The Finnish maker of plywood and LVL mill equipment, whose third-quarter sales fell 34%, lowered the top of its 2026 forecast for the second time this year.
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Price for plywood imported to Japan grew only 0.2%.
The timber giant's latest land sale, at about $1,800 an acre, comes as third-quarter profit fell 24% and it braces for a softer fourth quarter in wood products.
The Indian plywood and MDF maker’s plants are running at nearly 98% of capacity.
Compared with the previous month, production was down 5%.
UPM shareholders will receive one WISA Group share for each UPM share they own.
Company expects lower deliveries and higher variable costs in the second half; production at its Leuna biorefinery to start in Q2 2027.
Profits across all industrial enterprises rose 15.5% over the same period.
Annual growth outpaced that of Brazil overall industrial producer prices by 0.7 percentage points.
A final rule signed on Thursday lets mills use a newer small-chamber method for routine quality-control testing and updates six other test standards.
Compared with the previous month, production was up 2.4%.
The changes take effect October 30; new 50% duties also cover hardboard, wood moldings, wooden boxes and kraft paper.
Prices fell 4.1% from August but remained up 11.5% from a year earlier; Canada's broader factory-gate prices were up 14.5% year over year.
Price for plywood exported from Chinese increased slightly 0.6%.
Price for plywood imported to the EU dipped 1.9%.
Laminated plywood for construction makes up the bulk of its shipments to the two regions.
Prices were 20.6% higher than a year earlier.
Vietnam remained South Korea’s largest supplier as its share fell 7.6 pp; China’s shipments rose 25% and Vietnam’s fell 25%
A second phase is planned to increase annual production capacity to 100,000 m3 within six months.
China had the largest increase at 9.1%, while Indonesia recorded the steepest decline at 33%