022, for the 5th month in a row, Swedish sawnwood export prices continued to decrease: -2.93% compared [...]
January 13, 2023
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Romania: Low levels of wood offered for state auctions; prices are still at a high level
The average prices at auctions organized by Romania's National Forestry Authority - Romsilva for the production of 2023 are 410 [...]
January 13, 2023
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UK timber import patterns witness considerable shift in 2022
Last year witnessed a considerable shift in timber trading patterns, with the Republic of Ireland (ROI), Latvia, and China supplying [...]
January 12, 2023
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West Fraser to curtail Florida sawmills, cites high log costs and weak markets
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it will indefinitely curtail its Perry Sawmill in Florida later this month due to [...]
January 12, 2023
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Skeena Sawmills to shut down log deliveries temporarily
Skeena Sawmills has stopped taking logs at its Terrace sawmill for three weeks as of Jan. 6, citing the high [...]
January 12, 2023
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Austria criticizes ”restrictive” EU forest regulations
For the mountainous country of Austria, the important protective forests – forests that protect against natural hazards such as avalanches, mudflows [...]
January 12, 2023
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