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Romania to cap the price of pellets and firewood

The price of wood used for heating is capped at RON 500…

Sawmill curtailments bring flat lumber prices in North America

Several benchmark North American construction framing dimension softwood lumber and panel prices…

Latvia’s forest industry affected by current global events

Last week, representatives of the Latvian Wood Industry Federation (LKF) and the…

World’s largest pellet plant starts production in Mississippi

The world’s largest wood pellet plant is nearly fully operational in Lucedale,…

Wood energy: European forest industry reacts to the amendments voted by the European Parliament

The EU Parliament recently voted on numerous initiatives that will have a…

Interfor to buy Chaleur Forest Products for $236 million

Canadian lumber giant Interfor Corp said on Monday it will buy Chaleur…

Mercer completes acquisition of German HIT Torgau for EUR 270 million

Mercer International Inc. has completed its previously-announced acquisition of all of the shares…

Substitutes for Russian birch plywood in the European market

Global plywood production was around 105 million m3 in 2021. The Asia-Pacific region is the…

Russian timber evades US sanctions via Vietnam and China, says environmental group

Russian birch wood continues to flow to US consumers disguised as Asian…

China softwood log demand still low due to Covid-19 policies

China softwood log inventory has reduced by about 1m m3 over the…