Companies in the timber industry

Canfor expands to Europe; completes new acquisitions

Canfor's Swedish subsidiary, Vida Group, has completed a purchase of three sawmills in the Scandanavian country.    [...]

Austrian Binderholz to increase exports to the US market

The US market, including the Central Florida region, has been witnessing rising demand for lumber in recent years, driving an [...]

European wood exports via rail transport to China – (not) an alternative?

    China's rail freight traffic to Europe rose sharply during the coronavirus pandemic, mainly due to [...]

Strong demand and rising prices for Sweden’s sawmill industry

The recent strengthening of the Swedish krona and the ongoing pandemic are two factors that have changed the conditions in [...]

Siempelkamp to install new forming and press line at Kastamonu’s Samsun plant

    Kastamonu Entegre and Siempelkamp announce assembly work on the new forming and press line with the [...]

SCA to boost pulp production, discontinues publication paper

    SCA intends to invest SEK 1.45 billion ( EUR 140.7 million) in the production of [...]

Closure of UPM’s paper mill shifts focus on condition of Finland’s forestry sector

The operating conditions of the forest industry in Finland came into focus on Thursday as Finnish forestry giant UPM elaborated [...]

WTO decision on softwood lumber cheered by Canada, rejected in US

The United States inappropriately applied countervailing duties on Canadian softwood lumber, according to a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement [...]