Majority of EU states support postponement of EUDR
A majority of EU agriculture ministers are urging the EU Commission to initially put the deforestation regulation on hold. [...]
March 29, 2024
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Homann Holzwerkstoffe postpones start of MDF/HDF production at new plant in Lithuania
The management of Homann Holzwerkstoffe GmbH, a leading European supplier of thin, refined wooden fibreboards for the furniture, doors and [...]
March 29, 2024
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China’s log import market facing unprecedented weakness
The log import market in China has undergone a significant downturn, deviating from post-Chinese New Year expectations. Daily log [...]
March 29, 2024
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New warnings over the dismantling of the US timber industry due to closures, reductions and curtailments
In recent times, the closure of forest product mills and plants across the United States has become increasingly frequent, almost [...]
March 28, 2024
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Estonian company choses Latvian wood resources to build EUR 700 million biorefinery
Estonian company Fibenol is investing €700 million in a biorefinery in Latvia. As recently as 2022, the company's main [...]
March 28, 2024
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Belarusian timber enters Poland under false documents, bypassing EU sanctions, new investigation reveals
Belarusian timber enters the EU market despite sanctions, being supplied to Poland under false documentation while passed off as Kazakh [...]
March 28, 2024
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Setra to double CLT production capacity at Långshyttan plant in Sweden
Wood construction continues to increase in Sweden. Setra is following this trend and doubling its production capacity for cross-laminated [...]
March 28, 2024
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The wood industry in Poland is asking the Prime Minister for immediate intervention
The Polish Chamber of Commerce for the Wood Industry sent a letter to local government authorities in which it presented [...]
March 27, 2024
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More wood industry association call for revision and postponement of EUDR
Wood industry associations from Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia criticize the EUDR's bureaucratic effort [...]
March 27, 2024
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Austria: Prices for spruce softwood sawlogs stabilize in March 2024
There's a decline in sawn timber demand in Austria. Economic growth is stagnating and construction industry remains in recession [...]
March 27, 2024
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