Masisa to sell Brazil wood-based panel operations plant to Arauco
Masisa announced the sale of its manufacturing operations in Brazil to Arauco (Chile), for USD 102 [...]
November 25, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Wood-based Panels / ...Europe / South America
Södra’s completes investment in Långasjö sawmill
Södra’s investment of SEK 100 million in Långasjö has now been completed. The [...]
November 23, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Europe
Bergs Timber to upgrade Vimmerby sawmill
Bergs Timber has recently announced it will invest SEK 27.5mn in reconstructing the sawline at the sawmill in Vimmerby [...]
November 20, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Europe
Metsä Wood to build new Kerto LVL line in Finland
Metsä Wood is considering the construction of a new, 65,000 m3 Kerto LVL line to [...]
November 20, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Wood Construction / Europe
Interfor to upgrade Meldrim mill
Interfor Corp. announced last month that it plans to invest $16.5 million to upgrade its [...]
November 17, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Woodworking Machinery / North America
Finnish softwood sawn timber and plywood production up by almost 6%
Finnish softwood sawn timber production in January-September increased by 5.9% compared to the year ago period and totalled [...]
November 16, 2017
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Europe
UK: Lumber production up by 5%
UK's sawmills produced a total volume of 3.624m m³ softwood lumber during 2016, 5% more than in the [...]
November 15, 2017
Market Analysis / Sawmilling / ...Europe
China moves shipping containers to US logging sites
China is currently moving shipping containers directly to logging sites in the United States. This might be detrimental as they [...]
November 10, 2017
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / China / North America
Sarawak government wants to enforce mandatory certification for timber concessions by 2022
Sarawak's government has announced that it will be mandatory for all timber companies to obtain sustainable forest management (SFM [...]
November 9, 2017
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Asia & Middle East
UPM and Urugay gov. sign investment agreement for a new pulp mill
UPM and the Government of Uruguay have signed an investment agreement, which outlines the local prerequisites for a potential pulp [...]
November 9, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Europe / South America
