France: Lumber prices in Q2/2024
The second quarter lumber prices in France shows show some mixed developments, both as compared to Q1/2024 as well [...]
August 29, 2024
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Sweden: Sharp fall in glulam deliveries
In the first six months of this year, sales of project and stock beams in Sweden decreased by over 16 [...]
August 29, 2024
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UPM limits spruce plywood production; 580 temporary layoffs
The forestry giant UPM is planning layoffs at Ristiina's Pellos plywood factory in Etelä Savo. The production of UPM [...]
August 28, 2024
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Holmen to cut production at one of its sawmills in Sweden in response to weak market
Holmen has announced the layoff of 45 employees at Kroksjön Sawmill, located outside Skellefteå, effectively reducing the workforce by [...]
August 28, 2024
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Italian and Austrian wood industry associations protest against EUDR
On August 19, 2024, two major wood industry associations, The Austrian Timber Industry Association and Italy's The National Association [...]
August 28, 2024
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Stora Enso has suspended some of its logging operations
An environmental violation was discovered at a Stora Enso harvesting site on Thursday 15 August, in Kainuu, Finland. Contrary to [...]
August 28, 2024
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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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