SCA signs letter of intent to buy 10 000 hectares of forest land in Latvia
SCA and Latvian Forest Company have signed a letter of intent for SCA to acquire 10 000 hectares of forest [...]
February 12, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Europe
Georgia-Pacific to close lumber mill
Georgia-Pacific will close Sterling Lumber mill in Brunswick, Georgia, with loss of 120 jobs, amid difficultly in getting timber [...]
February 11, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Sawmilling / North America
Norbord boosts profits on higher OSB prices in N. America and Europe
Norbord Inc. reported Adjusted EBITDA of $724 million for the full-year 2018 compared to $672 [...]
February 11, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / Wood-based Panels / Europe / North America
Japan aims to boost imports of wood pellets from Canada
Japan is studying the potential for a seismic increase in wood pellet imports from western Canada [...]
February 11, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / Asia & Middle East / North America
Boise Cascade to sell a plywood mill
Boise Cascade Company has entered into an agreement with an affiliate of Southern Veneer Products (Southern Veneer) to sell its [...]
February 11, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood-based Panels / North America
Forest stakeholders call for a stronger EU Forest Strategy
Last December, the European Commission published a progress report on the implementation of the EU Forest Strategy, discussed by the [...]
February 11, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
More US hardwood likely to go to Europe due to trade was with China
The on-going trade dispute between the US and China may lead to an increase in tariffs on US hardwood [...]
February 11, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / Europe / North America
SCA Wood considers merger in France
SCA Wood France and the French company Innovation Solutions Bois, ISB, are considering a merger of its operations on wood [...]
February 11, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Sluggish wood flooring sales in Europe
Based on information obtained from its member companies and national associations, FEP – the European Federation of the Parquet Industry - estimates [...]
February 8, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood-based Panels / Europe
Lumber prices in the US rapidly increase at the end of January
January closed with a bang as supply-side concerns ignited a rally that pushed many US framing lumber prices up [...]
February 8, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / North America
