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North American lumber prices can’t stop falling, as housing market is struggling

North American lumber prices has been among the biggest commodity price decliners…

Reduced logging volumes proposed in Estonian state forests

Estonian Environment Minister Madis Kallas presented the government with a proposal to…

Interfor completes acquisition of Chaleur Forest Products

Kilmer Group announced the completion of its sale to Interfor Corporation of 100% of…

70 EU signatories call for efficient, circular use of wood biomass residues

More than 30 additional signatories endorsed the declaration issued on the 10th…

European woodworking and sawmill industries welcome EC’s legislative proposal on certification of carbon removals

The publication today by the European Commission of a draft legislative proposal…

China: Recovery signs of the softwood import market in Q1/2023

In China, the softwood import market remains weak but there are small…

Western Forest Products to cut lumber production

Western Forest Products today announced plans to temporarily reduce its lumber production…

Kronospan abandons takeover of Pfleiderer due to EU antitrust concerns

Austrian wood panel producers Kronospan failed to allay EU antitrust concerns over…

EU tropical wood imports slow with mounting signs of recession

In the first nine months of this year the EU27 imported 1.53…

Nordic forest companies have more money than ever

The Nordic forest industry has never had as much money as it…