Month: January 2025

174 posts

Western Forest Products and United Steelworkers ratify new six-year collective agreement

Western Forest Products and United Steelworkers ratify new six-year collective agreementSukanya Ray…

US lumber prices in 2025: Volatility expected for the months ahead

In late 2024, lumber futures climbed by 5.66% in the fourth quarter…

Supply shortages and weak construction demand shrink EU softwood exports to China

From January to November 2024, China’s imports of EU-origin softwood lumber plummeted…

Blumer Lehmann acquires timber construction division of Hächler Holzbau

Blumer Lehmann, a timber construction company based in the St. Gallen Lake…

Sweden’s 2024 softwood lumber exports: Volatile markets lead to uneven performance

In the first eleven months of 2024, Sweden exported approximately 11.45 million…

New Year 2025 Lumber Sales Similar to 2024 End

As the New Year 2025 dawned, lumber prices achieved a good stability. Price levels on most construction framing softwood lumber commodities were quite even compared to the same time in 2024, providing industry players some clarity to be able to plan for the coming home building season. Meanwhile, dramatic events unfolded across North America; with […] The post New Year 2025 Lumber Sales Similar to 2024 End first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

US cuts European softwood lumber supply by nearly 20%

U.S. softwood lumber imports from Europe experienced a noticeable decline in both…

Provisional anti-dumping rates on Chinese parquet: up to 49.2%

In May 2024, the European Commission launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports…

Bjelin Group takes over industrial division of Välinge

Bjelin Group has acquired 100% of the shares in the industrial division…

Wood prices remain at a high level in Finland

Wood prices in Finland remained stable at a high level in December,…