Record wood pellet production in Germany
Despite the corona crisis, in the first half of 2020, Germany produced 1.502 million tonnes of wood pellets, thus [...]
August 18, 2020
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Siempelkamp delivers four new drum dryers to Highland Pellets
Büttner, the energy and drying systems subsidiary of Siempelkamp, will deliver four new drum dryers to the American pellet [...]
August 18, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Energy / Woodworking Machinery / Europe
Latvia’s timber industry exports expected to fall this year; US market an opportunity
The volume of exports of companies in the Latvian wood industry sector could decrease in general this year [...]
August 17, 2020
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Chinese wood processing companies strongly impacted by slow demand abroad
78% of China's wood processing companies currently are affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, while [...]
August 17, 2020
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China is now the leading market for Brazilian particleboard
In the first semester of 2020 (6M-2020) China became the main export market for the Brazilian particleboard / MDP (PB [...]
August 17, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood-based Panels / China / South America
IKEA invests 150 million euros in Spain
IKEA announced an investment of around 150 million euros in the next 3 years in an [...]
August 17, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Furniture / Europe
The lack of lumber in North America is unprecedented
The downfall in lumber production in North America caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, doubled by [...]
August 17, 2020
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Canfor improves earnings in Q2
For the 2Q 2020, Canfor Corporation reported operating income of $96.9 million, $185.7 million higher than the operating [...]
August 13, 2020
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Production in the Russian timber industry could drop by 30%.
The Russian construction industry may contract by almost 50% in 2021 and its revival will take [...]
August 13, 2020
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Wood-based Panels / Russia
UPM profit falls sharply in Q2/2020
Finnish forestry giant UPM reported a smaller-than-expected fall in quarterly profits, saying lockdowns hit paper demand and prices [...]
August 13, 2020
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