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Södra announces price adjustments for this autumn

Södra's assessments for the autumn indicate a sustained high demand for forest raw materials from family-owned forests [...]
August 30, 2023 Latest Trends

Koskisen invests in thin plywood production in Hirvensalmi

The Finnish wood products company Koskisen is investing in a new thin plywood press at its thin plywood production unit [...]
August 30, 2023 Latest Trends

Softwood felling to be reduced in Bavaria due to poor demand

The Bavarian State Forests (BaySF), based in Regensburg, are reducing their fresh softwood felling by 600,000 solid cubic meters [...]
August 30, 2023 Latest Trends

European softwood lumber exports to the US on a downward trend in the second quarter

After a scorching start to the year, US softwood lumber imports from Europe cooled abruptly in the second quarter. That [...]
August 29, 2023 Latest Trends

France: Lumber prices for Q2/2023

As the below table shows, Q2/2023 prices for various lumber products in France have shown some mixed results as [...]
August 29, 2023 Latest Trends

Sweden: Rising log prices in Q2/2023

The roundwood prices on delivery timber in Sweden increased for both sawlog and pulpwood during the second quarter of 2023 [...]
August 29, 2023 Latest Trends

German sawmill industry to discuss market challenges at annual congress

More than 240 participants from the German timber and forestry sector will convene in Stuttgart for the annual German Timber [...]
August 29, 2023 Latest Trends

Raute receives record quarter orders in Q2/2023

In April-June, Raute's net sales amounted to 29.3 million euros, which is 1% less than last year [...]
August 29, 2023 Latest Trends

CLT construction could get help from AI

Compared with traditional concrete construction, sustainable timber architecture is better for the environment – but there's always room for improvement [...]
August 25, 2023 Latest Trends

EU Commision launches investigation on imports of birch plywood from Russia through Turkey and Kazakhstan

The European Commission has initiated an official investigation into the suspected evasion of EU anti-dumping regulations by Russian birch [...]
August 24, 2023