Price for plywood imported to the U.S. changed slightly 0.7%.
Plywood
The price for plywood exported from Brazil adds 0.2%.
Price for plywood exported from Chile downed 3%.
Leader of Russia’s largest forest industry company warns of a coming wave of bankruptcies.
Imports of plywood to Egypt increased 6%.
Consolidation move follows September 2025 exit from hardwood plywood, affects approximately 140 employees.
Tropical sawnwood value surges 52% to $13 million, while pine plywood value drops 25% to $43 million.
Upgrade targets improved material flow and operational reliability for specialty product lines.
Chinese buyers push prices down as Russian exporters lack alternative markets.
Ordinary plywood shipments rise 15%.
The new WISA-LNG Spruce plywood, tested with Gaztransport & Technigaz, increases availability for LNG carrier construction and adds production at UPM Pellos Plywood Mills in Finland.
Brazil becomes the largest supplier with 38% share as imports from China drop 15%.
Pine plywood shipments fall 40% in value while tropical sawnwood gains 21%.
Commission sets 5.4% duty rate after investigation confirms dumped imports caused material injury to Union industry.
Exports of plywood from Brazil slipped 4%.
New Norupe facility will create 250 jobs and export high-value birch plywood to more than 60 countries.
UPM’s sales fell 9% to Euro 2.3 billion as pulp and paper prices declined sharply; the company expects lower margins in H2.
Wood panel and lumber prices rise month-on-month as year-on-year declines narrow.
Softwood plywood shipments fall 11.0% while ending inventory climbs 4.3%.
Companies report $930 million drop in product exports from 2022 to 2024.