Egger begins operations at its first US plant in Lexington
Egger, one of the world's leading wood-based solutions suppliers, has completed its first raw particleboard production, marking the [...]
October 2, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood-based Panels / Europe
Lithuanian Juodeliai to open a new sawmill
The Lithuanian company Juodeliai is putting into operation a new sawmill with an annual processing capacity of 1 million m [...]
October 2, 2020
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EU Commission climate plan to limit growth in forestry and biomass sector
While recognising the positive role of forests in mitigating global warming, the European Commission has riled the agroforestry and biomass [...]
October 1, 2020
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EOS and CEI-Bois strengthen ties and appoint Silvia Melegari as joint secretary general
CEI-Bois, the European Confederation of the Woodworking Industries, and the European Organisation of the Sawmill [...]
October 1, 2020
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High-risk plywood import from one of the largest exporters in China blocked in the Netherlands
The Dutch competent authority has ordered the company Sakol Nederland B.V. to cease importing tropical face plywood from Jiangsu [...]
October 1, 2020
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Covid-19 recovery brings rising sawlog prices in Russia
Sawlog prices in Russia have increased slightly in June 2020, indicating a recovery from the coronavirus [...]
September 29, 2020
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COVID-19 impact on wood consumption in US
The forest products industry in the US has been making headlines since the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 1Q2020. The [...]
September 29, 2020
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Oak prices in France fall sharply at autumn auctions
The first autumn auctions in France have just been launched by France's Natonal Forest Office (ONF) in [...]
September 29, 2020
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American red oak progresses in the European market
American hardwoods faced a very challenging market conditions that have emerged in the last 18 months.   [...]
September 29, 2020
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EUTR and FLEGT cause market shifts in the tropical wood market
The European timber trade regulation EUTR and the FLEGT agreement concluded with Indonesia are causing market [...]
September 29, 2020
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