Archives: April 2023

LP Building Solutions acquires Forex’s Wawa OSB facility

LP Building Solutions and Forex Inc., have entered into a definitive agreement under which LP will acquire the assets owned [...]
April 26, 2023 Latest Trends

Germany: Sawlog prices start to slide – sawmills buy at very short notice

Prices for sawlogs in Germany fell slightly in April. The reason is the ongoing price pressure from the timber market [...]
April 25, 2023

Global weak lumber markets led to reduced sawlog prices

Increased interest rates, higher inflation, and market uncertainty regarding a possible recession in 2023 resulted in reduced housing starts and [...]
April 25, 2023 Latest Trends

Finland: Roundwood price evolution in March

In standing sales in Finland, the average price paid for spruce logs in March was EUR 75.1 and for [...]
April 25, 2023 Latest Trends

Central African countries fails to honor timber export ban

Most members of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) have failed to comply with a log export ban [...]
April 25, 2023 Latest Trends

IKEA retail announces biggest ever investment in US

Ikea is investing more than $2 billion in the U.S. for growth over the next three years. The [...]
April 25, 2023 Latest Trends

Stora Enso lowers expectations for 2023 due to worsening market outlook

Due to materially lower earnings forecasts for the full year results 2023, Stora Enso’s new guidance is that the [...]
April 21, 2023 Latest Trends

Austria: Log prices fall in April

The sluggish sales of sawn timber in Austria are slowly being felt in the roundwood market as well. Especially in [...]
April 21, 2023 Latest Trends

Swiss Krono plans OSB capacities expansion and shifts investment priorities to W. Europe

After a two-year break due to the pandemic, the wood-based materials manufacturer Swiss Krono is represented at this [...]
April 21, 2023 Latest Trends

Thebault Group to invest EUR 100 million in France’s first LVL plant

The Thebault Group, a French plywood producer, announces the establishment of the first LVL (Laminated Veneer Lumber) manufacturing facility in [...]
April 21, 2023 Latest Trends