Read the data behind our lumber prices outlook 2025

February 12, 2025

By Jennifer Coskren, Dustin Jalbert, and Emerson Paradee

Use the arrows to click through the data story and understand the numbers behind our projections.

What to read next

CBAM front-loading: how aluminium and HRC trade flows turned in late 2025

Front-loading cleared roughly €780 million in CBAM liabilities before the definitive phase began. The pattern is unlikely to be a one-off as free allowances step down toward zero in 2034.

May 19, 2026

By Ben Crick

EU draft lays down rules on how prices paid abroad affect CBAM carbon price, cap Article 6 credits at 10%

The European Commission's draft CBAM carbon price legislation, published May 13, sets out how carbon costs paid abroad will count toward EU import obligations. It also caps Article 6 credit usage at 10% of emissions and applies retrospectively from January 2026.

May 19, 2026

By Veethika Jain

Europe’s green steel push hits hydrogen wall

Europe's green steel ambitions were built on affordable hydrogen that hasn't materialised. Thyssenkrupp and Salzgitter delays, scaled-back supply targets, and a shift to dual-fuel DRI configurations now define the transition.

May 18, 2026

By Abhishek Pathak

European sawn timber market trends and outlook (March 2026)

March reinforced a cautious, largely stable European sawn timber market, with only selective price moves. Rising Nordic log costs, weather and geopolitical uncertainty are tightening margins, while UK inventory overhang and storm-related supply risks could drive volatility into Q3.

May 5, 2026

By Tuomo Neuvonen

What’s next for the North American wood products market?

Learn how global energy shocks and delayed housing recoveries will challenge the North American wood products market in 2026. Learn to protect your margins. Read more.

April 30, 2026

By the Fastmarkets team

EUA prices: The key variable in Europe’s green steel transition

Few industrial transformations are as exposed to a single policy signal as green steel — where the EUA price can be the difference between a viable business case and a stranded asset.

April 24, 2026

By Abhishek Pathak