Raw material shortage threatens the future of the Swedish forest industry
The productive forest land used in Sweden today is not enough to meet the demand for forest raw materials, the [...]
April 20, 2021
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Europe
Record ocean freight rates threaten Vietnamese wood exports
There is no sign of lowering ocean freights, and there is still a shortage of containers [...]
April 20, 2021
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Drax completed acquisition of Pinnacle Renewable Energy
British energy company Drax, which owns the world’s largest biomass power station, located in the United Kingdom and wood [...]
April 20, 2021
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Energy / Europe / North America
Homag plans largest investment in its history
The Homag Group has launched the largest investment program in its corporate history. Over the next [...]
April 16, 2021
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No relief in sight for high lumber prices, conference concludes
It’s been just over a year since the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in Canada. Since then, almost every aspect [...]
April 16, 2021
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GreenFirst Forest Products to acquire Rayonier’s lumber mills
Rayonier Advance Materials and GreenFirst Forest Products Inc. (GreenFirst), a Canadian lumber company, announced that the parties have entered into [...]
April 16, 2021
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UPM sells its Jyväskylä plywood mill
UPM sells its Jyväskylä plywood mill site and premises, located in Säynätsalo, Jyv [...]
April 15, 2021
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood-based Panels / Europe
European sawmill industry could benefit on the long term from the Covid-19 pandemic
When in late February 2020 it became apparent that the Covid-19 virus would wreak havoc not just [...]
April 15, 2021
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Södra to purchase a new sawmill
Södra is acquiring Ture Johanssons Trävaru AB and AB Tenhults Impregneringsverk. [...]
April 13, 2021
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Cooperation project aims to boost European exports of wooden products to China
At present, China is the world's largest timber processing and wood product production base and the most important wood [...]
April 13, 2021
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