Bergs Timber to increase production capacity in Sweden
Bergs Timber installed a new edger at its mill in Orrefors, Sweden. According to the announcement [...]
February 6, 2019
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Dockers’ strike affects lumber exports, as ports shut down in Sweden
Lumber exporters in Sweden were hit by a strike of over 1,000 dockers across eight ports in the country [...]
February 5, 2019
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Swiss Krono to invest in a new OSB plant in Russia
Swiss Krono Group, based in Lucerne, Switzerland, increased its consolidated gross revenue by more than 11% to reach CHF 2 [...]
February 5, 2019
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IKEA Group will conduct an audit at Kronospan’s mills in Poland
The IKEA Group will conduct an audit at the Polish mills of the Austrian company Kronospan, which is [...]
January 28, 2019
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IKEA plans a $450 million investment in Vietnam
Swedish furniture giant IKEA plans to invest an estimated $450 million to set up a retail system and warehouses in [...]
January 23, 2019
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West Fraser temporarily stops production at 3 of its sawmills in BC
West Fraser announced temporary curtailments of approximately three weeks of production throughout the first quarter of [...]
January 22, 2019
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Chinese traders are worried over rising prices of US hardwoods caused by trade war
The trade friction between China and the United States has been on everyone’s mind in 2018, especially Chinese manufacturers [...]
January 21, 2019
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Södra lowers the spruce and pine logs prices as a result of economy slowdown
Södra is adjusting the purchase price for spruce and pine logs as well as fuel wood. Södra is [...]
January 21, 2019
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Kronospan plans to buy MDF company in Ukraine
Wood panels producers worldwide consider speeding up the expansion on the market in Ukraine, through building their own production facilities [...]
January 21, 2019
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IKEA sells a particleboard plant in France
IKEA Industry AB, part of the Inter Ikea Group, has accepted the takeover offer made at [...]
January 10, 2019
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