Metsä Wood to build new Kerto LVL line in Finland
Metsä Wood is considering the construction of a new, 65,000 m3 Kerto LVL line to [...]
November 20, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Wood Construction / Europe
Finnish softwood sawn timber and plywood production up by almost 6%
Finnish softwood sawn timber production in January-September increased by 5.9% compared to the year ago period and totalled [...]
November 16, 2017
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Europe
Roundwood prices in Finland have gone mostly up in September
Roundwood prices in Finland have mostly increased during September 2017, as compared to the same period in 2016.   [...]
November 2, 2017
Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / ...Industry Prices / Europe
Finnish sawn timber production forecast to rise steady in 2017
Finland’s sawn timber production is projected to reach 12.4 million m3 in 2017 (compared [...]
September 27, 2017
Market Analysis / Sawmilling / ...Europe
Kährs Group announces the closure of hardwood flooring production in Finland
Kährs Group is reorganizing its hardwood flooring production. The company announced a closure of its production unit in Tuupovaara [...]
April 8, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Wood-based Panels / ...Europe
Plywood industry in Finland is declining
The production volumes of the Finnish plywood industry declined y-o-y by 1.1%, reaching 1,140 million m3 [...]
February 20, 2017
Market Analysis / Wood-based Panels / ...Europe
Innovative wood chips drying technology developed in Finland
Finnish researchers are currently studying a more efficient means of drying wood chips, one that is said to be efficient [...]
February 17, 2017
Market Analysis / Wood Energy / ...Europe
Metsä Wood relocates wooden elements production in Finland
The manufacture of Metsä Wood's Kerto-Ripa® wooden elements is moving from Heinola to Pälkäne in February [...]
January 15, 2016
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Europe
Metsä invests EUR 1,1 billion in bioproduct sawmill
Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, has launched an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) procedure related to a bioproduct mill planned [...]
April 21, 2014
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Europe
Finnish forest industry sees investments on the rise
In the first quarter of the year, the Finnish forest industry exports and production showed signs of recovery, according to [...]
April 20, 2014
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Europe