Price for lumber imported to Japan slid 1.4%.
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Price for softwood lumber imported to Japan slipped 1.5%.
Karlsson will join the group executive management team and will succeed Magnus Örnberg, who will remain with the company until early 2027.
Compared with the previous month, production was down 14%.
Compared with May 2025, production was down 10%.
Price for lumber exported from Russia to Kazakhstan slipped 1.1%.
Price for lumber exported from Lithuania gained 4%.
Price for lumber exported from the EU to Morocco slipped 2%.
Lower production and declining capacity pushed utilization rates higher, while lumber prices increased during the quarter.
Investment removes downstream bottlenecks and supports push toward 450,000 m3 annual output.
The 120-acre plant is slated to begin production in the first quarter of 2028 and is expected to create 125 jobs; it will be LP’s fourth ExpertFinish site and second purpose-built for ExpertFinish.
The decision keeps in place a Clean Air Act permit covering lumber manufacturing and power generation operations in Humboldt County, California.
Price for lumber imported to Kazakhstan downed 4%.
Index up $12 over month with futures-based species composition weighted by North American production volumes.
Investment program eliminates production bottlenecks as sawmill processes 1.35 million m3 of roundwood annually.
A strong ruble, weaker demand in China and rail-logistics bottlenecks are the main factors behind the projected decline.
Price for lumber exported from Finland to China upped 3%.
Price for lumber exported from Thailand to China gained 1.2%.
Price for lumber exported from Belarus to China slipped 4%.
Price for softwood lumber imported to China grew only 0.9%.