25.05.2020 − In the first three months of the current year, Germany has both imported and exported less sawn softwood lumber.» more

23.05.2020 − The 2020 Raw-Material Summit/Sawmill Convention has been postponed again and is now scheduled to take place from 16 to 18 November.» more

23.05.2020 − The talks conducted by Binderholz, on a location for a woodworking centre in the Polish municipality of Masuria have failed for the time being.» more

22.05.2020 − The agreement reached in December 2019 and implemented in February 2020 in the trade dispute between the USA and China is still scarcely reflected at all in the USA’s sawn hardwood exports.» more

21.05.2020 − The two Swedish forest machine manufacturers Eco Log Sweden and Gremo want to merge.» more

20.05.2020 − The decay noticeable in roundwood prices in Norway for a year now was still evident in March 2020.» more

19.05.2020 − The unusually high stocks of industrial wood in Sweden since the end of 2019 were unable to be run down by the end of the first quarter of 2020 either.» more

15.05.2020 − The Canadian timber and forestry group Western Forest Products (WFP) posted a net loss of Can$ -21.0 million for the first quarter, the fourth consecutive quarter.» more

15.05.2020 − The Finnish timber industry processed a total of 71.08 million m³ of roundwood in 2019, 3.4% less than in the previous year.» more

15.05.2020 − The Canadian sawmill fitter BID Group of Companies (Bid Group) is permanently closing down its production facility in Canal Flats.» more

15.05.2020 − Lower selling prices and a minor reduction in the volume of sawnwood sold by the “Wood” division of Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA) in the first quarter led to a reduction in the key performance figures.» more

14.05.2020 − Italian Microtec has taken over US scanner manufacturer Lucidyne Technolgies.» more

14.05.2020 − Swedish companies exported a total of 2.437m m³ of sawn softwood and planed products in the first two months of this year, 17 % more than in the same period of last year. » more

14.05.2020 − Further delays have occurred in the shipment of meranti sawnwood and window scantlings from shippers in Malaysia.» more

04.05.2020 − On April 30, Klausner Lumber One filed for Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware.» more

23.04.2020 − After Can$ -39.1 million in the fourth quarter, the Canadian Canfor reported a net loss of Can$ -70.0 million for the first quarter.» more

22.04.2020 − In Finland, the quantities of roundwood purchased from the timber industry in the first quarter were 34 % below the figures for the previous year.» more

22.04.2020 − In the first quarter, the average price of softwood logs in Sweden fell by 0.6% to 493 SEK/m³ compared to the fourth quarter of 2019.» more

17.04.2020 − The negotiations of a Central European sawmill group for the takeover of the Klausner Lumber One sawmills in Florida and Klausner Lumber Two in North Carolina have failed for the time being.» more

15.04.2020 − Bankruptcy proceedings were opened yesterday at the Innsbruck Regional Court against Klausner Nordamerika Beteiligungs GmbH and Klausner Trading International GmbH.» more

14.04.2020 − Due to the Corona crisis, Canfor of Canada reduces its sawn timber production by a further 100 million bdft in the period from April 13 to May 1.» more

09.04.2020 − Swedish Bergs Timber is closing the sawmill in Gransjö to concentrate sawnwood production on its facilities in Vimmerby, Mörlunda, and Orrefors.» more

08.04.2020 − Metsä Group will be commencing construction work on 750,000 m³ sawmill in Rauma in spring 2020.» more

07.04.2020 − On 27 March the Canadian Canfor announced extensive production cuts for its works in Canada, the USA, and Europe in connection with the corona crisis.» more

07.04.2020 − The “Derome Timber” division of Derome despatched its first delivery of sawn softwood to the USA in mid-March 2020.» more

06.04.2020 − In Norway, the average price of 384 nkr/m³ achieved in February across all roundwood assortments is now 14% below the previous year's level.» more

02.04.2020 − From calendar week 15 onwards, an increasing number of German sawmill companies are planning to send employees on short-time working. » more

01.04.2020 − During the fourth quarter of 2019, a total of 2.59 million m³ of sawn softwood was produced in Finland, 13.9% less than in the same quarter of the previous year.» more

27.03.2020 − In connection with the corona crisis, the Canadian company Canfor today announced far-reaching production cuts at its plants in Canada and the USA as well as in Europe.» more

24.03.2020 − At the end of February Carl Götz and Croatian oak sawmill auric timber concluded an exclusive sales agreement. » more