Archives: 2023

Arauco to reorganize its Wood Segment

In the context of the reorganization of its Wood segment, Arauco informed that on December 16, 2022, Inversiones Arauco Internacional [...]
January 19, 2023 Latest Trends

More sawmill closures expected in British Columbia in 2023

A series of federal and provincial government policies that are deliberately squelching growth in certain sectors, such as metallurgical coal [...]
January 18, 2023 Latest Trends

Södra Wood expands lumber supplying to Japan

Södra Wood, which is a Sweden’s largest forest owners association and an international forest industry group, will expand [...]
January 18, 2023 Latest Trends

Hasslacher Group to take over German wood processing company

The Hasslacher Group has taken over another company, namely Dickel-Holz GmbH & Co. KG. The nationally and internationally [...]
January 18, 2023 Latest Trends

Vietnam’s wood exports forecast to hit record of 18 billion USD this year

The export turnover of Vietnamese wood and wood products is expected to set a record high of 18 billion USD [...]
January 18, 2023 Latest Trends

Mood in the German industry brightens significantly, despite pessimism in the sawmill segment

At the turn of the year, the mood in the German timber industry brightened noticeably. According to the index calculated [...]
January 17, 2023 Latest Trends

Kährs adjusting capacities in all its European factories, due to weak market demand

Kährs adjusts its capacity to meet a lower demand for flooring solutions in the residential segment in 2023, both [...]
January 17, 2023 Latest Trends

Moelven shuts down one of three production lines in Norway

A week ago, Moelven Byggmodul AS reported that the production line in Hjellum, Norway, will be shut down. The background [...]
January 17, 2023 Latest Trends

Stora Enso strengthens its wood procurement in Finland, to replace Russian forestry operations

Stora Enso replaces wood imported from Russia with domestic wood and expands its wood procurement in Western Finland. Two offices [...]
January 17, 2023 Latest Trends

Swedish EU Presidency wants more timber construction

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is committed to standardizing building regulations for timber construction in Europe. According to [...]
January 17, 2023 Latest Trends