Archives: 2023

Spruce log prices mostly decreasing in Germany

The German producer price indices for spruce developed mostly downwards in February 2023. On average, the index for log wood [...]
April 20, 2023 Latest Trends

Holmen to increase capacity at Iggesund sawmill

Holmen Wood Products AB has commissioned the construction companies Veidekke and Brinkab to expand the Iggesund sawmill with a new [...]
April 20, 2023 Latest Trends

Jeld-Wen to sell its Australasia business for US$461 million

Jeld-Wen Holding, has entered into a definitive sale agreement with Platinum Equity to sell 100% of the business for [...]
April 20, 2023 Latest Trends

Tolko slashes production by 50% at Armstrong lumber mill

Tolko Industries is cutting production at its lumber operation in Armstrong in half. Tolko has announced its Armstrong lumber [...]
April 20, 2023 Latest Trends

Current trends and outlook for the Estonian wood industry

    TIN has interviewed Pierre Guidon , President of the company SAS ADIBOIS, about the current state of [...]
April 19, 2023 Latest Trends

The N. American lumber market outlook for 2023: Low prices and falling demand

As we moved into March 2023, there were still many headwinds facing BC’s sawmilling industry. Mill curtailments, both in [...]
April 19, 2023 Latest Trends

Austria’s sawmill industry expects reduced production in 2023

2023 started for Austria's sawmill industry under subdued global economic conditions. In this regard, there are no signs of [...]
April 19, 2023 Latest Trends

FSC certification for 2 million ha in Poland is about to expire

Until recently, approximately two-thirds of Poland’s forest area of 9.2 million hectares were FSC-certified. The certified [...]
April 19, 2023 Latest Trends

The current global dynamic plywood market driven by China

At the end of March 2023, Germany's plywood importers thought they were in a different world compared to the [...]
April 18, 2023 Latest Trends

Mood in the German wood industry deteriorates considerably

At the start of spring, the mood in large parts of the German wood industry has deteriorated noticeably. According [...]
April 18, 2023 Latest Trends