SCA’s forestry director criticizes FSC’s stricter certification criteria
Jonas Mårtensson, forestry director at SCA, Europe’s largest private forest owner, argues that the stricter FSC certification criteria [...]
March 7, 2025
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New Zealand log exports face weak markets in China and India
New Zealand's loog prices during January and February have remained stable across both export and domestic segments, providing some [...]
March 7, 2025
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Tariffs on Canadian lumber could triple
The U.S. Department of Commerce plans to nearly triple anti-dumping duty rates against most shipments of Canadian softwood [...]
March 6, 2025
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Ziegler’s takeover by Rettenmeier approved by Cartel authorities
The German Federal Cartel Office has approved Rettenmeier Holding AG’s acquisition of key operations from the insolvent Ziegler Group [...]
March 6, 2025
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China suspends imports of US logs
Chinese customs authorities on Tuesday announced the suspension of US log imports and the suspension of soybean export qualifications to [...]
March 6, 2025
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Swedish industrialist Karl Hedin plans to sell his multi-million euro wood industry empire
Karl Hedin, a prominent figure in the Swedish sawmill and building materials industry, has decided to sell large parts of [...]
March 6, 2025
Tariffs send lumber prices to 30-month high
Lumber futures rose to the highest in more than two and a half years after President Donald Trump ordered an [...]
March 6, 2025
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China’s lumber market in 2024: Falling softwood imports, rising hardwood demand
According to data from China’s Customs, 2024 lumber imports totaled 26.74 million cubic meters valued at US$6 [...]
March 6, 2025
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Profura buys back Swedish sawmills from insolvent Ziegler Group
Profura Development has reached an agreement to reacquire Green Wood Sverige AB, including its subsidiaries Balungstrands Sågverk and B [...]
March 5, 2025
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Weyerhaeuser shares on the rise as U.S. tariffs hit Canadian lumber imports
Weyerhaeuser's stock is gaining as investors anticipate that the company will benefit from new 25% tariffs on Canadian lumber [...]
March 5, 2025
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