Latvia timber prices: spruce gains, pine stable, birch under pressure

Latvia’s roundwood market showed a divided price trend in the first five…

Latvijas Finieris expands Swedish birch log procurement as demand for veneer logs grows

Latvian plywood producer Latvijas Finieris has significantly increased its procurement of Swedish…

Japan’s softwood lumber imports from Europe plunge 30% in May

Japan’s imports of softwood lumber from Europe, Canada and Russia fell sharply…

Estonia: Softwood sawlog prices remaine firm in June 2026

Estonia’s timber market remained divided in June, with softwood sawlog prices holding…

Europe’s timber giants launch global alliance to accelerate wood construction

A group of Europe’s leading timber manufacturers, construction companies, forest owners and…

HS Timber completes acquisition of Sweden’s Malå sawmill

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

US lumber prices find fresh momentum on tighter supply

US lumber prices have strengthened in recent weeks, with futures reaching their…

Can timber build the next generation of Finnish data centres?

Finland’s rapidly expanding pipeline of data centre projects is creating new opportunities…

Construction slowdown drives German sawmills to 10-year low

Germany’s sawmill industry expects another difficult year after lumber production fell to…

Lower inventories offer little relief for China’s softwood imports

China’s imported softwood log market remained broadly stable in late June, with…