German Rettenmeier inaugurates 1.2 million m3 sawmill
At the end of August, the German Rettenmeier Group officially opened its new sawmill in Wilburgstetten [...]
September 13, 2021
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Canada’s lumber producers to move more to US South due to high log prices in BC
British Columbia is sharply increasing the cost of logs for lumber producers just as wood products [...]
September 6, 2021
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Germany: Forest owners hardly benefit from the record lumber prices
Corona has caused the demand for wood in Germany to rise sharply - and with it the prices. But German forest [...]
September 3, 2021
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Södra to increase timber prices due to strong demand in market
Södra sees a continued strong demand for timber and is now raising prices for both [...]
September 1, 2021
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Stora Enso joins consortium which promotes wood as building material
Finnish giant Stora Enso has become the 21st organisation to join the EU-funded Build-in-Wood consortium, which promotes [...]
September 1, 2021
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Vietnam’s wood industry paralyzed due to new coronavirus outbreaks
The ongoing coronavirus outbreaks are now threatening to bring the Vietnamese timber industry to its knees, with businesses and associations [...]
August 31, 2021
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Russia: Winners and losers from the roundwood export ban
In Russia, from January 1, 2022, a complete ban will be introduced on the export of [...]
August 30, 2021
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Poland: The Ministry responds to the call of the timber industry for a log export ban
The Polish Ministry of Climate and Environment answered to a call from the timber industry to limit the export of [...]
August 30, 2021
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Canadian sawmills stop production due to high lumber prices
Conifex Timber Inc. said it will temporarily slow production at its sawmill in Mackenzie, British Columbia, due to an “unprecedented [...]
August 26, 2021
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Europe’s largest wood pellet producer acquired by US investment fund
Apollo Global Management, Inc. announced that funds managed by its affiliates have agreed to acquire a majority stake in AS [...]
August 26, 2021
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