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Global trade of softwood lumber down 10%

Global trade of softwood lumber fell about 10% in the first half…

Housing market gloom puts North American sawmills at risk

A pall in North America’s housing market is slashing demand for lumber…

Global trade of softwood lumber down 10%

Global trade of softwood lumber fell about 10% in the first half…

Low pellet fuel supply in Europe creates supply shock

Reduced pellet supplies in Western Europe and the U.K. resulting from sanctions…

North American lumber prices up slightly due to rising construction activity

Into the latter weeks of October, mild weather in many of the…

Disruptions in global trade of lumber and logs due Ukraine war

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24th came as a shock to…

Softwood log prices in Latvia continue to rise in Q3/2022

From July 2022 to September 2022, the price of softwood log assortments…

India: Logs and sawn timber import demand slows

Economic activity started slowing in India in the middle of October as…

IHC 2022: Hardwood market between shortages of raw materials and high energy costs

On the 28th of October, a successful International Hardwood conference was organised…

Germany: Sharp fall in wood pellet prices

In October, the prices for wood pellets in Germany fell by more…