Weyerhaeuser to close Kalispell, Montana, plywood mill
The COVID-19 virus is having an impact on Weyerhaeuser. The company announced it was shutting down its Kalispell plywood [...]
April 8, 2020
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Russia’s Far East exports of logs to be increased by tariff reductions
Recently, the Ministry of Development of the Russian Far East and the Arctic told the media that the Ministry of [...]
April 8, 2020
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Companies in Europe to see hundreds of billions of euros in production losses
The fight against the coronavirus will lead to production losses, which will cost European countries hundreds [...]
April 8, 2020
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Canadian forest products industry allowed to operate in corona crisis
With the country settling into the reality of social distancing and non-essential business closures for the next few weeks [...]
April 7, 2020
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Wood companies in France seek to restart activity
Each month of lockdown would cost between 2% and 3% growth for the French economy. Under these conditions, French wood [...]
April 7, 2020
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Finland’s sawmill industry expected to be hit hard by the coronavirus crisis
The coronavirus crisis strikes Finland's forest sector with varying degrees of impact. On the whole [...]
April 7, 2020
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Estonian company builds large softwood sawmill in Belarus
The Belarusian wood processing industry will become more competitive following the construction of a new sawmill [...]
April 7, 2020
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Lockdowns in Europe rewrite economic forecasts
Economic forecasts issued only a few weeks ago in Europe, which projected continuing slow increase this [...]
April 7, 2020
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German timber industry: Coronavirus worsens the ongoing bark beetle, storm crisis
The German forestry and timber industry was already in a state of emergency before the coronavirus pandemic: storms, drought and [...]
April 6, 2020
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Weyerhaeuser reduces lumber production by 20%
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Weyerhaeuser is dynamically adjusting operating capacity at certain of its manufacturing facilities.   [...]
April 6, 2020
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