Archives: November 2018

Finnish roundwood prices on the rise in September

In September, the stumpage price for pine logs in Finland was EUR 61.6 per cubic metre,  and the price [...]

Canada’s San Group to build new sawmill

Canadian San Group has signed an agreement to purchase land on the Port Alberni Catalyst Paper mill site in order [...]

Holmen to rise production at Brakiven Sawmill in Sweden

Holmen has decided to invest SEK 170 million to increase the production of wood products at Braviken Sawmill in Sweden [...]

Trends in the French sawmill industry

    The year 2017 in France is characterized by a return of confidence and growth. France has [...]
November 2, 2018 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Europe

Sveza plans to boost plywood production in Russia

Sveza plans investment projects with a total value of more than 800 million rubles at Sveza Tyumen plywood plant. The [...]

Russia: ULK Group to build large wood processing complex

Within five years, ULK Group of Companies will build from scratch the largest in Russia complex for deep processing of [...]

China plants huge forest the size of France

    China recently confirmed that it had successfully planted and nurtured a man-made forest so massive [...]
November 1, 2018 Latest Trends / Forestry / ...China

Bark beetle infestation hits the German sawmill industry

After the high amount of damaged timber from various windthrows and the subsequent problem of beetle wood, the sawmills focus [...]

Homebuilding rebounds in the US

Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 3.5% in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 629 [...]

Russia’s Titan Group increases sawnwood and wood pellet production

Group of companies “Titan” informed that its subsidiary Lesozavod 25 in January-September 2018 increased sawing volume to 1,188 [...]