Western Forest Products buys whole assets of Columbia Vista
Western Forest Products announced that a wholly owned subsidiary of Western has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets [...]
December 3, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
Egger begins construction for its first particleboard plant in the US
Austrian wood-based panel manufacturer Egger has started construction on its first U.S. particleboard manufacturing [...]
December 3, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Europe / North America
Germany’s parquet market sees increasing demand from China
During the first three quarters of 2018, the sales of German parquet fell by 5% year [...]
December 3, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood-based Panels / China / Europe
Large BC forestry delegation to visit Asia’s key markets by the end of 2018
Doug Donaldson, B.C. Forests/Rural Development Minister, is taking a large forestry-sector delegation to [...]
December 3, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East / China / North America
Germany: Price of wood pellets on the rise in November
During November 2018, the prices for wood pellets in Germany have risen sharply. Thus, the price increased by 1.8 [...]
November 26, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Wood Energy / Europe
Georgia-Pacific inaugurates $100 million lumber facility in Alabama
Georgia-Pacific celebrated the official start of production at its newest lumber facility in Talladega, Alabama. The $100-million, 300 [...]
November 26, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Sawmilling / North America
Canfor’s CEO says that the company remains committed to BC, despite recent European acquisition
Canfor has reach an agreement to buy 70 per cent of Vida Group for about $580 million. The privately-held [...]
November 26, 2018
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Mixed lumber production output in North America
U.S. sawmills produced 23.855 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first eight months of 2018 [...]
November 26, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / North America
China plans a US$ 1.5 billion timber processing complex in Russia
China plans to invest up to 10 billion yuan (about $ 1.5 billion) in a timber processing complex in the [...]
November 26, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / Russia
Stora Enso notices oversupply in the sawn timber market
Finnish-Swedish forest industry company Stora Enso is preparing for oversupply in the sawn timber market. [...]
November 26, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
