Finland: Many challenges can arise in replacing Russian wood
After the end of Russian wood imports, the Finnish forest industry will be looking for substitute wood mainly from Finland [...]
May 25, 2022
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Record wood prices in France
The increase is reported in all species, with the highest increases in oak and douglas. [...]
May 19, 2022
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Setra’s Q1 earnings boosted by higher prices and strong market
Swedish wood products company Setra has reported an operating profit of SEK 480 million or EUR [...]
April 28, 2022
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Does the EU rely on Russia for its wood?
Three weeks have passed since Russia invaded Ukraine. It is now becoming evident how reliant the European Union is on [...]
March 24, 2022
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War in Ukraine and its immediate effects for the global timber market
Trade with Ukraine has considerably reduced following the martial law in Ukraine and the mobilization of men. For sites that [...]
March 22, 2022
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Metsä Group prepares for wood raw material availability problems
Metsä Group is prepared for the problems of availability of wood raw material caused by the [...]
March 17, 2022
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Russia plans to ban on wood exports to U.S. and EU until the end of 2022
The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation has proposed introducing a ban on [...]
March 15, 2022
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Finnish domestic resources could easily replace Russian wood
Although the Ukrainian war has stopped importing wood from Russia, Finland can be relatively at ease. All the wood needed [...]
March 14, 2022
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Wood likely to become scarce due to war in Ukraine and EU sanctions
Last week, the EU announced sanctions restricting trade with Russia and Belarus. The trade in wood [...]
March 7, 2022
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Swedish Setra reports booming sales and profits for Q4/FY 2021
The Swedish wood products company Setra reported an operating profit of SEK 1.6 billion (€154 million) for 2021 - after [...]
January 25, 2022
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