Kronospan plans a new chipboard plant in Russia
Peter Kindl, founder of Kronospan Holding Ltd, attended a working meeting with regional governor of the [...]
October 25, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood-based Panels / Europe / Russia
Prefabricated wood construction to make new leap in Chile
The Chilean company E2E is a joint venture between Arauco and the Belgian company Etex. Its [...]
October 25, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Construction / South America
BC company signs major agreement to export wood pellets to Japan
A British Columbia company has signed an agreement to provide 100,000 tonnes of wood pellets to fuel a biomass [...]
October 25, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Industry Prices / Wood Energy / Asia & Middle East
Record area of FSC certified forests in Russia
In October 2019, the area of forests certified by the Forest Stewardship Council and the number of FSC certificates for [...]
October 25, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Russia
The bark beetle infestation hits the French softwood market
What volumes of wood will be harvested in France in 2019? Difficult to answer this question [...]
October 23, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Europe
No impact on retail prices due to BC curtailments
Despite several curtailments for different BC lumber producers, the impacts of them have yet to be felt in the retail [...]
October 23, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / North America
Vietnamese Donghwa to buy a new Siempelkamp MDF press
Dongwha, Asia's largest producer of engineered wood from Korea, is securing the "longest MDF press [...]
October 23, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood-based Panels / Woodworking Machinery / Asia & Middle East / Europe
China tariffs cut deep into the US hardwood industry
Prior to the trade and retaliatory tariff battle between the U.S. and China in mid-2018, the U.S [...]
October 22, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / China / North America
BC’s forestry companies face weak wood markets, high log costs and US lumber duties
B.C. forestry companies are set to report lacklustre third-quarter financial results as tough market [...]
October 22, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
Challenging market conditions lower profits for Swedish Setra
Swedish wood products company Setra has reported an operating profit of SEK 95 (287) million for the period January-September [...]
October 21, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Europe
