News in international markets

Sweden’s Mellanskog cut timber prices across multiple product categories effective February 11, citing weaker market conditions and lower demand.

Nippon Paper Resources Australia and Pentarch Forestry will acquire New Zealand-based Marusumi Whangarei, forming a 70–30 softwood chip export joint venture.

Russia’s lumber output fell to 28.48 million cubic meters in 2025, 2–3 million cubic meters below its 2019 peak, Wood & Panel Europe reported.

US wood pellet exports totaled 891,093.3 metric tons in November 2025, up from 814,292.2 metric tons in October, the USDA and Biomass Magazine reported.

ILTE approved a record €150 million loan for FT Board to build a €200 million particleboard plant in Lithuania.

WEINIG Group is launching its Transformation 2027 program, including capacity adjustments affecting about 400 positions, as it responds to global market volatility.

Vida will phase out production at its Gransjö mill in Sweden as expanded capacity at other facilities allows volumes to be consolidated elsewhere.

Swiss Krono has canceled its planned OSB mill in France, citing weak construction markets and the impact of a fire at another plant, La Tribune reported.

Brazilian exports of wood-based products totaled US$263.2 million in December, down 17.0% from a year earlier, ITTO reported.