Setra races to save storm timber value before blue stain takes hold

Storm Johannes left Setra with a problem that had less to do…

Russia considers wider log exports as sawmills warn of damage to softwood lumber trade

Russia is considering export quotas for logs currently covered by restrictions, prompting…

EUDR meets a changing tropical timber market

EUDR will change the conditions for selling tropical timber into the EU…

Denmark: Hardwood shortage as state forest logging comes to an end

Denmark’s hardwood market is approaching a supply squeeze that has little to…

China’s $2 trillion forestry plan could reshape global wood trade routes

China’s new five-year forestry plan could have consequences well beyond its domestic…

Estonia’s pine and spruce sawlog prices remain elevated in July

Estonian pine and spruce sawlog prices were largely stable in July after…

Binderholz’s Scandinavian strategy: Why Europe’s largest sawmiller keeps buying while others cut production

Every downturn creates a distinction between companies focused on protecting today’s earnings…

Germany’s record timber prices deepen divide between forest owners and sawmills

Timber prices in Germany have reached historic highs. Forest owners are benefiting…

European sawmills starve for logs as Brussels tightens the rules

Brussels’ rulebook is placing enormous strain on both the forest sector and…

A weak first half gives way to a June rebound in China’s timber trade

China’s timber import figures for the first half of 2026 are now…