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FORDAQ CONVENES GLOBAL WOOD INDUSTRY LEADERS TO ASSESS IMPACT OF MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT ON TIMBER TRADE On 6 May 2026, Fordaq brought together senior wood industry leaders for a live…
During the first quarter prices on roundwood for harvesting assignments of sawlogs and pulpwood decreased Swedish Roundwood-In the first quarter of 2025, the number of harvesting assignments for Scots pine…
Italian sawmills are currently facing a challenging situation characterised by significantly reduced profit margins, reaching near zero. This confluence of adverse factors has created a ‘perfect storm’ for the industry,…
Across the UK there are thousands of woodlands growing timber that have the potential to be far more valuable than owners may first realise. With the right trees and the…
Log imports into the European Union grew 19 per cent year-on-year to 554,600 cubic metres in January 2026, driven almost entirely by a surge in cheap Norwegian softwood In January…
UPM Interim Report Q1 2026: Good start to the year – excellent performance in decarbonization solutions Massimo Reynaudo, UPM President and CEO, comments on the results: “We achieved a good…
The UK timber market trends that matter on the ground are not the ones dressed up in broad economic language. They show up at roadside stacks, in mill intake schedules,…
If you are watching the forestry jobs market from the cab, the yard or the office, one thing is clear – employers are not all looking for the same person.…
Robin Nicholson from Buckland Timber, a Grown in Britain certificate holder, shares his thoughts on homegrown C16 and how there’s more scope for using UK-grown timber than you might think.…
Ask ten people outside the trade what forestry means and you will usually get the same answer – cutting down trees. Anyone earning a living in the sector knows that…