UK timber imports rallied during the second half of 2023
UK timber import statistics for November 2023 show the market continued to improve in 2023, relative to 2022, with total [...]
February 8, 2024
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India: Sawn timber demand is picking up; import prices on the rise
Red Sea disruption has increased Europe to India container freight rates, resulting in kiln died sawn timber prices increasing by [...]
February 8, 2024
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Metsä Group’s forest assets in Russia may be sold to VLP Group
Several potential buyers are negotiating the acquisition of enterprises that were previously part of the Finnish giant Metsä Group, Russian [...]
February 8, 2024
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Sweden’s wood price rally continues
In Sweden, wood buyers and brokers have alternately raised their purchase prices in recent weeks. Mellanskog, the forest owners [...]
February 7, 2024
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German sawmill industry concerned over the coming months
The mood in the German wood industry deteriorated slightly in January 2024. Although companies were more satisfied with the current [...]
February 7, 2024
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Tolko to temporarily reduce production at its Lakeview sawmill
In another setback for British Columbia's forestry sector, Tolko Industries will temporarily lay off approximately 60 workers at its [...]
February 7, 2024
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EUDR: New calls for fundamental revision
The fact that EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen promised farmers administrative simplifications at the EU summit in Brussels [...]
February 7, 2024
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Ikea pushes for new price cuts; sees economic and supply chain improvements
Two years ago, Ingka Group, Ikea's parent company, faced challenges and increased prices. Recently, positive economic trends and [...]
February 7, 2024
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Swedish market manager foresees timber shortage this spring that will boost prices
Only the sharpest sawmills are profitable right now. That's what Erik Eliasson, marketing manager at Norra Timber, says. But [...]
February 6, 2024
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China: Reduced softwood log imports, prices down
China softwood log inventory is stable but daily port off-take has started to reduce in preparation for the Chinese [...]
February 6, 2024
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