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Hungary eases logging rules to prepare for energy shortages

Hungary waived environmental regulations protecting native forests from logging in order to…

Rumours that Russian birch plywood enters the European market through China

Several birch plywood importers from the UK have reported an increase of…

Homag’s order intake exceeds EUR 1 billion in H1/2022

In the first six months of 2022 (6M-2022), the Homag Group’s order…

Finland reduced the export of timber products by 7%

in January-May 2022, wood imports in Finland amounted to 2.43 million m³. On…

Canada to challenge US lumber duties

Canada’s government said it will challenge US duties on softwood lumber, saying…

Germans are stocking wood in the middle of the summer as gas supplies remain tight

The recent frequency of the German word Versorgungssicherheit (supply security) shows that…

Drax increases stake in B.C. wood-pellet industry to 78%

The United-Kingdom-based power producer Drax Group Plc is increasing its hold on…

Latvijas Finieris plans to invest €67 million in birch plywood capacity expansion

The management of “Latvijas Finiera” has made a decision to start an…

U.S. cuts softwood tariffs in half for Canadian lumber as trade dispute continues

The US Commerce Department is cutting tariffs against most Canadian softwood lumber…

North American softwood lumber prices fall to a new low this year

Softwood umber prices continued their downtrend on Wednesday, falling 5% to a…