Ponsse had a difficult year: “Investment decision-making slowed down”

Ponsse estimates that the difficulties in the forest industry were reflected in…

New England Revolution reveal the “Eastern White Pine” kit

What is it about soccer and eastern white pine?  We recently posted about Portland, Maines first pro soccer team – Hearts of Pine –  named after the state’s most beloved species of tree: eastern white pine.  Not to be outdone, the New England Revolution unveiled their new Eastern White Pine kit, inspired by the Flag […] The post New England Revolution reveal the “Eastern White Pine” kit appeared first on NELMA.

Trump set to impose 25% tariffs on lumber from worldwide exporters in the coming weeks

U.S. President Donald Trump revealed on Wednesday that the U.S. is preparing…

Lumber market outlook: Five key trends shaping the North American wood products industry in 2025

After a period of extreme volatility in the wood products market, 2024…

Italian woodworking technology industry production drops 8% in 2024

According to the preliminary balance drawn by the Studies office of Acimall,…

​EPF: Rantanen succeeds Pinnington

Matti Rantanen (40) will succeed Clive Pinnington (59) as Managing Director of…

Lumber Price Trends Flat Compared to One Year Ago

Severe winter weather continued across the continent into the beginning of February, stalling both construction projects and transportation of building materials. As such, the prices of most softwood lumber commodities remained flat. Indeed, this stable trend matched exactly where prices had been one year ago. Industry players were pleased to see the recent market conditions […] The post Lumber Price Trends Flat Compared to One Year Ago first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

European sawmills could benefit from upcoming construction boom in Saudi Arabia and Egypt

Both Egypt and Saudi Arabia are planning major construction projects, but so…

Japan projects decline in log imports, mixed trends for lumber in 2025

The Japan Lumber Importers Association has released its projections for imported wood…

Softwood log imports drop 7% as China’s total log demand weakens

Decline in log imports in 2024 According to China Customs, log imports…