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2026 will be a fateful year for the German sawmill industry. After the decline in sales in 2023 and 2024, there was a stabilization last year and this year sawn timber prices are under strong pressure. That was not enough for a real economic recovery. Because: Historically high round timber costs meet falling sawn timber prices. This development is forcing sawmills to make painful production cuts. Read more ...