Kronospan invests EUR 200 million in its Chirk, Wales plant
Kronospan is investing € 200 million in its site in Chirk, Wales as part of its Vision [...]
March 2, 2020
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Södra’s harvesting operations impacted by mild weather
Mild weather during the autumn and winter period has impacted harvesting operations in some parts of Södra’s forestry [...]
February 27, 2020
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Indian particleboard capacity expected to rise in 2020
Due to a perceived increase in availability of raw wood materials from local sawmills, the Indian state of [...]
February 26, 2020
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US DoC rules tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber could be greatly reduced
Canadian softwood producers are getting a surprise break from the United States. US Department of Commerce [...]
February 19, 2020
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45th CIFF and CIFM/interzum Guangzhou 2020 postponed due to coronavirus outbreak
The postponement of the 45th CIFF Guangzhou and CIFM/interzum Guangzhou 2020 has been announced by [...]
February 19, 2020
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Coronavirus: Russia suspends timber trains to China
Since January 31st, all railway transport between Russia and China is suspended except for Beijing-Moscow round-trip [...]
February 18, 2020
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Conifex completes sale of all U.S. sawmills to Resolute
Conifex has officially closed its previously announced transaction with Resolute Forest Products for the sale of [...]
February 18, 2020
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Coronavirus: IKEA to close its stores in China
In the response to the Chinese government's call for strict and effective disease control of coronavirus outbreak, IKEA Retail [...]
February 18, 2020
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Stora Enso’s sales drop in 2019
Despite achieving a turnover in excess of €10bn, each of Stora Enso’s group operations – packaging [...]
February 17, 2020
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UPM invests more than 500 million euros into a biorefinery in Germany
UPM plans to enter the biochemicals business by investing in a biorefinery at Leuna, Germany. The [...]
February 17, 2020
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