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Softwood log prices in Latvia continue to rise in Q3/2022

From July 2022 to September 2022, the price of softwood log assortments…

European sawn softwood production and demand expected to cool down in H2/2022

Sawn softwood production in EOS (European Organization of the Sawmill Industry) countries…

Downturn in China beginning to impact African tropical logs and sawnwood prices

The economic slowdown in China has started to affect FOB prices with…

Germany: Sharp fall in wood pellet prices

In October, the prices for wood pellets in Germany fell by more…

India: Logs and sawn timber import demand slows

Economic activity started slowing in India in the middle of October as…

Central European roundwood markets are at a turning point

Forests in much of Central Europe have recently suffered extensive damage from…

B.C. lumber giants still report good profits in Q3/2022, but outlook negative

Inflation and its cure, rising interest rates, are beginning to hit the…

Holmen and SCA plan to build large sawmill in northern Sweden

Holmen and SCA have decided to initiate a pre-study to evaluate the…

Vietnam’s wood trade under pressure due to logging, Ukraine war

Reputational risks are piling up for a Vietnamese lumber industry already beset…

China: Softwood log demand and prices low; spruce imports from Europe down sharply

China softwood log inventory remains below the 4m m3 despite China having the…