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Introducing the GWMI Monthly Market Pulse
The wood products industry generates a vast amount of data every month.…
High timber prices push Finnish forest owners to a record year
There is one group in Finland that has little reason to complain…
China lumber imports overview: Q1 2026
China’s lumber imports fell sharply in the first quarter of 2026, as…
Japan is buying less lumber from Europe, Canada And Russia
Japan’s softwood lumber imports fell in the first four months of 2026,…
Pfeifer adds premium Finnish pine to Nordic timber range premium Nordic timber segment based on northern Finnish pine
The Pfeifer Group will reorganise its Finnish operations under a new business…
Canfor completes sale of Fort St. John sawmill assets
Canfor has completed the sale of its shuttered sawmill operations in Fort…
Higher oil prices could reshape the economics of Swedish sawmills
The recent rise in oil prices following tensions in the Middle East…
Finland’s softwood lumber exports decline as North Africa and Asia weaken
Finland’s softwood lumber exports were lower in January–March 2026 compared with the…
Obituary – Brian E. Potter
Obituary – Brian E. Potter Brian E. Potter, age 72, of rural Akron, IN, died on April 25, 2026, at his residence. Brian Earl Potter was born on February 21, 1954, in Washington, IN, to Bert and May (Woods) Potter. He married Debra Lee Clodfelder in Odon, IN, on August...