Germany: Following 5-year growth period, the wood industry slips on decline
After five years of continuous growth, the German wood industry had to cope with a slight decline in sales in [...]
September 19, 2019
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Interfor announces closure of its Hammond sawmill in Maple Ridge, British Columbia
Interfor Corp. plans to permanently close its Hammond sawmill in Maple Ridge, B.C., affecting more than 100 workers. [...]
September 16, 2019
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Swiss Krono finished production of its first MDF board in the new plant in Barnwel, USA
On August 24, 2019, Swiss Krono produced the first MDF board in the new MDF HDF [...]
September 16, 2019
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Pfleiderer Group invests in output capacities at Grajewo production plant
In July, Pfleiderer Group launched a new melamine faced chipboard (MFC) production line at its Grajewo production plant. The new [...]
September 16, 2019
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Estonia: Palmako AS to launch new glulam production line
Estonian laminated timber specialist Palmako AS has launched a new glulam production line. The new line [...]
September 16, 2019
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Pfleiderer sold to an US investment group
On 21 August, the EU Commission approved the acquisition of a majority stake in Pfleiderer Group SA by US financial [...]
September 11, 2019
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New $50 million CLT plant to be opened in Ontario by Element5
Building upon the success of its existing Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) plant and related engineering team in Quebec, mass timber [...]
September 10, 2019
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The EU plywood sector affected by negative factors
As the year has progressed, the European plywood sector has become increasingly depressed. That’s the [...]
September 10, 2019
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Great Southern Wood Preserving opens new sawmill in Southeast Alabama
Since 8 July, 2019 logs are delivered in the new sawmill Abbeville Fiber in Henry County in Southeast Alabama. [...]
September 10, 2019
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Norbord reduces OSB production as to lower US demand
Norbord Inc. announced that effective September 5th, Line 1 of its two-line oriented strand board (OSB) mill in Cordele [...]
September 10, 2019
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