Pulp & Paper

Estonian timber industry is increasingly dependent on imports

      In the last few years, imports of raw materials for the Estonian wood industry [...]

New legislation in Sweden makes logging impossible for large parts of the year

New rulings, from the land and environmental courts and the European Court of Justice, have created what is called a [...]

Estonia’s softwood log prices fall in Q4/2021, but remain at a very high level

During the last quarter of 2021, timber prices remained very high in Estonia, although softwood log prices have fallen.  [...]

UPM strike to continue until mid-March

The Finnish Paperworkers’ Union has informed UPM that their strike at UPM’s Finnish mills will be extended by three [...]

UPM sees headwinds from disrupted supply chains

Finnish forestry company UPM said on Thursday it sees headwinds and extra costs ahead from disrupted global supply chains, leaving [...]

Stora Enso’s Wood Products division reports record results driven by high prices

      Nordic forest products giant Stora Enso has reported an 83% growth in annual pre [...]

Strike at UPM factories in Finland to be extended

As there seems to be no prospect of rapprochement between UPM and Paperiliitto, the union has announced an extension of [...]

German wood prices: 50 percent more money for spruce logs

German forest owners received around 50 percent more money for spruce logs in November. Overall, raw wood prices for producers [...]

CEPI urges EU leaders to swiftly act against unbearably high energy prices

Together with other energy-intensive industries, the Confederation of the European Paper Industry (CEPI) is calling on EU leaders to [...]

Strikes shut down UPM plants in Finland

  Some 3,000 workers at Finnish forestry group UPM went on strike on Saturday, shutting plants, the company [...]