Wood Industry News from Germany

HCR runs a sawmill in Wenzenbach, Bavaria, and specializes in garden and packaging wood.

Spruce pulpwood led the monthly gains, up 5.9% from July, followed by beech sawlogs, up 5%.

The machinery supplier will manufacture the systems in-house, while Electronic Wood Systems will remain the contact for its direct customers.

United States remained the largest buyer as its share fell 9.1 pp; Thailand's share rose 4.9 pp.

Pulp production preparations begin as wastewater discharge resumes under environmental authority coordination.

United States remained Brazil's largest plywood destination as its share rose 3.7 pp; Netherlands shipments grew more than twofold and Dominican Republic shipments fell 3.2%.

Canada became the largest supplier with a 25.0% share by value; the top five countries accounted for 74.5% of import value.

U.S. exports fall 37.5% while South Korea shipments rise 20.8%; industry expects low-single-digit sales growth in 2026.

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.

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.

Latvia lost 9 percentage points of Sweden's softwood log imports; Sweden imported 1.4 million m3.

Malaysia gained 10 percentage points of U.S. hardwood plywood imports as the United States imported 581 thousand m3.

Sweden imported 1.4 million m3 in Q2 as Latvia lost 9 percentage points of Sweden's imports.

The greenfield facility combines continuous pressing, in-house chipping, cut-to-size processing and an AI-based closed-loop solution.

Domestic sales fell 4.1%, while U.S. shipments declined amid tariffs. The industry expects full-year sales to decrease approximately 3%.

230,000-tonne recycled fibre mill to join MM's industrial platform with all employees transferred.

Former CEO Hicham Abel departs; currently Chief Restructuring Officer to lead management board.

The benchmark was down 11.3% year on year, while U.S. market import volume rose 1.4% month on month.

The Khao Yoi line uses one zigzag sifter and dryer discharge conveyor to process rubberwood without reducing capacity.

Brazil’s plywood exports fell 17% overall, while shipments to Mexico rose 58% and exports to the United States declined 23%.

Gains in China, Taiwan, Mexico, Pakistan, South Korea and Hong Kong offset only about 4% of the U.S. volume decline.

Retrofit shifts UK facility from newsprint to recycled-fiber packaging grades amid market decline.

Price adjustment applies to all new orders amid rising raw material and energy costs.

Homag Group's EBIT margin holds at 4.0% as order intake falls 7% on weak demand

New firing system scheduled for 2028 commissioning to replace two aging units and eliminate natural gas use.

Germany-based pallet manufacturer cites global uncertainty and elevated raw material and energy costs.

New Freiburg-based company targets retail chains with private label tissue products, aiming to triple sales by 2028.

German pulp mill's 360,000-tonne NBSK production halted for four-week period.

The project will develop and pilot tools for recycled material uptake, reuse and take-back models, integration of agricultural residues and improved traceability across eight European countries.

Price adjustment applies to uncoated woodfree specialty papers across all product segments.

The companies ended their 20-year cooperation amicably and will complete ongoing projects together.

The primary woodworking machinery sector has been hit harder by the downturn than the secondary segment that supplies machinery for further processing.

External logistics partner's performance at new Meppen facility causes delays, higher costs, and reduced delivery precision.

A continuous line with a new press, an emission-control system and a digital platform will replace three older presses and is scheduled to enter production in summer 2027.

The Normandy site will separate acceptable material, coarse material, and foreign material to reduce stones, seeds, and minerals that have raised saw wear and caused coating stains.

The U.S. posts the steepest decline among the largest softwood lumber import markets, followed by Germany and China, while supplier volumes fall most for Canada, Russia, and Austria.

Official statistics show a small export gain but a sharper domestic decline, while higher energy and input costs add pressure alongside U.S. tariff policy, rising imports, weak consumer spending, and slow housing construction.

Crystallization system targets extended recovery boiler maintenance intervals beyond 24 months.

Program pairs one-on-one meetings and showrooms with conferences focused on project-driven contract work, digital sales tools, and sustainable materials.

Modernization targets wider containerboard grade portfolio and basis weight range.

Joint venture partners since 1990's now unite as Saica gains Thimm's Germany and Eastern Europe footprint.

Industrial-scale system reintegrates recycled fibers into decorative panel production without quality loss.

Acquisition includes three facilities with Euro 74 million in annual sales and 350 employees.

The company plans to operate a 13-meter CPS+ continuous press line at its El Eulma site.

Temporary cost increases from higher energy consumption and rising transport costs weigh on first-quarter results.

Variable-speed pump turbines planned to boost grid-stabilization and flexible storage capacity at the Swiss site

Press concept eliminates open draw threading to improve web runnability and reduce mechanical stress on components

New entity rebrands as WEPA Professional France as company retains all four local production sites.