Sweden: Sawlog prices continue to rise in Q2/2024
In the second quarter of this year, the price of sawlogs increased by nearly eight percent, while the price of [...]
August 27, 2024
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Rail strike in Canada threatens forest product exports
Canada's largest railroads, Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), have locked out over 9,000 [...]
August 27, 2024
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UPM to adjust production at Kymi and Kaukas mills in response to market conditions
UPM Pulp will temporarily curtail production at its Kymi and Kaukas pulp mills in Finland starting in September. The decision [...]
August 27, 2024
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Rise in Swedish, Finnish export prices will not yet save Estonian wood industry
The slight rise in export prices to Finland and Sweden and the decrease in production are not expected to make [...]
August 26, 2024
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Södra to increase wood prices
To meet the continued high demand for forest raw materials, Södra is raising prices on several timber assortments starting [...]
August 23, 2024
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China: Sharp decline in log imports, especially from EU
According to China Customs log imports totaled 18.82 million cubic meters valued at US$3.268 billion in the [...]
August 23, 2024
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More lumber production curtailments announced in North America
Recent developments in the North American lumber industry have seen significant curtailments in production, with companies facing with unfavorable market [...]
August 23, 2024
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Finland: Spruce log prices fall slightly in July 2024
In standing sales in July, the average price of spruce logs in Finland fell to just under EUR 83, while [...]
August 23, 2024
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Moelven to reduce plywood production in Sweden
Moelven Vänerply AB is reducing plywood production at Otterbäcken mill in Sweden and is therefore forced to give [...]
August 23, 2024
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Germany: Sawmills entitled to compensation of up to EUR 500 million after forestry administration violated antitrust law
A court in Germany has found that antitrust laws were breached over a 27-year period in the management of [...]
August 21, 2024
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