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Birch sawmill closes operations – “Even Ikea can’t maintain sales”, says manager

A birch sawmill is shutting down after three consecutive loss-making years, as…

Sweden’s sawmill closures accelerate as production shifts to fewer, larger plants

Sweden’s sawmill sector is going through one of its sharpest restructuring phases…

How are European countries responding to rising diesel costs in forestry?

Rising diesel costs are putting renewed pressure on forestry contractors and wood…

Pollmeier: Europe’s beech market is moving beyond conventional sawn timber

Pollmeier sees a growing role for European beech as forest composition changes…

New prices adjustments announced by Södra

Södra is offering a temporary premium this autumn, a targeted move after…

Versowood CEO Ville Kopra: Weak competitiveness shifts Finnish sawmill ownership to Central European groups

The expansion of Austrian groups into Finland’s sawmill industry is not simply…

Another piece of the Karl Hedin empire goes on sale

Karl Hedin has put more than 2,000 hectares of forest land on…

Forest leases become a new risk for Russian sawmills

Russian timber companies are calling for changes to new forest-management rules that…

GWMI at DREMA 2026: Poland’s wood industry enters an even harder phase

For years, Poland’s wood industry expanded on a combination that few countries…

Holmen and SCA target AI data-center investment in northern Sweden

Sweden’s two large forest owners, Holmen and SCA, are looking beyond timber…