Mood in the German wood industry further deteriorates
The mood in the German wood industry deteriorated further in February. Companies were less satisfied with the current business situation [...]
March 12, 2024
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Duties to be imposed on Russian birch plywood coming from Turkey and Kazakhstan
The European Commission is to impose duties on Russian birch plywood products entering the EU through Kazakhstan and Turkey, following [...]
March 12, 2024
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UPM announces negotiations on possible temporary layoffs
The negotiations will affect over 2,200 employees at all the forestry firm's pulp mills, sawmills, and communication paper [...]
March 12, 2024
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UK’s softwood timber imports perform well despite challenging markets
Despite the challenging end to 2023 seen across the construction sector, UK timber import volumes for the year were actually [...]
March 12, 2024
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Indian woodbased panel producers set to do well in 2024
2023 it has been estimated that MDF consumption in India was around 7,000 cubic metres per day and looking [...]
March 12, 2024
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The Swedish sawmill industry anticipates higher lumber prices this spring
After a brutal fall for Swedish sawmills, where lumber prices plummeted sharply while timber prices soared, there is now a [...]
March 9, 2024
Germany: Pellet prices on a steep decline
The prices for wood pellets in Germany are falling dramatically. The speed and extent of the price decline also came [...]
March 9, 2024
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Canfor reports sustained pressure on lumber market
Canfor Corp. reported "sustained pressure on global lumber market conditions and pricing through most of the fourth quarter" and challenges [...]
March 9, 2024
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European Commission investigation confirms illegal imports of Russian birch plywood
The European Commission has disclosed the findings of its anti-circumvention investigation into illegal imports of Russian birch plywood. The [...]
March 7, 2024
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2024 European construction activity expected to be worse than in 2023, says Euroconstruct
Following an unexpected but welcome period of growth in 2022, the construction industry within the 19-Euroconstruct countries is facing [...]
March 7, 2024
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