Sweden leads opposition to EU Forest Strategy
The new 2030 Forest Strategy is triggering diplomatic clashes in the EU over who should be responsible for forest policy [...]
October 11, 2021
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Prices for Finnish exported lumber expected to fall after record highs
The Finnish forest industry has benefited from high export prices due to the coronavirus pandemic. The [...]
October 11, 2021
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Big rise in UK timber imports from the EU despite Brexit
An impact of the UK’s departure from the EU single market and customs union on [...]
October 11, 2021
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US lumber prices stage a late season rally
The roller coaster ride for US lumber prices is still going strong. In the past month [...]
October 11, 2021
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UK: Labour shortages hit pallet and packaging industry
The Timber Packaging & Pallet Confederation (TIMCON) has called for the government to help [...]
October 11, 2021
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Timber supply tensions relax in France, prices expected to fall
While wood has been the subject of shortages for several months, the French timber industry announces [...]
October 11, 2021
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US and Vietnam reach timber deal avoiding tariffs
The US and Vietnam reached an agreement over illegally harvested and traded timber that will see the Asian nation avert [...]
October 11, 2021
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Lumber shortages in Australia threaten construction industry
After timber shortages devastated the North American construction industry, Australia is predicted to soon follow.  [...]
October 11, 2021
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Polish timber industry in crisis; calls for wood export ban
The wood sales system proposed by the Poland's State Forests for 2022 is a catastrophe [...]
October 7, 2021
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Latvia’s softwood sawlog prices reach unprecedented levels
Latvia's timber market is currently experiencing rising prices for roundwood, which have been affected by [...]
October 7, 2021
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