Estonian company choses Latvian wood resources to build EUR 700 million biorefinery
Estonian company Fibenol is investing €700 million in a biorefinery in Latvia. As recently as 2022, the company's main [...]
March 28, 2024
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Belarusian timber enters Poland under false documents, bypassing EU sanctions, new investigation reveals
Belarusian timber enters the EU market despite sanctions, being supplied to Poland under false documentation while passed off as Kazakh [...]
March 28, 2024
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Setra to double CLT production capacity at Långshyttan plant in Sweden
Wood construction continues to increase in Sweden. Setra is following this trend and doubling its production capacity for cross-laminated [...]
March 28, 2024
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The wood industry in Poland is asking the Prime Minister for immediate intervention
The Polish Chamber of Commerce for the Wood Industry sent a letter to local government authorities in which it presented [...]
March 27, 2024
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More wood industry association call for revision and postponement of EUDR
Wood industry associations from Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia criticize the EUDR's bureaucratic effort [...]
March 27, 2024
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Austria: Prices for spruce softwood sawlogs stabilize in March 2024
There's a decline in sawn timber demand in Austria. Economic growth is stagnating and construction industry remains in recession [...]
March 27, 2024
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China’s log imports continue to decrease at the beginning of the year, lumber imports increase
At the beginning of 2024, the Chinese timber import market has shown a series of new changes. According to [...]
March 27, 2024
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Strikes may lead to lasting repercussions for Finland’s sawmill industry
Finnish sawmill industry seems caught off guard by the ongoing strikes in the country. The port strikes have stopped the [...]
March 26, 2024
US lumber prices near 5-month highs
Lumber advanced past $600 per thousand feet benchmark, close to the 5-month highs, buoyed by improved demand outlook. [...]
March 26, 2024
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EU delays stricter rules on imports from deforested areas
The European Union (EU) is delaying the classification of countries under its anti-deforestation regulation following claims made by several [...]
March 26, 2024
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