Archives: March 2023

Canfor to permanently close its Houston sawmill at the end of this month

The last log is set to be processed at Canfor’s mill at its Houston sawmill on March 31, setting [...]

Hekotek to supply new log sorting line to Versowood

Hekotek AS has signed a contract for the supply of a log sorting line to Versowood Oy in Finland.  [...]

Finland imports of wood chips and logs from Russia fell from record to zero

Imports of wood chips and logs to Finland from Russia fell from an all-time high in 2020 to zero [...]
March 24, 2023 Latest Trends / Market Analysis

An Estonian wood processing company goes bankrupt

    An Estonian wood processing company Holzinvest OÜ went bankrupt in the city of Pärnu.  [...]

Log prices continue to rise in Finland

Wood trade in Finland picked up last week and log prices continued to rise. The purchase volume of Mets [...]
March 23, 2023 Latest Trends

Stora Enso partners with Polish plywood producer Paged

Stora Enso’s lignin product – Lineo – is being used by Polish plywood manufacturer Paged to replace fossil-based glue in [...]
March 23, 2023 Latest Trends

Irish roundwood timber supply predicted to rise by 68% until 2035

Recent studies suggest a significant increase of 68% in roundwood by 2035. The annual supply of Irish roundwood timber [...]
March 23, 2023 Latest Trends

West African timber trade transitioning to a new norm

With only a few countries exporting significant volumes of logs the West African timber trade is transitioning to a new [...]
March 23, 2023 Latest Trends

Austria: Spruce sawlogs prices stabilized in March

Economic development in Austria is currently restrained. The main reason for this is the weak construction sector. Construction companies' expectations [...]

France: Falling poplar prices in 2023?

Is the historical period just experienced by the poplar in France coming to an end? The question deserves to be [...]
March 22, 2023 Latest Trends / Market Analysis