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West Fraser to idle two US mills after $80 million quarterly loss

The curtailments will remove 500 million square feet of annual OSB capacity…

Kastamonu, Yıldız and Kronospan fined for coordinating bids at Turkish timber auctions

Kastamonu Entegre, Yıldız Entegre and Kronospan are among seven wood-panel producers fined…

Homag nears completion of largest investment programme in its history

German woodworking machinery manufacturer Homag is nearing the end of its largest…

Metsä Fibre prepares for longer production cuts at Joutseno pulp mill

Metsä Fibre has opened a second round of change negotiations at its…

Holmen cuts Linghem sawmill output by 64% in weakest lumber market in 30 years

Holmen will cut production at its Linghem sawmill in Sweden by almost…

JPJ-Wood moves towards 200,000 m³ lumber output with new drying investment

Finnish sawmill JPJ-Wood is preparing to lift annual lumber production towards 200,000…

Homag Group backlog stable despite still weak market demand

Homag Group closed out the first half of 2026 with both incoming…

HS Timber completes acquisition of Sweden’s Malå sawmill

Austrian wood products manufacturer HS Timber Group has completed the acquisition of…

West Fraser leads North American OSB production

North America’s oriented strand board (OSB) industry remained highly concentrated in 2025,…

UPM to divest plywood business

UPM’s Board of Directors has approved a plan to spin off its…