IKEA completes expansion of furniture factory in Poland
IKEA Industry has completed the expansion of its factory in Zbąszynek, Poland. The site is now the largest furniture [...]
May 20, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Furniture / Europe
Holzindustrie Schweighofer passed EUTR inspection in Romania
Holzindustrie Schweighofer (HS), one of Europe’s leading timber processing companies, informed that the company passed in Romania 16th inspection [...]
May 20, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Europe
EU and Vietnam ratified VPA-FLEGT
EU FLEGT informed that the EU and Vietnam had ratified a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) on [...]
May 20, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Asia & Middle East / Europe
Germany increases the softwood logs exports to China
According to Eurostat data, Germany exported a total of 3.78 million m3 of roundwood in [...]
May 17, 2019
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US housing starts drop to a near two-year low
U.S. homebuilding dropped to a near two-year low in March, pulled down by persistent [...]
May 17, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Construction / North America
North American pulpwood prices increased during the 1Q/19
Prices for pulplogs and wood chips moved up slightly in the US in the 1Q/19 [...]
May 17, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Pulp & Paper / North America
Segezha Group increased plywood prices during April
Birch plywood consumption in the world has grown at an average rate of 2-2.7%. At the end of [...]
May 17, 2019
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The International Softwood Conference 2019 to be held in Antwerp
Antwerp, on the crossroads of international trade and a major harbour for wood and wood products, will be the host [...]
May 17, 2019
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Argentina’s Grupo Garabi and Belgium’s Forestcape to build $250m sawmill in Argentina
Argentina's Grupo Garabi and Belgium's Forestcape are to invest a joint US$250mil in the Argentinian province of [...]
May 17, 2019
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Storms and bark beetle are expected to damage 30 million m3 of Germany’s forests
By April 2019, 13 million m3 of damaged wood has been reported in Germany so far, mostly due to storms [...]
May 17, 2019
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