Archives: October 2018

Swanson Group halts production at two of its sawmills

Oregon's Swanson Group is implementing production curtailments with immediate effect, citing deteriorating market conditions.    The [...]

Kebony builds new plant and doubles modified wood production capacity

Modified wood cladding and decking manufacturer Kebony announced the opening of the company’s new factory in Flanders, Belgium.  [...]

The EU wants to begin trade arbitration with Ukraine to lift timber exports moratorium

The European Union is ready to begin commercial arbitration with Ukraine to lift a moratorium on exports of round timber [...]
October 22, 2018 Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Europe

ISC 2018: Flourishing construction in Europe drives solid financial performance in the sawmill industry

On the 11th and 12th October 2018 the 66th edition of the International Softwood Conference was held in Riga in [...]

3000 plywood businesses have been closed in China

A massive restructuring effort to eliminate outdated and polluting wood processing mills, many of them being plymills had, by the [...]

European Commission reports consistent progress in EUTR implementation

On 5th October, the European Commission (EC) formally adopted the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) Report 2017, the second biennial report [...]

Tolko Industries curtails operations at their Quest Wood lumber mill

Tolko Industries Limited has told their employees in Quesnel on October 13 that they will be curtailing operations at their [...]

Wood pellets price in Germany on the rise in October

In October, the price of wood pellets rose considerably in Germany. Wood pellets are more expensive by 3.7% as [...]

Boise Cascade buys Ohio-headquartered Arling Lumber

    Boise Cascade Co. announced an agreement to acquire Arling Lumber, Inc., headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. Arling [...]

Interfor decreases production by 20% across its sawmills in the B.C. Interior

Interfor Corp. says it plans to cut production by about 20 percent across its sawmills in the B.C. Interior [...]