
Federal government adds $12 million to joint funding aimed at stabilizing operations.

Family-owned group completes strategic takeover of biomass supplier after increasing share to 89% in 2024.

Only 15% of IKEA products sold in U.S. are sourced locally.

Enhanced MetsäBoard Classic FBB features improved print quality through curtain coating technology.

Imports of wood chips to the United Kingdom contracted 17%.

Exports of logs from Lithuania slid 5%.

Imports of plywood to Belgium increased 9%.

Price for lumber exported from Sweden to Morocco slipped 4%.

Imports of lumber to Italy lost 10%.

The facility, which produces structural larch plywood, is located in Amursk, Khabarovsk Krai, and is intended to supply both the Russian market and Southeast Asia.

Price for lumber exported from European Union to Egypt slipped 2%.

The new line, due to start up in 2026, will supply recycled fiber to the paper machine (PM3), which produces a range of packaging-grade materials from 100% recycled content.

Mead Lumber now has 53 locations in Colorado, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Wyoming, including six truss and wall panel manufacturing plants and a countertop manufacturing facility.

Inwido acquires 85% of the shares in Fast Frame upfront from the owners, with a call/put option to acquire the remaining 15% in early 2028.

U.S. 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.27% as of October 16, 2025, down from last week when it averaged 6.30%.

Utilization rate rises 2.1 percentage points from last year but remains 5.3 points below 5-year average.