Softwood lumber prices support French sawmills as hardwood demand stays weak

France entered the second half of 2026 with an increasingly divided sawmill…

AI data center boom creates new opening for mass timber

The rapid expansion of data center construction in North America is beginning…

Finland’s sawlog prices hold firm despite weak timber trade

Finland’s roundwood market remained unusually quiet in August, with purchasing activity failing…

Turning Point for Lumber Sales at Labour Day 2026

While prices did not make much movement, the state of the North American construction framing dimension softwood lumber market leading up to Labour Day demonstrated a quiet strength. As looming demand was improving, the expectation was that prices would increase somewhat in coming weeks. The situation with severely depleted inventories continued, meaning customers still had […] The post Turning Point for Lumber Sales at Labour Day 2026 first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

As Diesel Prices Soar, Low-Carbon Fuels Gain Strategic Importance

As Diesel Prices Soar, Low-Carbon Fuels Gain Strategic ImportanceResourceWise US diesel prices…

GWMI Forecast: Swedish sawmills face a difficult winter despite falling log prices

Sweden’s sawmill sector is likely to spend the remainder of 2026 reducing…

Europe enters winter with tighter pellet supply as high log prices squeeze sawmills

European pellet production and consumption continued to expand in 2025, but the…

UPR Margins Under Pressure as Styrene Volatility Meets Weak Demand

UPR Margins Under Pressure as Styrene Volatility Meets Weak DemandSam Uctas Unsaturated…

Norra Skog absorbs losses to keep wood prices paid to forest owners unchanged

Swedish forest owners’ association Norra Skog recorded a loss during the first…

Stable lumber prices conceal a deepening diesel crisis in US logging

North America’s softwood lumber market is no longer drowning in excess supply.…