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UK timber import volumes expected to grow long term, despite recent fluctuations

Average UK timber import totals from 2010 to 2022 have seen steady…

Russian plywood production and exports collapse; new markets in sight

Since the beginning of this year, both domestic production and export growth…

Bark beetle blue timber not well received on the European market

Swedish sawmills have received large quantities of timber attacked by spruce bark…

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…