UPM to enter final phases of construction on its new pulp mill in Uruguay
UPM is finalizing the construction works of the new pulp mill in Uruguay and enters the final phases of the [...]
January 3, 2023
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Pulp & Paper / Europe
Rayonier completes acquisitions in U.S. South
Rayonier Inc. completed its previously announced acquisitions of high-quality commercial timberlands located in Texas, Georgia, Alabama, and Louisiana from [...]
December 26, 2022
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / North America
Segezha inaugurates Galich plywood mill in Russia; considers selling its European assets
Segezha Group officially opened the Galich plywood mill, which is one of the largest greenfield projects in the Russian timber [...]
December 26, 2022
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood-based Panels / Russia
Stark Group enters UK market with acquisition of more than 600 branches of Saint-Gobain
Danish Stark Group A/S has signed an agreement to acquire Saint-Gobain Building Distribution Ltd, which operates more than [...]
December 21, 2022
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Construction / Europe
Italy’s SAIB becomes part of the EGGER Group
EGGER acquires 60% of the shares in the Italian wood-based materials manufacturer SAIB. The purchase agreement was concluded on [...]
December 21, 2022
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Europe
US homebuilders buy time with huge backlogs
The US housing market has fallen off a cliff, but for now, homebuilders are biding their time. As bad as [...]
December 19, 2022
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Industry Prices / Wood Construction / North America
Precious Woods to close sawmill in Gabon due to high costs
Unexpectedly high cost increases in Gabon have forced Precious Woods to take drastic measures to reduce costs in order to [...]
December 16, 2022
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Africa / Europe
Sweden’s sawmills expected to further reduce capacity in 2023
In its latest Forestry Report for 2022, Handelsbanken looks back on the year and writes what [...]
December 13, 2022
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
EU Commission agrees sale of Garnica to Carlyle
The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the acquisition of Spain's Grupo [...]
December 13, 2022
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood-based Panels / Europe
Russian timber companies fallen into serious losses; ask for government help
A few days ago, the Russian timber industry, through regional officials, asked the government to take new support measures in [...]
December 12, 2022
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / Europe / Russia