Blumer Lehmann acquires timber construction division of Hächler Holzbau
Blumer Lehmann, a timber construction company based in the St. Gallen Lake Area, has announced the acquisition of Hächler [...]
January 24, 2025
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Sweden’s 2024 softwood lumber exports: Volatile markets lead to uneven performance
In the first eleven months of 2024, Sweden exported approximately 11.45 million cubic meters of softwood lumber, a 6 [...]
January 24, 2025
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US cuts European softwood lumber supply by nearly 20%
U.S. softwood lumber imports from Europe experienced a noticeable decline in both volume and value during January–November 2024 [...]
January 23, 2025
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Provisional anti-dumping rates on Chinese parquet: up to 49.2%
In May 2024, the European Commission launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of assembled multilayer parquet panels from China [...]
January 23, 2025
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Bjelin Group takes over industrial division of Välinge
Bjelin Group has acquired 100% of the shares in the industrial division of the Swedish Välinge Group (Viken / Sweden [...]
January 23, 2025
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Wood prices remain at a high level in Finland
Wood prices in Finland remained stable at a high level in December, continuing trends observed after the summer. Compared to [...]
January 23, 2025
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German insurance giant enters Finnish forest market
In December, Leppämäki yhteimestä sold its entire 5,833-hectare forest property for 24,642,861 euros. The [...]
January 23, 2025
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Trump declares February 1 as start date for Canadian tariff hikes
Sitting behind the Oval Office desk for the first time in four years, U.S. President Donald Trump wasted no [...]
January 22, 2025
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Wood prices in Estonia in Q4 2024
In the fourth quarter of 2024, the prices for softwood standard logs in Estonia remained stable, while fine logs saw [...]
January 22, 2025
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Sweden builds the world’s largest timber city
Sweden is revolutionizing urban development with Stockholm Wood City, the world's largest construction project made entirely from wood. Located [...]
January 22, 2025
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