Higher lumber deliveries lifted sales, while high wood and logistics costs and weak chipboard demand reduced earnings.
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The company aims to improve profitability, speed up decision-making and consolidate its Nordic supply chain.
Economic uncertainty is delaying equipment orders, while cost savings are reducing customer maintenance activity and Services demand.
Softwood lumber's annual increase outpaced residential building-material prices excluding energy, which were up 5.0%.
Compared with the previous month, production was down 10%.
Price for plywood exported from Chile slipped 1.3%.
The companies remain in the China-wide entity, with the rate applying to reviewed entries and future cash deposits.
Non-residential permits rose 37.5% as institutional projects drove most of the monthly increase.
Price for bleached hardwood kraft pulp exported from Chile slid 4%.
Price for bleached softwood kraft pulp exported from Chile decreased slightly 0.8%.
Price for lumber exported from Chile slipped 3%.
Sales declined to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.06 million, while housing inventory fell 1.9% from June.
Price for wood furniture exported from Brazil gained 1.3%.
Price for plywood imported to Taiwan grew 5%.
Compared with the previous month, production was down 61%.
Brazil’s plywood exports fell 17% overall, while shipments to Mexico rose 58% and exports to the United States declined 23%.
Existing U.S. builders posted lower deliveries and prices, while timber manufacturing turned loss-making even as housing volumes rose in Australia and Japan.
Index gains $11 from one month ago with 2% increase since July 2026.
Sawmilling producer prices remained below year-earlier levels, while wood-panel and parquet producer prices increased on both monthly and annual comparisons.
Compared with the previous month, production was up 3%.