Archives: 2024

Indian companies face challenges with EUDR compliance

One of the primary challenges for Indian exporters will be compliance with the stringent traceability requirements of the EUDR. Indian [...]
September 18, 2024 Latest Trends

Latvia: Construction of Stiga RM new chipboard plant advances

The construction of the new Stiga RM chipboard  factory in Tukum, Latvia is proceeding according to plan, having agreed with [...]
September 18, 2024 Latest Trends

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz asks EU to delay EUDR

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he’s asked the European Union to suspend a new regulation designed to reduce deforestation [...]
September 17, 2024

Sweden: Record timber prices could bring sawmill closures

Historically, Swedish timber prices have been below the European average, but with significant price increases over the past year, Sweden [...]
September 17, 2024 Latest Trends

Lumber giant Canfor considers sale of more B.C. assets

One week after it announced it would be closing down two mills in northern British Columbia, Canadian logging giant Canfor [...]
September 17, 2024 Latest Trends

India’s Century Plyboards plans to expand plywood production capacity by 30%

Indian wood products maker Century Plyboards plans to expand its plywood production capacity by around 30 percent over the next [...]
September 17, 2024 Latest Trends

European birch plywood producers and traders are still facing illegal imports from Russia and Belarus

This week a webinar hosted by the European Panel Federation and the Polish Association of Wood based Panel Producers informed [...]
September 13, 2024 Latest Trends

Poland: State Forests criticizes logging ban

The January logging banolan in Poland, which limits tree cutting in 10 locations, means a reduction of 400,000 to [...]
September 13, 2024 Latest Trends

Norra Timber to upgrade sawmill in Sweden

The operations at Norra Timber's sawmill in Hissmofors, northern Sweden will be developed through multi-million investments to be [...]
September 13, 2024 Latest Trends

Canada announces challenges to latest increases in US softwood lumber duties

The federal government says Canada will challenge recent increases to softwood lumber duties by the United States. International Trade [...]
September 13, 2024 Latest Trends