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Major Austrian sawmill files for insolvency

Austrian sawmill and wood-processing company Schaffer Holz has filed for insolvency with…

French sawmill group Siat to close planing plant after losing Leroy Merlin contract

French sawmill group Siat will close its Niederhaslach planing plant in Alsace…

Metsä Wood kicks off 50% expansion of its LVL capacity in Äänekoski

Metsä Wood has started commercial production on the first line of its…

US-Canada trade talks collapse as 50% tariffs hit Canadian wood products

US-Canada trade negotiations have collapsed after both sides appeared close to an…

Decades of preferential state timber supply under investigation in Latvia

Latvia’s Competition Council has imposed a €7.86 million fine on state-owned Latvijas…

Barlinek takes top spot in Ukraine’s wood export ranking

Ukraine’s ten largest wood processing exporters generated around €185 million from foreign…

Europe’s softwood lumber prices mask deeper market shifts

Europe’s softwood lumber market ended the second quarter with benchmark prices showing…

Finland’s softwood lumber exports edge up in early 2026, with Egypt, Estonia and Japan among the main markets

Finland’s softwood lumber exports rose slightly in the first months of 2026,…

Vida closes two mills but continues investing in production growth

Just weeks after announcing the closure of two Swedish sawmills, Vida is…

Major investment lifts Stenvalls’ Sikfors capacity to 360,000 m³

Swedish lumber producer Stenvalls has completed a major expansion of its Sikfors…