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
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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
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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
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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
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French sawmills struggle with falling sawn timber prices
The spruce market in France is becoming more complicated. At the end of 2024, the spruce bark beetle crisis continues [...]
November 30, 2024
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Tropical wood and panel markets strained, recovery expected in 2025
The Tropical Panels and Wood Commissions , held on November 7, 2024 at MuMa, in Le Havre [...]
November 30, 2024
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James Latham drops on warning that timber recovery is still delayed
Shares in James Latham fell 16% after the timber specialist reported a fall in first-half profits and warned of [...]
November 30, 2024
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More Ziegler subsidiaries file for insolvency
On November 20, Ziegler Holding GmbH, a company with 75 years of history, filed for insolvency at the Weiden District [...]
November 28, 2024
US lumber prices expected to rise with Trump’s 25% Canadian tariff plan
US lumber prices, which already have risen in recent months due to lower production in Canada, could see further gains [...]
November 28, 2024
Finnish sawmill industry: Log prices outpace wood product prices, market remains weak
The production of softwood lumber reached 8.1 million cubic meters between January and September, a 1% increase compared to [...]
November 28, 2024
