Neumann Bygg relocates 70-year-old Sandviken operations to new Lønborg facility with drive-through logistics.
Trade
Price for wood chips imported to South Korea expanded 19%.
Price for logs exported from Norway slid 1.4%.
Imports of wood pellets to South Korea lost 10%.
Buyers remain cautious as long-fiber pulp stays below $1,500 per ton and China increases short-fiber production capacity.
Exports of wood pellets from Canada lost 6%.
Imports of wood pellets to the United Kingdom lost 12%.
Exports of OSB from Canada lost 13%.
The price for softwood lumber exported from Canada to U.S. decreases 8%.
Finland holds 33% share of Egypt’s lumber imports, followed by Russia with 26% and Sweden with 22%, based on data from Lesprom Analytics.
Exports to Portugal reach 69% of total volume.
Exports of lumber from Russia to Japan slipped 1.9%.
Price for wood chips exported from Chile expanded 15%.
Handelsbanken expects wood raw material prices to fall by 10–15% while structural supply shortages and strong krona continue to challenge Swedish industry.
Exports of lumber from Brazil lost 8%.
Exports of plywood from Chile lost 24%.
Exports of lumber from Chile contracted 6%.
Planned transaction covers UPM Communication Papers and Sappi’s European graphic paper businesses with combined enterprise value of Euro 1,420 million.
Statistics Canada and the U.S. Census Bureau delay trade statistics publication following the recent U.S. government shutdown, affecting related reports, data tables, and interactive tools.
The price for logs exported from Japan adds 0.5%.