Archives: 2023

Wood prices are rising again in Germany

Wood prices have recently risen in Germany. The reason is a very tight supply of fresh wood and empty warehouses [...]
December 12, 2023 Latest Trends

U.S. hardwood mills starting to switch to softwood production

Domestic and international demand for U.S. hardwood continued to escalate in 2020, increased and peaked in 2021, but by [...]
December 12, 2023 Latest Trends

Canfor’s Vida expand capacity in Sweden

Vida AB, owned 70 per cent by Canfor Corporation, announced that it will invest approximately 700 million SEK (EUR 62 [...]
December 12, 2023 Latest Trends

Finland: Junnikkala Ltd to start full-scale production at its Oulu sawmill in January

On December 4th, Junnikkala Ltd started trial operations at its Oulu sawmill as the first logs successfully passed through the [...]
December 12, 2023 Latest Trends

Global sawmill production falls sharply; turnaround expected in U.S. in 2024

Sawmills in many parts of the world have already reduced production and the trend continues. Central Europe and Canada have [...]
December 8, 2023

COP28 announcement pushes for more timber in construction

The announcement made overnight at COP 28 for an increased use of timber in construction as a vital decarbonisation tool [...]
December 8, 2023 Latest Trends

HS Timber starts trial operations at its new sawmill in Argentina

Acon Timber, the Argentine joint venture between the HS Timber Group (the former Schweighofer Group) and the Belgian partner Forestcape [...]
December 8, 2023 Latest Trends

Metsä Group’s Kemi bioproduct mill to reach full capacity production in autumn 2024

At full production capacity, which is planned for autumn of 2024, the new EUR 2.02 billion Kemi bioproduct mill [...]
December 8, 2023 Latest Trends

Swedish sawmills expect tough winter as timber prices are still high and construction falls

Construction in Europe is slowing down and the price of raw materials is falling. However, the Swedish sawmills are forced [...]
December 7, 2023 Latest Trends

Multiple Canfor sawmills in Canada will be curtailed in December

Multiple Canfor lumber mills across British Columbia and Alberta will be temporarily curtailed in December. According to Canfor, all [...]
December 7, 2023 Latest Trends