Archives: December 2024

UPM to cut 88 jobs

UPM will terminate a maximum of 88 jobs as a result of change negotiations. The negotiations concerned UPM Pulp's [...]
December 4, 2024 Latest Trends

Tough times for Swedish sawmills, but a glimmer of hope for spring

The year has remained tough for Swedish sawmills. Despite slight increases in sales prices during the third quarter, profitability continued [...]
December 4, 2024 Latest Trends

Log shortages disrupt San Group’s port alberni operations

San Group’s mills and remanufacturing plant in Port Alberni are struggling to maintain consistent operations due to an ongoing [...]
December 4, 2024 Latest Trends

Norway: Timber prices remain high

The demand for softwood sawlogs and pulpwood in Norway remains robust as winter approaches, driven by intense competition despite low [...]
December 4, 2024 Latest Trends

Sharp fall in EU softwood lumber exports to US

EU softwood lumber exports to the US fell significantly in the first nine months of 2024 compared to the same [...]
December 3, 2024 Latest Trends

EU investigation China plywood ongoing as European producers struggle with unfair competition

The European Union (EU) has started an investigation into the import of hardwood plywood from China in the fall of [...]
December 3, 2024 Latest Trends

UK hardwood trade hoping for better times in 2025

‘Average’ is how one trader summed up the current UK hardwood market, echoing the sentiment of others in the business [...]
December 3, 2024 Latest Trends

Kronospan launches €200 million OSB plant in western Ukraine

Kronospan Rivne, part of the international Austrian corporation Kronospan, has launched a new production line for oriented strand boards (OSB [...]
December 3, 2024 Latest Trends

Sampsa Auvinen re-elected as CEI-Bois Chairman

The Autumn General Assembly of CEI-Bois, the European Confederation of Woodworking Industries, took place online. The General Assembly took [...]
December 3, 2024 Latest Trends