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Megatrends will defeat Trump’s tariffs

The import tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump on lumber are not expected to have a lasting effect on the [...]
March 14, 2025 Latest Trends

EU targets U.S. wood products with retaliatory tariffs in €26 billion trade dispute

 Up to $1 billion of forest products could be subject to tariffs in the coming 30 days after the [...]
March 14, 2025

Can US sawmills really replace Canadian lumber supply?

US,The imposition of a 25% tariff on all goods imported from Canada and Mexico by the United States on [...]
March 13, 2025 Latest Trends

Latvia’s forest industry is slowly recovering

Latvian forest industry export revenue reached 3.41 billion euros in 2024, which is 3.4% or 113.71 million [...]
March 13, 2025 Latest Trends

China’s property market shows signs of recovery

China’s real estate sector is showing signs of stabilisation after years of decline, raising the prospect of a renewed [...]
March 13, 2025 Latest Trends

EUDR set to reshape global timber supply chains, new study finds

New research supported by the US Forest Service suggests that the European Union’s deforestation regulation (EUDR) will significantly impact [...]
March 13, 2025 Latest Trends

EU tropical wood imports at historic low in 2024

In 2024, the EU27 imported 1.46 million tonnes of tropical wood and wood furniture products with a total value [...]
March 12, 2025 Latest Trends

Homann Holzwerkstoffe ready to start in Lithuania

The long-anticipated launch of Homanit Lietuva’s fiberboard production facility near Vilnius, Lithuania is now unimpeded, according to its [...]
March 12, 2025 Latest Trends

Low profitability for Swedish sawmills due to high log prices

Despite a slight increase in Swedish lumber prices in 2024, the soaring log prices—and in some cases, outright log [...]
March 12, 2025 Latest Trends

German wood industry struggles with weak construction demand

The construction-related sector in Germany continues to face numerous difficulties closely linked to the overall development of the construction [...]
March 12, 2025 Latest Trends