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Recovery in Russian timber market may take several years due to current price boom

    The shortage of lumber has led to an increase in prices for timber in Russia. It [...]

Södra to increase timber prices due to strong demand in market

    Södra sees a continued strong demand for timber and is now raising prices for both [...]

Stora Enso joins consortium which promotes wood as building material

Finnish giant Stora Enso has become the 21st organisation to join the EU-funded Build-in-Wood consortium, which promotes [...]

European Commission doesn’t consider a timber export ban

    Recently, more than 9000 European wood processing companies have signed the "Stop Log Exports" petition to [...]

Falling roundwood prices in Finland

Finnish spruce logs fetched an average of EUR 66.9 per cubic metre in standing sales in July. This was [...]

Vietnam’s wood industry paralyzed due to new coronavirus outbreaks

The ongoing coronavirus outbreaks are now threatening to bring the Vietnamese timber industry to its knees, with businesses and associations [...]

Record prices for timber in Ireland

    Despite the fact that wood prices have eased in North America, Ireland still has to face [...]

North American lumber price seasonality signals possible year-end rally

Plunging North American lumber prices may have sent shares of producers tumbling in recent weeks, but analysts and traders say [...]

Wood prices are rising, but Europe has enough stocks

    Wood prices have risen worldwide in the past year. But is there enough wood in stock [...]

Russia: Winners and losers from the roundwood export ban

    In Russia, from January 1, 2022, a complete ban will be introduced on the export of [...]