Metsä to build ”world’s most modern sawmill” in Finland
Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, has made the decision to build the ''world’s most [...]
April 6, 2020
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Bergs Timber to close Gransjö sawmill in Sweden
The Board of Directors of Bergs Timber has decided to immediately initiate discussion with the unions to close Gransjö sawmill [...]
April 6, 2020
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Forecast: What’s the impact of the coronavirus on the Chinese timber industry?
During the coronavirus crisis, nearly half of the companies in the Chinese wood industry reported that [...]
April 3, 2020
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Raw material supply for wood pellet industry causes concerns as many sawmills are closing
Expectations of a downturn in sawmill activity — a likely result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic — has [...]
April 3, 2020
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Coronavirus: Canfor to cut Canadian lumber production by 40%
Canfor, the Vancouver, British Columbia-based timber and forest products company, is being forced to cut back on its operations [...]
April 3, 2020
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Indonesia to end SVLK
Indonesia’s trade ministry has scrapped a requirement for wood exporters to obtain licenses verifying their wood comes from legal [...]
April 3, 2020
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Global forest products markets likely to recover after sharp decline in mid-2020
The economic impact of what is essentially a global shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic is already being felt. But [...]
April 2, 2020
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N. American wood industry giants announce more production curtailments
Wood business companies in North America are responding to the threats of the coronavirus pandemic. Here is a tracking of [...]
April 2, 2020
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Moody’s: Coronavirus crisis to pressure demand and drive prices lower in the global forest industry
Moody‘s outlook for the global paper and forest products industry remains negative. This reflects Moody’s expectation that the [...]
April 2, 2020
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India’s wood industry ceases activity due to strict lockdown measures
India has taken drastic measures against the spread of the coronavirus entering a strict lockdown. The [...]
April 2, 2020
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