Timber production vs. carbon credits: investors uncertain which will be more profitable
Investment managers who have bought up forestland are going tree by tree to figure out whether they should be felled [...]
March 7, 2024
Junnikkala commissions new 350,000m3 sawmill from Veisto in Finland
Finnish sawmill company Junnikkala has commissioned its new €80m sawmill in Oulu. The company’s group staff were transported [...]
March 7, 2024
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ISC 2024 coming up in October in Sicily
The Italian Association of the Wood Trader Industries (Fedecomlegno of FederlegnoArredo) together with the European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF) and [...]
March 7, 2024
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Schilliger Holz starts CLT production in France
Schilliger Holz AG has started CLT production at its Volgelsheim mill in France. The construction of buildings in timber [...]
March 7, 2024
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Red Sea situation hampers Europe’s plywood market; Russian birch ply still present
A UK plywood importer and distributor, who also sells into Ireland and other EU markets, concurred with EU counterparts that [...]
March 6, 2024
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Wood industry protests in Latvia, Estonia could follow
Drawing attention to the long-ignored problems affecting Latvian forest owners and all those working in the forest industry, the [...]
March 6, 2024
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Meeting of the sawmill and wood industry signals challenge of increasing EU regulations
In February, the associations of the sawmill and wood industry in the DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) came together [...]
March 6, 2024
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Siempelkamp subsidiary Pallmann takes over Slovakian Febs SK sro
Pallmann Maschinenfabrik, Zweibrücken, took over the business operations of the Slovakian Febs SK sro in Mytne Ludany in February [...]
March 6, 2024
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Arauco to start second phase construction of MDF plant in Mexico
Arauco recently commenced the second phase of construction of its plant in Zitácuaro, Michoacán, MexicoThe total investment in [...]
March 6, 2024
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Slow sales and depressed prices the challenges for European plywood sector
European plywood businesses describe their market over the last year as being characterised by slow sales and depressed prices. The [...]
March 5, 2024
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