Estonian Kaamos Timber builds a new sawmill in Belarus
The Estonian wood industry company Kaamos Timber entered into a loan agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development [...]
August 28, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Finland’s forest industry will overpass the coronavirus pandemic, despite production decreases
The coronavirus pandemic has increased demand for certain forest industry products, such as tissue paper and packaging material. However, that [...]
August 27, 2020
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Global construction activity expected to further slow due to Covid-19
Global construction activity contracted across all region in Q2 due to the lockdowns to control the spread of the COVID [...]
August 27, 2020
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German exports of logs at record pace
Germany continued to export logs at record pace in early 2020, with almost 50% of the [...]
August 27, 2020
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Vietnam’s wood products export up 6.2% in 7 months
Vietnam exported nearly 6.1 billion U.S. dollars of wood and wood-based products in the first seven months [...]
August 27, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / Asia & Middle East
Norbord resumes operations at Line 1 of its Cordele OSB mill
In their second quarter earnings report, Norbord announced that due to accelerating demand for OSB in [...]
August 27, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood-based Panels / North America
Floods in China expected to have an impact on timber demand
The summer rains arrived early this year in China and with unusual intensity. Over the past weeks, the average precipitation [...]
August 26, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / China
Spruce log prices fall sharply in the Czech Republic
In the Czech Republic, spruce log prices fell by 10 to 17% in the second quarter compared to the previous [...]
August 26, 2020
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Austrian JAF Group to close raw veneer plant in Romania
Due to the challenging market situation relating to raw veneers, the JAF Group has decided to provisionally discontinue its production [...]
August 26, 2020
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Booming exports of sawn timber from Belarus to China, via railway
Since the beginning of this year, the exports of Belarusian Forestry Ministry enterprises have increased significantly. From January to May [...]
August 26, 2020
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