Georgia-Pacific announced the closure of its Warm Springs plywood facility
Georgia-Pacific announced plans to close its Warm Springs plywood production facility, resulting in the loss of about 300 jobs [...]
November 22, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood-based Panels / North America
Outlook of the Chinese furniture industry
The furniture industry in China is a traditional industry and it has developed rapidly over the past 30 years. Large [...]
November 22, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / China
New merge to create UK’s largest independent timber distribution company
Arnold Laver & Co and The National Timber Group have merged to create a timber distribution business with combined revenue [...]
November 20, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Europe
Canfor buys 70% of Swedish sawmill company VIDA
Canfor Corporation announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase 70% of the VIDA [...]
November 20, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Europe / North America
Resolute Forest Products curtails production capacity by 10%
Montreal-based Resolute Forest Products Inc. has decided to curtail production at many of its sawmills during the fourth quarter [...]
November 20, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / North America
Singapore company invests $200 million in a wood processing complex in Russia’s Far East
Singapore's KGK Sudima International Pte Ltd plans to open a high-tech wood processing complex in the Russian Far [...]
November 20, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East / Russia
Russia increased softwood lumber exports during Jan.-September 2018
In January-September 2018, Russia increased its softwood lumber exports, both in value and in volume terms, indicate the statistics [...]
November 20, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Russia
Canada: High log prices and low supply drags production curtailments at many lumber companies
Hundreds of sawmill workers are being laid off in B.C., some of them permanently, despite [...]
November 20, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
Armstrong sells its Wood Flooring segment for US$ 100 million
Armstrong Flooring, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Wood Flooring segment to [...]
November 20, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / North America
Forest products exports from Latvia go 14.6% up during Jan.-September 2018
In the first nine months of the year, Latvia exported EUR 1.925 billion worth of [...]
November 20, 2018
Latest Trends / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Europe
