Lockdowns in Europe rewrite economic forecasts
Economic forecasts issued only a few weeks ago in Europe, which projected continuing slow increase this [...]
April 7, 2020
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German timber industry: Coronavirus worsens the ongoing bark beetle, storm crisis
The German forestry and timber industry was already in a state of emergency before the coronavirus pandemic: storms, drought and [...]
April 6, 2020
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African tropical timber market impacted by the coronavirus crisis
As the coronavirus pandemic is expanding in many countries of the world, the tropical timber market [...]
April 6, 2020
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Weyerhaeuser reduces lumber production by 20%
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Weyerhaeuser is dynamically adjusting operating capacity at certain of its manufacturing facilities. [...]
April 6, 2020
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Metsä to build ”world’s most modern sawmill” in Finland
Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, has made the decision to build the ''world’s most [...]
April 6, 2020
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Bergs Timber to close Gransjö sawmill in Sweden
The Board of Directors of Bergs Timber has decided to immediately initiate discussion with the unions to close Gransjö sawmill [...]
April 6, 2020
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Forecast: What’s the impact of the coronavirus on the Chinese timber industry?
During the coronavirus crisis, nearly half of the companies in the Chinese wood industry reported that [...]
April 3, 2020
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Raw material supply for wood pellet industry causes concerns as many sawmills are closing
Expectations of a downturn in sawmill activity — a likely result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic — has [...]
April 3, 2020
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Coronavirus: Canfor to cut Canadian lumber production by 40%
Canfor, the Vancouver, British Columbia-based timber and forest products company, is being forced to cut back on its operations [...]
April 3, 2020
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Indonesia to end SVLK
Indonesia’s trade ministry has scrapped a requirement for wood exporters to obtain licenses verifying their wood comes from legal [...]
April 3, 2020
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