Up to 7 million m³ of damaged timber puts French wood markets under pressure

Southern France is facing an exceptional accumulation of damaged timber after two…

China remains the main buyer, but India is changing New Zealand’s timber exports equation

New Zealand’s export log market is entering spring with China providing a…

European wood industry faces growing production cuts in 2026

Europe’s wood-processing industry has entered a much broader phase of capacity adjustment…

Vida CEO: Swedish sawmills need to run at full capacity to remain profitable

Sweden’s sawmill industry is caught in an unusual squeeze between historically expensive…

UK flooring giant Headlam moves towards administration after liquidity runs out

Headlam Group, the UK’s largest floorcoverings distributor, is preparing to enter administration…

Major Austrian sawmill files for insolvency

Austrian sawmill and wood-processing company Schaffer Holz has filed for insolvency with…

Holmen cuts Linghem sawmill output by 64% in weakest lumber market in 30 years

Holmen will cut production at its Linghem sawmill in Sweden by almost…

Pfeifer Nordics remains loss-making three years after Pölkky acquisition

Pfeifer Nordics, the Finnish wood processing company formerly known as Pölkky, reported…

Europe’s softwood lumber market remains caught between weak construction and tight mill economics

Europe’s softwood lumber market is entering the second half of 2026 with…

LP to indefinitely curtail 475 million sq ft of OSB capacity as segment losses deepen

LP Building Solutions will indefinitely curtail OSB production at its Jasper, Texas,…