A $1.38 billion non-cash goodwill charge drove the reported loss; North American operating profit targets are $460 million to $500 million for the fourth quarter and $1.3 billion to $1.4 billion for 2026.

Smurfit Westrock expects price increases to more than offset freight and energy costs, with full benefits into 2027.

Swedish lumber producer prices rose 0.6% from August but were 1.5% lower than a year earlier.

Annual growth trailed that of Italian industrial producer prices by 7.6 percentage points.

Price for wood veneer imported to India gained 3.5%.

The second phase covers the sawmill and log yard and is due in the fourth quarter of 2026; output is set to reach about 220 million board feet a year.

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.

Lower own operating expenses also contributed to the result; Mellanskog expects the incoming government to prioritize compensation rights related to species-protection prohibitions.

The largest North American cabinet maker has started a search for a permanent finance chief as it integrates American Woodmark.

Record group sales lifted results, while inflation, tariffs and Mineral Fiber mix pressured margins; Armstrong expects 2026 adjusted EBITDA of $602 million to $612 million.

The publicly owned mill expects the shutdown to last about two months, until frozen ground lets crews reach hemlock stands.

The 20-City Composite rose 2.7%, while home values fell in real terms for the 15th month in a row as inflation held at 3.4%.

Sales of new single-family homes were 676,000 in September from a revised 680,000 in August and were 5.3% below a year earlier.

Custom cabinet sales rise 1.5%, semi-custom fall 4.7% and stock fall 12.1%, while cabinet quantity drops 9.0%.