Poland’s timber industry faces crisis due to government logging restrictions
The Polish timber industry is facing a deepening crisis, exacerbated by government restrictions on timber harvesting, particularly in ecologically significant [...]
February 27, 2024
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Swedish forest industry faces raw material supply issues
Production of wood products in Sweden decreased during the past year. The pulp production stabilized thanks to a record-strong [...]
February 27, 2024
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Price of wood pellets in Germany continues to fall
Prices for wood pellets continued to fall in February, but more slowly than before. The price for wood pellets [...]
February 27, 2024
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Russian sawmill industry remains unprofitable for five consecutive quarters
According to official operational data from Rosstat, in 2023 the volume of production of softwood and hardwood lumber in Russia [...]
February 27, 2024
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Global wood prices stabilizing at a higher level
Global wood prices have stabilized at a higher level. This was preceded by a crash. This was triggered by high [...]
February 23, 2024
European wood industry welcomes trialogue outcome on carbon removals certification framework
The European Confederation of Woodworking Industries (CEI- Bois) and the European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry (EOS) welcome the outcome [...]
February 23, 2024
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Ponsse plans to reduce jobs, blames loss of Russian market
Ponsse is renewing its operating model worldwide. The Finnish forest machine manufacturer's current operating model does not sufficiently support [...]
February 23, 2024
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Finland: Log price overview for January 2024
In January, the average price paid for spruce logs in standing sales in Finland was EUR 72.2 per cubic [...]
February 23, 2024
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Top 10 North American softwood lumber producers in 2023
After peaking the past three years, softwood lumber prices finally returned to break-even levels in 2023. Poorly positioned lumber [...]
February 22, 2024
Chairman of the Finnish sawmill industry: There will be a big shortage of wood in the world
Matti Kylävainio, the chairman of Sahateollisuus ry (Finnish Sawmills Association), predicts that there will still be a severe shortage [...]
February 22, 2024
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