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Softwood log prices in Estonia start to fall from absolute records

    The large-scale war started by Russia in Ukraine and the creation of an energy crisis [...]

N. American lumber futures bounce back as Canada cuts output

     West Fraser shutters 2.5% of its North America capacity     Lumber prices [...]

Hasslacher Group to take over Holzbau Hofer

    The company Holzbau Hofer, which operates in Austria and throughout Europe, was founded in 1984 by [...]

U.S. imposed a 35% tariff on Russian wood products

Starting from July 27, the United States imposed a 35% tariff on 570 items of goods imported from Russia, including [...]

B.C.’s big 3 lumber giants still making good profits

    B.C.’s big three forestry giants had lumber and other wood product sales of $6 [...]

Roundwood production in EU could decrease sharply due to biodiversity strategy

If less wood is harvested in European forests to protect biodiversity, this will lead to global shifts in wood production [...]

European lumber exports might decline by a half due to the war in Ukraine

One immediate impact of the war in Ukraine is a tighter market for softwood lumber in Europe. About 20% of [...]

Finland warns energy crisis could curb forest, chemical industry, close factories

Finland's forestry and chemical industry companies are currently doing everything they can to find alternatives to natural gas before [...]

BSW Group to close Garten sawmill

    Citing a downturn in demand across the global timber industry, the war in Ukraine, and increasing [...]

North American softwood lumber prices fall to a new low this year

     Softwood lumber prices continued their downtrend on Wednesday, falling 5% to a new 2022 low of [...]