Archives: November 2019

Growth reported in EU wood pellet production and consumption

Georgia-Pacific recently opened its newest lumber facility in Warrenton, Georgia. The $135-million, 340,000-square-foot plant is [...]

Georgia-Pacific opens US$ 135 million lumber plant in Georgia

Georgia-Pacific recently opened its newest lumber facility in Warrenton, Georgia. The $135-million, 340,000-square-foot plant is [...]

Some Canfor’s shareholders might oppose acquisition by Great Pacific

    One of Canfor Corporation’s shareholders says it will oppose the pending acquisition of the remaining [...]

Homag Group to close Hemmoor plant in Germany

Homag Group’s Supervisory Board approved shutting down production at its Hemmoor site, Germany, effective December 31, 2020. Homag has [...]

New Zealand’s timber industry to benefit from the newly signed FTA with China to benefit

The just announced phased reduction of tariffs for wood and paper exports to China will assist, in a long term [...]

Unusual stocks of roundwood in Sweden

Stocks of softwood, pulpwood and pulp chips have fallen since this summer but are nonetheless unusually large for the season [...]

Sawmill curtailments in the Northern European countries continue

    Nordic sawmillers have reported weaker results and curtailment of production to manage lower prices, oversupply and [...]

China: Prices for imported sawn timber in November 2019

    This price guide contains the most update prices of imported sawn timber at main distribution markets [...]

Vietnam’s wood products industry: opportunities and challenges coexist

    As one of the major trade surplus areas in Vietnam, timber, wood products and forest products [...]

Downturn in the Swedish forest industry as global economic slowdown progresses

The recession in Europe, in particular, is noticeable in the Swedish forest industry. The sawmills partially compensate for this through [...]