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Austria: Sawlog prices significantly reduced

The Austrian sawmill industry is currently sufficiently stocked with logs and damaged…

Germans are looking to firewood for energy as gas prices soar

Skyrocketing prices for natural gas have Europeans scrambling for alternative energy sources.…

China: Rise in CIF prices for lumber imports

CIF prices for China’s lumber imports from most suppliers rose in the…

Sweden’s sawn timber market expected to be hot this autumn

Wood prices in Sweden are now at or close to peak level,…

Ukraine war creates new opportunities in the EU market for some tropical wood products

Between April and June this year, EU27 import value of tropical wood…

‘Timber cities’ could save a billion tonnes of emissions by 2100, scientists say

Making new homes out of wood instead of steel and concrete could…

Canfor to curtail production at its sawmills in Sweden

Canfor Corporation announced that effective September 12, 2022, it intends to reduce…

French softwood sawmills report significant market slowdown

At the start of September, many sawmill owners in France are asking…

China: August review of the softwood log market

China softwood log inventory has remained stable at about 4.6 – 4.7m.…

N. American lumber prices fall to new low as housing market continues to cool off

North American lumber prices fell 4% to a new 2022 low on…