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Swedish company raises log prices significantly

The latest price increase for logs comes from the Central Sweden Forest Owners' Association, Mellanskog, which announced yesterday that it [...]
December 20, 2024 Latest Trends

Austria: Increasing prices for softwood sawlogs in December 2024

Despite weak sales markets for softwood lumber and a continued decline in building permits, the demand for softwood sawlogs in [...]
December 20, 2024 Latest Trends

Proposed tariff hikes on US wood imports could raise domestic prices

Higher tariffs proposed by President-elect Donald Trump could significantly impact the wood products sector, potentially increasing import taxes on [...]
December 20, 2024 Latest Trends

EU proposes provisional anti-dumping duties on Chinese flooring imports

The European Commission (EC) has announced provisional anti-dumping duties on multilayer wood flooring imports from China, marking a significant [...]
December 20, 2024 Latest Trends

EU Parliament confirms postponement of deforestation regulation

The legislation will apply to larger companies and trading entities from the end of next year, and to small companies [...]
December 19, 2024 Latest Trends

Russian plywood exporters seek to diversify markets

With European sanctions cutting off traditional markets for Russian plywood, manufacturers have turned to new export destinations in Asia, the [...]
December 19, 2024 Latest Trends

Swedish sawmiller Norra Timber anticipates positive market dynamics in US

Swedish sawmiller Norra Timber sees some positive market trends for the next six months. Norra marketing manager Erik Eliasson [...]
December 18, 2024 Latest Trends

Vietnam’s reliance on African timber could affect exports due to lack of origin verification

Vietnamese timber companies rely on African timber for up to 50% of their production, yet over half of these businesses [...]
December 18, 2024 Latest Trends

Finland: Price of pine logs is approaching 80 euros/m3

The price of pine logs is once again approaching 80 euros per cubic meter, according to statistics from the Finnish [...]
December 18, 2024 Latest Trends

China takes measures to counter US tariff threats

In a bid to stabilize its economy and combat rising trade tensions, China has vowed to increase its budget deficit [...]
December 18, 2024 Latest Trends