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Rumours that Russian birch plywood enters the European market through China

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

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…

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…

Germany: Wood pellet prices more than double over a year ago

Germany’s current demand for wood pellets is higher than ever. This applies to…

Unprecedented period of change in European wooden furniture sector

The last two and half years, marked from the start of 2020…

European lumber exports might decline by a half due to the war in Ukraine

One immediate impact of the war in Ukraine is a tighter market…