All entries in the Forestry sector, newest first. tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:en:en/sectors/forestry 2026-09-29T06:00:00Z Eurotrack tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:6f536bc9:en 2026-09-29T06:00:00Z

Stora Enso announced on 29 September 2026 that it would permanently close cross-laminated timber (CLT) production at the Gruvön sawmill and concluded the change negotiations on 22 October 2026: the unit will be shut by the end of 2026, affecting about 80 positions. The group cites slower-than-expected market growth, rising wood costs and relatively high fixed costs; dismissals will only follow after further talks on staffing effects, and sawn timber deliveries are unaffected (Stora Enso, release via Cision, 22 Oct 2026). — Source: https://news.cision.com/fi/stora-enso--oyj/r/stora-enso-on-saanut-paatokseen-muutosneuvottelut-clt-tuotantolinjan-pysyvasta-sulkemisesta-ruotsin-,c4413156

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:e51c037a:en 2026-09-08T06:00:00Z

Moelven is closing its sawmill at Årjäng in Värmland, Sweden, founded in 1946; 38 employees are affected. The group points to a difficult market marked by geopolitical uncertainty, high raw-material costs and inflation and wants to concentrate log intake at sites where it has invested. It is Moelven's second sawmill closure in Värmland in a little over a year (Moelven via Dagens Arbete, 08.09.2026). — Source: https://da.se/2026/09/moelven-lagger-ner-annu-ett-sagverk-en-hel-bransch-i-gungning/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:cbb3adb8:en 2026-08-26T06:00:00Z

Finnish engineering group Valmet announced on 26 August 2026 that it will cut around 115 jobs at its Swedish sites in Karlstad, Hagfors and Kil, citing a 'very tough market'. Valmet employs about 1,600 people in Sweden (vf.se, 26 Aug 2026). — Source: https://www.vf.se/karlstad/valmet-varslar-115-tjanster-kan-forsvinna/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:5d5ae2a6:en 2026-08-14T06:00:00Z

Particleboard maker Homanit Lietuva (a subsidiary of Germany's Homann Holzwerkstoffe) announced on 14 Aug 2026 that it would suspend production at its Pagiriai plant for 12-21 months, citing weak furniture-industry demand and sharply higher energy/material costs; originally around 200 layoffs were planned. On 3/10 Sept 2026 the company finalised the layoffs at 228 of 242 employees (termination period 4 Oct-31 Dec 2026), with about 20 staff remaining during the transition (source: kauno.diena.lt, 14 Aug 2026; respublika.lt, 10 Sept 2026). — Source: https://kauno.diena.lt/naujienos/verslas/imoniu-pulsas/homanit-lietuva-pranese-stabdanti-gamyba-atleis-200-darbuotoju-1770166

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:b0b5bcc9:en 2026-07-31T06:00:00Z

On 31 July 2026, Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs announced at a meeting of the coordination council for large and strategically important investment projects that plywood maker Latvijas Finieris plans a new €300 m wood-processing plant in Latgale, Latvia's structurally weakest region; no specific site was named. The project forms part of the company's wider programme of more than €400 m, communicated in June 2026, with which it aims to lift turnover from €414 m to at least €500 m within three to four years; the separate €100 m expansion of its Rēzekne plant (90 new jobs), announced back in April 2026, is unaffected. Reported on the basis of the prime minister's account — the company has not published a timetable or employment figures; Kulbergs also pointed to the logistical hurdle of Latgale's long distance from the ports. — Source: https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/ekonomika/31.07.2026-premjers-latvijas-finieris-plano-ieguldit-latgale-300-miljonus-eiro-kokrupniecibas-rupnica.a657082/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:f5b2518b:en 2026-07-14T06:00:00Z

Latvia's state forest company Latvijas valsts meži bought about 5,800 hectares of land (4,800 hectares forested) in Ludza district from Swedish owners — the largest land purchase in its history. The deal was structured as the acquisition of two Latvia-registered companies; the government approved it on 30 June 2026. — Source: https://www.kinnisvarauudised.ee/uudised/2026/07/13/lati-riigimetsa-ettevote-ostis-rootslastelt-26-miljoni-euro-eest-metsamaad