Poland’s wood industry in crisis, as raw material prices are expected to skyrocket
The Polish wood industry is protesting against the decisions of the State Forests, which lead to a sharp increase in [...]
October 11, 2022
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New Zealand log export prices to China expected to fall in October
The fundamentals across the China market in September remain weak. Daily log consumption across is struggling to get above 60 [...]
October 11, 2022
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FAO: Consumption of primary processed wood products predicted to grow 37 percent by 2050
Overall consumption of primary processed wood products is expected to grow 37 percent by 2050 in a business-as-usual [...]
October 11, 2022
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Global trade of softwood lumber on a downward trend
Global trade of softwood lumber fell about 10% in the first half of 2022. Most of the decline was driven [...]
October 10, 2022
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Conifex to temporarily curtail production at its Mackenzie sawmill
Conifex Timber Inc. on Friday said it would temporarily curtail its Mackenzie, British Columbia, sawmill operations for two weeks, starting [...]
October 10, 2022
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The Swedish forest industry faces major challenges
The world is currently facing major challenges. Interest rates are rising rapidly and sharply, the costs [...]
October 6, 2022
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Latvia’s forest industry affected by current global events
Last week, representatives of the Latvian Wood Industry Federation (LKF) and the board of JSC "Latvijas valsts meži" (LVM [...]
October 5, 2022
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Interfor to buy Chaleur Forest Products for $236 million
Canadian lumber giant Interfor Corp said on Monday it will buy Chaleur Forest Products for C$325 million ($236.40 [...]
October 4, 2022
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Mercer completes acquisition of German HIT Torgau for EUR 270 million
Mercer International Inc. has completed its previously-announced acquisition of all of the shares of the parent company of Holzindustrie [...]
October 4, 2022
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China’s softwood log demand still low due to Covid-19 policies
China softwood log inventory has reduced by about 1m m3 over the last month to be below the 4m m3 [...]
October 3, 2022
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