Washington's Department of Ecology cited Nippon Dynawave's Longview pulp and paper mill with 35 environmental violations over the deadly May storage tank collapse that spilled ~900,000 gallons of white liquor into the Columbia River; fines can reach $10,000 per violation per day (PULPAPERnews, WA Ecology)
UPM is spinning off its 785,000 m³ plywood business into a standalone WISA Group (Global Wood Markets Info)
Forestry & Timber
GWMI forecasts North American lumber prices could bottom in Q4 2026 before a 2027 recovery, amid 45% U.S. softwood tariffs on Canadian lumber (Global Wood Markets Info)
Sweden's Holmen is cutting output at its Linghem sawmill by 64%, calling this the weakest lumber market in 30 years (Global Wood Markets Info)
A major Austrian sawmill has filed for insolvency as European lumber markets deteriorate (Global Wood Markets Info)
Wood Pellets
European pellet prices are climbing ahead of the 2026/27 heating season as feedstock tightens — German bulk above €420/t, Austria above €400/t, Polish retail topping €600/t (Global Wood Markets Info)
ANDRITZ's new Feed & Biofuel plant in Windsor, Ontario — supplying pellet and biofuel processing equipment — is now open for business (Canadian Biomass)
