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In a recent Fordaq article, CEI-Bois chair, Sampsa Auvinen, proposes a deep market analysis. Link to original article: https://www.fordaq.com/news/Europe%E2%80%99s_Forestry_Paradox_Sky-High_Log_117026.html A Market Anomaly with Deeper Implications Europe is currently experiencing a striking anomaly in the forestry sector: record-high log prices that are reshaping the sawmilling industry in profound and unsettling ways. This phenomenon is not simply a matter of economics; it i

Over the past months, the European Commission has launched several consultations on forthcoming initiatives in the fields of social affairs and employment. CEI-Bois has actively engaged in these processes to ensure that the priorities of Europe’s woodworking industries are taken into account.

CEI-Bois and EOS participated at the COLI high-level international bioeconomy event, which brought together ministers and senior policymakers from across the globe to discuss the future of the forest-based bioeconomy and its role in climate neutrality and sustainable growth, taking place in Vienna on 23-25 February 2025.  Unlocking the full potential of the bioeconomy requires a pragmatic, market-oriented and coherent policy framework grounded in industrial reality. In partic

Commissioner Roswall highlights the role of wood in the bioeconomy

Recent changes in US tariffs do not affect softwood lumber tariff rates, but tariffs on hardwood lumber exported to the US should be slightly lower.

On 10 February 2026, CEI-Bois & EOS participated in the Deforestation Platform meeting. In this occasion, it was explained that as provided for in Regulation (EU) 2025/2650, the obligation to collect and retain reference numbers applies exclusively to the first downstream operator or trader placing products on the market. This obligation does not extend to operators or traders further down the supply chain. This implies and it has been confirmed that downstream operators cann

On 9 February 2026, CEI-Bois requested the re-approval of Tebuconazole for use in biocidal products (product type 8) in its response to a public consultation by the European Chemicals Agency.

Following the European Commission’s proposal of 21 October 2025 for targeted amendments to the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), and its formal amendment proposal of 4 December 2025, the European Parliament and the Council have reached a political agreement that partially departs from the Commission’s original approach. A key outcome of the agreement is the introduction of a new provision requiring the European Commission to carry out a simplification review of the EUDR by

In the foreword of our 2024-2025 Advocacy Report, our Chair, Sampsa Auvinen, addresses the question of the forest carbon sink, clarifies misconceptions, and explains why sustainable management combined with long-lived wood products leads to more carbon stored overall. He reminds us of an essential point: substitution and storage must always be communicated together.