Pellet production in Germany reaches record high
Germany's pellet manufacturers successfully closed the fourth quarter of 2019 with another production record. [...]
February 19, 2020
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Global wood consumption hits lowest rate in the decade in 2019
The growth in global wood consumption has increased by only 0.3% in 2019, the lowest rate in [...]
February 18, 2020
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The European Green Deal creates new opportunities for timber
The Green Deal, published on 11 December 2019 by the new European Commission and adopted by [...]
February 18, 2020
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Coronavirus: Russia suspends timber trains to China
Since January 31st, all railway transport between Russia and China is suspended except for Beijing-Moscow round-trip [...]
February 18, 2020
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Warm winter is disrupting logging activity in Estonia
Logging activity in Estonia is currently disrupted, due to the unusual warm and snowless winter; [...]
February 18, 2020
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Conifex completes sale of all U.S. sawmills to Resolute
Conifex has officially closed its previously announced transaction with Resolute Forest Products for the sale of [...]
February 18, 2020
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Coronavirus: IKEA to close its stores in China
In the response to the Chinese government's call for strict and effective disease control of coronavirus outbreak, IKEA Retail [...]
February 18, 2020
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Coronavirus starts to shake to wood industry
There is industry concern that if the virus were to infect more people in coastal towns [...]
February 17, 2020
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Stora Enso’s sales drop in 2019
Despite achieving a turnover in excess of €10bn, each of Stora Enso’s group operations – packaging [...]
February 17, 2020
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UPM invests more than 500 million euros into a biorefinery in Germany
UPM plans to enter the biochemicals business by investing in a biorefinery at Leuna, Germany. The [...]
February 17, 2020
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