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GWMI Market Pulse August: Europe’s sawmills enter the waiting game

Global Wood Markets Info reviewed recent discussions with sawmill operators, lumber traders,…

German sawmills want cheaper logs, but the market says otherwise

German sawlog prices are holding at unexpectedly high levels in August despite…

Log prices level off, but German sawmills remain under pressure

The first half of 2026 has done little to solve the problem…

Log prices level off, but German sawmills remain under pressure

The first half of 2026 has done little to solve the problem…

Finnish sawmills see no recovery as high log prices and weak demand squeeze margins

Finland’s sawmill industry entered the second half of 2026 with little sign…

Entering the second half, Europe’s biggest sawmills choose production discipline over volume

Europe’s softwood lumber industry is entering the second half of 2026 under…

Czech market survey: Sawlog and sawn timber prices

After nearly two years of relentless increases, softwood log prices in the…

Polish sawmills face mounting debt, rising insolvencies as forest policy tightens wood supply

Poland’s sawmilling sector is showing clear signs of financial strain, with overdue…

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…