Current trends in the global forest industry
Record-high lumber prices in North America and Europe have moved both sawlog demand and values [...]
December 22, 2021
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Canfor to reduce production due to supply chain challenges
Canfor Pulp Products Inc. is announcing temporary NBSK and BCTMP production reductions at Northwood Pulp and Taylor Pulp in response [...]
December 5, 2021
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Estonian log prices are heading for a fall this autumn
As in many countries, there was an unprecedented log boom in the Estonian timber market during [...]
November 1, 2021
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Stora Enso: Wood Products division reports all-time high results
Forest products company Stora Enso's operational earnings rose to 410 million euros (478 million U.S. dollars) before interest [...]
November 1, 2021
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Sweden: Rising roundwood prices in Q3/2021
Delivery purchase prices on Swedish roundwood increased during the 3Q 2021 after having been unchanged during the 2Q 2021.   [...]
October 28, 2021
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Commission suspects UPM, Stora Enso and Metsä of cartel activities
The European Commission’s competition authorities began separate, unannounced inspections of the premises of Finnish forestry firms UPM and Stora [...]
October 18, 2021
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Foundation stone of Metsä Group’s Kemi bioproduct mill laid
The Kemi bioproduct mill project of Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, is progressing according to [...]
September 16, 2021
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Norway: Sharp rise in softwood log prices
The gradual increase in softwood prices in Norway since the second quarter of 2020 has continued into the second quarter [...]
September 3, 2021
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Stora Enso joins consortium which promotes wood as building material
Finnish giant Stora Enso has become the 21st organisation to join the EU-funded Build-in-Wood consortium, which promotes [...]
September 1, 2021
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Falling roundwood prices in Finland
Finnish spruce logs fetched an average of EUR 66.9 per cubic metre in standing sales in July. This was [...]
August 31, 2021
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