Chinese lumber imports from the Nordic countries expected to exceed those from Canada
In early 2020, due to oversupply, the declining prices made European lumber producers more globally competitive. In March this year [...]
June 5, 2020
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The downturn in Finland’s wood market expected to continue; log prices to fall by 3-4% this year
This year, the decline in the Finnish timber market continues as the forest industry's production shutdowns in the early [...]
June 5, 2020
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UPM to close plywood mill in Finland due to profitability reasons
UPM Plywood is planning to permanently close its Jyväskylä plywood mill in Finland, which is producing spruce and birch [...]
June 3, 2020
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UPM, Stora Enso and Metsä prepared to face the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the early part of the year was still reasonably good for large Finnish forestry companies. [...]
May 21, 2020
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What’s the impact of coronavirus on exports of the Finnish forest industry?
How does the global recession caused by the coronavirus affect the exports and prices of the Finnish forest industry? [...]
May 14, 2020
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Roundwood purchases in Finland down by 3 million m3 in Jan.-Apr. 2020
The timber trade has been quieter in recent years than in recent years. In January-April [...]
May 12, 2020
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Metsa to buy half a billion euros equipment for its new giant sawmill in Finland
Metsä Fibre has agreed on the main equipment purchases for the new sawmill to be built in Rauma and the [...]
April 30, 2020
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Finland: Roundwood prices pick up in March
Trade of roundwood in non-industrial private forests went up in March. However, it was one fifth smaller than the [...]
April 28, 2020
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Finnish pine lumber exports to China fall sharply; prices rise as supply is limited
Finnish pine lumber shipments to China in the first quarter of this year fell by more [...]
April 27, 2020
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Finnish forest industry buys far less roundwood
In Finland, the quantities of roundwood purchased from the timber industry in the first quarter were well below the figures [...]
April 23, 2020
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