Month: December 2023

149 posts

Why are North American lumber prices going back up?

North American umber prices have had a volatile year. After steadily rising…

A new era for the German wood industry as the proportion of spruce drops in the new forests

Climate change has hit Germany with full force over the past five…

Ponsse is planning extensive layoffs

Ponsse announces that it has invited the production workers of its Vieremän…

Italian wood-furniture sector anticipates export-driven recovery in 2024

The Italian wood-furniture industry, is poised for a rebound in 2024, with…

Annual Year-End Slowdown Keeps Lumber Prices Flat

It is normal toward the end of the year, as construction activity really slows down for winter, that lumber sales and lumber prices also flatten out. After three years of incredible volatility, 2023 annual lumber price cycle seems to have returned to historical norm. Over the course of this year the price swing between highest […] The post Annual Year-End Slowdown Keeps Lumber Prices Flat first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

Swedish sawmills expect tough winter as timber prices are still high and construction falls

Construction in Europe is slowing down and the price of raw materials…

Swedish sawmills expect tough winter as timber prices are still high and construction falls

Construction in Europe is slowing down and the price of raw materials…

Global sawmill production falls sharply; turnaround expected in U.S. in 2024

Sawmills in many parts of the world have already reduced production and…

Wood market forecast for Q1/2024

The worldwide economy is still navigating choppy waters, and there aren’t many…

The demand for wood has cooled in Lithuania

For the second year in a row, the demand for structural wood…