Global freight spreads shift wood-product competitiveness

Container freight has again become large enough to alter wood-product trade flows…

GWMI at DREMA 2026: Poland’s wood industry enters an even harder phase

For years, Poland’s wood industry expanded on a combination that few countries…

Europe’s diesel shock is becoming a new cost crisis for the wood industry

Diesel prices across the EU have risen by 34% since the end…

Lithuania emerges as Europe’s new wood industry powerhouse: Top players and major investments

Lithuania has long been one of Europe’s more export-oriented wood-processing countries, but…

Poland: New timber rules could cut supply by up to 2 million m³

Polish wood processors are pressing State Forests to revise timber measurement and…

Houthi Red Sea blockade threat could trigger a new shock for the global wood industry

The latest announcement by Yemen’s Houthi movement that it intends to impose…

Italy’s wood sector holds steady on panels while exports and sawmilling face a rougher road

Italy’s timber and wood-panel industries are telling two different stories in 2026.…

Global Wood Markets Info network: market mood across the timber industry

Global Wood Markets Info spoke this week with producers, importers, traders and…

Wood industry criticises EUDR simplification package

A day after the European Commission presented its simplification package for the…

Business climate in Germany’s wood industry continues to deteriorate

Sentiment in the German wood industry deteriorated slightly again in February, following…