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Grenzebach upgrades Pollmeier veneer drying line

A veneer dryer damaged in a major fire at Pollmeier was repaired…

France: Clear falling trend in lumber prices

The first quarter lumber prices in France during Q1/2024 shows a clear…

Austria: Sawlog prices facing downward pressure due to market saturation

The Austrian sawmill industry is well stocked with softwood logs, and the…

France: Price levels for softwood logs remain quite high despite recent fall

Prices in France are declining for softwood logs, and stabilizing at a…

China: Log import volumes and prices overview in 2023

China Customs data shows log imports in 2023 totalled 38.03 million cubic…

Germany: Wood prices recovered slightly; uncertain outlook for 2024

Wood prices in Germany have recently recovered slightly. But this is not…

Sweden: Increasing likelihood of hardwood replacing softwood in the market

The commercial value of hardwood forests continues to increase among Sweden’s forest…

U.S. hardwood mills starting to switch to softwood production

Domestic and international demand for U.S. hardwood continued to escalate in 2020,…

Challenges in 2023 for the hardwood lumber exports

US foreign trade of hardwood lumber has declined sharply in 2023. Exporters…

UK timber imports saw steady growth heading into Q3

July was the second consecutive month that UK timber imports were higher…