Boise Cascade to indefinitely curtail lumber production in Chapman, Alabama
Boise Cascade announced an indefinite curtailment of its lumber production in Chapman, AL. The curtailment will affect approximately 80 positions [...]
November 29, 2023
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Finland: The war in Gaza affects the export of lumber, uncertainty in the market
For Finland's lumber exports, the war in Gaza and especially the expansion of the conflict is a threat hanging [...]
November 29, 2023
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Tropical wood exporters already need to get prepared for EUDR
Issues surrounding implementation of EUDR featured heavily during the question-and-answer session with members of the Council that followed [...]
November 29, 2023
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Gazprombank buys IKEA stores owner’s in Russia
Gazprombank Group has agreed to buy IKEA owner Ingka Group's 14 MEGA shopping centres in Russia for an undisclosed [...]
November 29, 2023
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Interview: The current state of the Latvian wood industry
The Latvian wood industry has experienced very rapid changes after Russia's repeated invasion of Ukraine, is the wood industry [...]
November 28, 2023
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France: Lumber prices for Q3/2023
As the below table shows, Q3/2023 prices for various lumber products in France have shown some mixed results as [...]
November 28, 2023
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Metsä starts construction of Kerto LVL mill in Äänekoski, Finland
Metsä Group's Kerto LVL mill project in Äänekoski, Finland is progressing as planned and the foundation stone of the [...]
November 28, 2023
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War in Ukraine halved the Russian lumber export prices
Since early 2022, Russian lumber export prices have fallen by 50%, attributed to import boycotts following the Ukraine invasion, reduced [...]
November 28, 2023
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Why US largest wood pellet producer is in jeopardy?
A wrong-way bet on the price of wood pellets has jeopardized America’s biggest exporter of the fuel, even [...]
November 24, 2023
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The EU Commission wants an EU forest monitoring law; Nordic countries worried
The European Commission has published its proposal for collecting forest data in the EU. The regulation proposal sets the [...]
November 24, 2023
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