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Canfor’s subsidiary buys three sawmills from Bergs Timber

Canfor Corporation reported that its 70%-owned subsidiary, Vida Group, has entered into an agreement to purchase three sawmills in [...]

Bark beetle causes record logging in the Czech republic

          In 2020, timber harvesting in the Czech Republic reached 32 [...]

B.C. lumber exports receive hard hit in the first quarter

B.C. exports fell by almost 15% in Q1 2020 from the same period last year, hurt by both the [...]

Significant recovery in China’s softwood lumber imports in April

After Chinese imports of softwood lumber experienced a though first quarter, a significant recovery was noticed at the beginning of [...]

Finnish lumber exports down by -30%

In January-March, the value of Finland's forest industry exports fell by almost a quarter year-on-year to [...]

German forests receive € 700 million aid

he Federal Government will offer € 700 million to deal with the damage in the German forest after two years of [...]

Södra appoints new President and CEO

    The Board of Södra has appointed Lotta Lyrå (in the left photo) as new President [...]

Where is the Chinese timber market heading in the post-pandemic era?

As the world is gradually entering the post-coronavirus period, there is one main question that haunts the global wood [...]

Forecast: Chinese lumber imports from the Nordic countries to exceed those from Canada

    In early 2020, due to oversupply, the declining prices made European lumber producers more globally competitive [...]

Log prices in Finland expected to fall by 3-4% this year

This year, the decline in the Finnish timber market continues as the forest industry's production shutdowns in the early [...]