Companies want third parties to conduct forest assessments instead of relying solely on state-controlled Roslesinforg and seek protection from lease termination over delays or quality disputes.
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Spruce and fir pulpwood and groundwood (mixed price) led the gains, up 1.5% from June, followed by spruce and fir pulpwood, up 1.3%.
Exports of lumber from New Zealand fell marginally 0.6%.
Price for logs exported from New Zealand upped 3%.
Notified area for January-August was 9% below the same period last year.
Oak sawlogs led the monthly gains, up 6.8% from June, followed by beech pulpwood, up 2.1%. Beech sawlogs recorded the biggest monthly decline, falling 8.6% from June.
Imports of wood furniture to Switzerland stayed flat.
Permits for new single-family houses were 10% higher and those for two-family houses 25% higher in the first seven months of 2026 than in the same period last year.
Standing-sale log prices were unchanged for softwood logs and up 2% for birch, while pulpwood prices moved no more than 1%.
The new-construction starts lagged a year earlier by 30.5%.
Price for particleboard and OSB exported from Belarus to Kazakhstan rose 1.9%.
Price for wood furniture exported from Indian upped 2%.
Price for logs imported to India rose 2%.
Imports of plywood to Kazakhstan rose 1.7%.
Imports of lumber to India grew only 0.9%.
Price for lumber imported to Kazakhstan rose 3%.
Price for lumber exported from the EU to MENA grew only 0.2%.
Price for logs exported from Lithuanian slid 4%.
Price for wood pellets imported to the EU contracted 7%.
Price for lumber exported from Finnish contracted 9%.
Price for lumber exported from Swedish contracted 8%.
Price for wood furniture exported from Italian expanded 41%.
Price for lumber exported from Finnish to Algeria dipped 1.7%.
Price for pulpwood imported to Finland upped 5%.
Price for lumber exported from Norwegian dipped 2%.
Price for OSB exported from Norwegian lost 5%.
Price for logs exported from Norwegian decreased 10%.
Price for wood pellets exported from Vietnamese to South Korea slid 3%.
Price for newsprint paper exported from South Korea rose 3%.
Price for wood chips imported to South Korea slid 2%.
Price for wood pellets imported to South Korea grew 7%.
Several producers improved results, while mill closures reduced Nordic lumber capacity and production.
The Estonian mill will add and modernize veneer and plywood production lines, with start-up scheduled from autumn 2027.
Price for plywood imported to the UK increased 6%.
The association cites a continued weakened market situation and lower demand for the reductions.
The new facility at Kočevska Reka will process beech timber in batches ranging from six to 15 metres.
Price for lumber imported to the UK upped 3%.
Price for wood chips imported to the UK decreased 27%.
Price for wood pellets imported to the UK rose 2%.
Price for lumber imported to Egypt upped 2%.
Price for lumber imported to the UK gained 2%.
Price for wood chips imported to the UK increased 21%.
Price for wood pellets imported to the UK fell marginally 0.6%.
Price for plywood imported to Taiwan rose marginally 0.7%.
The mill will start at 80 million board feet annually and reach 108 million board feet at full capacity.
The planned closure will remove about 110 thousand m3 of annual lumber production.
Compared with the previous month, production was up 99%.
Price for lumber imported to Egypt upped 1.0%.
Price for plywood exported from Chilean dipped 1.1%.
Compared with the previous month, production was up 17%.
Compared with the previous month, production was down 59%.
Price for bleached hardwood kraft pulp exported from Chilean decreased 8%.
Price for bleached softwood kraft pulp exported from Chilean lost 17%.
Price for lumber exported from Chilean slipped 1.1%.
Compared with the previous month, production was up 8%.
Compared with the previous month, production was up 2%.
Price for wood furniture exported from Brazilian rose 1.3%.
Price for bleached kraft pulp exported from Canadian rose marginally 0.8%.
Compared with the previous month, production was up 12%.
Compared with the previous month, production was up 6%.
Price for logs exported from Brazilian increased slightly 0.9%.
Price for OSB exported from Canadian upped 1.9%.
Exports of bleached hardwood kraft pulp from Brazil dipped 2%.
Price for plywood exported from Brazilian lost 6%.
Price for lumber exported from Brazilian grew only 0.1%.
Price for wood chips exported from the U.S. expanded 9%.
Price for MDF panels exported from the U.S. to Mexico gained 2%.
Compared with the previous month, production was up 0.2%.
Compared with the previous month, production was up 3%.
Exports of lumber from Sweden to the U.S. downed 1.3%.
Price for plywood exported from Malaysian to the U.S. slid 1.6%.
Price for plywood exported from Cambodian to the U.S. increased 21%.
Price for OSB imported to the U.S. upped 1.8%.
Price for plywood exported from Russian to the U.S. expanded 10%.
Price for plywood imported to the U.S. grew 7%.
Price for lumber exported from German to the U.S. upped 1.7%.
Price for softwood lumber imported to the U.S. expanded 10%.
Exports of logs from Canada grew 8%.
Price for newsprint exported from Canadian gained 3%.
Exports of wood pellets from Canada contracted 12%.
Exports of lumber from Canada decreased slightly 0.3%.
Price for SYP lumber exported from the U.S. slipped 3%.
Price for lumber exported from the U.S. to Mexico rose 4%.
Price for logs exported from the U.S. contracted 8%.
Price for wood pellets exported from the U.S. rose 2%.
Over the past 12 months EU lumber producer prices were up 5.1%.
Price for plywood imported to Kazakhstan decreased slightly 0.4%.
Imports of wood pulp to Egypt slipped 4%.
Price for recycled pulp exported from Thailand gained 3%.
Imports of wood chips to Japan rose 1.0%.
The greenfield facility combines continuous pressing, in-house chipping, cut-to-size processing and an AI-based closed-loop solution.
The site makes solid-wood interior products for DIY retailers, with Leroy Merlin previously accounting for 92% of its production.
The Swedish company described current business conditions as the worst in 30 years.
The company attributed the insolvency to delays at a new production facility and plans to seek an investor while reducing operations to one shift.
Private residential spending ran at US$859.0 billion in July, down from US$870.6 billion in June.
Domestic sales fell 4.1%, while U.S. shipments declined amid tariffs. The industry expects full-year sales to decrease approximately 3%.
Price for wood pellets exported from Indonesia upped 2%.
Price for wood chips exported from Indonesia slipped 2%.
Revenue and costs fell 14.6% and 14.3%, respectively, in January-July 2026.
The annual decline narrowed from 1.9% in June to 1.7% in July.