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Finland’s sawn timber exports on a downward trend

The export value of Finnish forest products in January-September reached 11.29 billion…

High wood prices multiplied the profit of the Czech forest state company

The Czech state company Lesy České republiky (LČR) in the first three…

Global container freight rates falling sharply

For more than two years the only way for container shipping prices…

India: Weak log and sawn timber import market

Activity in Gandhidham is slow to recover after the Diwali holidays due…

Precious Woods to close sawmill in Gabon due to high costs

Unexpectedly high cost increases in Gabon have forced Precious Woods to take drastic measures…

PEFC extends Russian and Belarusian conflict timber “indefinitely”

The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) has clarified that…

Lumber futures rise on more Canadian sawmill curtailments

US lumber futures rose by the most allowed by exchange rules following…

Concern that increased Turkish wood pellet exports originate from Russia

The European-Union (EU)-imposed ban on imports of woody biomass from Russia has…

Sweden’s sawmills expected to further reduce capacity in 2023

In its latest Forestry Report for 2022, Handelsbanken looks back on the year and…

EU Commission agrees sale of Garnica to Carlyle

The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the acquisition…