Sawmilling

An update of the current bark-beetle situation in Europe

    The bark-beetle infestation has caused a lot of problems in the last years especially in [...]

Stora Enso’s CEO: Company’s plants will continue to be located in the Nordic region

The majority of Stora Enso's mills will continue to be located close to raw materials, ie in the Nordic [...]

German sawmill industry feels the effects of the war, especially in terms of energy prices

With a survey, the German Sawmill and Wood Industry Association (DeSH) asked its member companies about the current and expected [...]

Arauco suspends operations at seven production units

    Arauco, one of the world's largest forestry companies, announced its decision to halt operations at [...]

EPAL pallet production reaches record levels in 2021

    The European Pallet Association e.V. (EPAL) maintained the continuous growth of the EPAL Euro pallet [...]

N. American lumber prices fall to their lowest level in 2022

   Lumber prices fell below $800 on Monday to hit their lowest level of 2022.   The 30 [...]

Japan’s lumber industry under pressure due to ban on Russian wood

    The global lumber industry has been through a tumultuous period over the past year or so [...]

Estonia: Log prices set record high in Q1/2022

The war in Ukraine has pushed up timber prices in Estonia to unprecedented heights. All assortments became more expensive and [...]

UK’s lumber imports return to pre-Covid levels

A slow-down in house-building and housing repair in the first quarter of 2022 is being reflected in lumber [...]