Archives: 2024

European Panel Federation appoints new chairman

The European Panel Federation (EPF) has announced the appointment of Pablo Figueroa López (right) as its new chairman, succeeding [...]
March 26, 2024 Latest Trends

Strikes stop Metsä Group’s sawmills and factories

Metsä Group has informed about new unit shutdowns. Production will stop due to strikes at the sawmills in Rauma, Vilppula [...]
March 23, 2024 Latest Trends

Europe’s wood supply faces disruptive times

TEAMING UP 4 FORESTS, a science-business platform connecting stakeholders across the forest value chain with Mondi as one of [...]
March 23, 2024 Latest Trends

Latvia’s Stiga RM to invest in birch plywood production capacity expansion

One of Latvia's leading woodworking companies "Stiga RM" will significantly expand its birch plywood factory this year , adding production [...]
March 23, 2024 Latest Trends

Roseburg to permanently close Missoula particleboard plant

Roseburg announced that it will permanently end operations at its Missoula, Montana, particleboard plant on May 22, 2024. The closure [...]
March 23, 2024 Latest Trends

German timber trade association demands: postpone the EUDR!

The EUDR came into force last year and is scheduled to be applied at the end of 2024. Immediately [...]
March 21, 2024 Latest Trends

Pacific Northwest faces critical timber supply shortage

The American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) recently urged the Pacific Northwest’s Congressional Delegation in Washington, DC to take action [...]
March 21, 2024 Latest Trends

PGS group sets foot in Scandinavia with two new acquisitions in Denmark

French PGS Group has made a strategic move into the Nordic market through the acquisition of two leading Danish companies [...]
March 21, 2024 Latest Trends

US Senators concerned about EU Deforestation Regulation’s consequences on American forest products industry

US Senators Marsha Blackburn and Angus King are urging the American trade representative to fight for American forest products industry [...]
March 21, 2024 Latest Trends

Homag delivers to Rosboro in North America

Rosboro, the largest North-American producer of glued-laminated timber (GLT) , has announced a strategic partnership with Homag Group members [...]
March 21, 2024 Latest Trends