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US lumber: Post-bubble prices under further pressure

US lumber futures continued to fall over the past few months as weakening housing…

Välinge’s parent company acquires Croatian furniture maker

Pervanovo, the parent company of Bjelin industries in Croatia and Välinge Group…

Estonian wood sector companies faced with inevitable layoffs

Problems with economic performance have forced several woodworking companies in Estonia to…

JAF Group to acquire DLH Poland and DLH Slovakia

The JAF Group – a supplier of wood and wood-based products in…

Bergs’ interim results reflect deteriorating market situation

Sweden-based wood products producer Bergs Group has published its interim results showing…

Indonesian timber imports into the EU threatened by new deforestation law

Indonesian officials have slammed the European Union’s proposal of a regulation that…

Global economic slowdown overshadows near-term market outlook for the wood industry

Most countries in the world are experiencing slower economic growth or economic…

Latvia: Wood prices have reached a temporary low, no further falls expected

Latvian wood processing company SIA “Kronus” predicts for the fourth quarter of…

N. American wood products market expected to rise sharply by 2026

The North American wood products market is forecasted to reach $243.9 billion…

The capacity utilization rate of Russian timber companies is less than 50%

The sharp drop in Russian timber product exports following the imposition of…