More than 600 US companies want to urge Trump to end tariffs of Chinese products
Companies across a wide array of industries have almost uniformly opposed the Trump administration's plan [...]
June 26, 2019
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Louisiana-Pacific to close OSB mill in BC
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP) is the latest company to join a growing list of lumber producers [...]
June 24, 2019
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Sonae-Arauco ceases laminate operations in Horn, Germany
GHP Glunz Holzwerkstoffproduktions - GmbH (“GHP”) intends to cease all operations at its Horn Bad Meinberg site [...]
June 24, 2019
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Boise Cascade expands plywood plant in South Carolina
Boise Cascade Company will expand its existing operations in Chester County, South Carolina. The engineered wood products and plywood maker [...]
June 24, 2019
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Norbord to permanently close OSB mill in BC
Norbord Inc. has announced its intention to indefinitely curtail production at its oriented strand board (OSB [...]
June 24, 2019
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UPM’s sawmills are running at full speed
UPM Timber welcomed Aki Temmes, 41, to the position of Senior Vice President of Business in late April. He transferred [...]
June 24, 2019
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Södra expands drying capabillity in Sweden
Södra chose Heinola to supply new Progressive kilns for the sawmill in Värö, Sweden. Heinola will deliver two [...]
June 24, 2019
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Metsä Wood opens Kerto® LVL line in Punkaharju, Finland
Metsä Wood, the Wood Products Industry of Metsä Group, inaugurated the new Kerto® LVL line in Punkaharju, Finland. The decision [...]
June 19, 2019
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Canfor and Western Forest Products announce further curtailments in BC
Canadian Canfor Corporation announced it will be curtailing operations at all British Columbia sawmills, except WynnWood [...]
June 19, 2019
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Kronospan receives EBRD loan for wood-based panels plant in Ukraine
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) organizes a syndicated loan of EUR116 million for Kronospan UA (Novovolynsk, Volyn [...]
June 18, 2019
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