ISC 2019: Bark beetle crisis in the European lumber market expected to continue for years
Disruption in European lumber market caused by log glut from bark beetle infestation is expected to [...]
October 28, 2019
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Stora Enso to curtail a sawmill in Finland
Finnish-Swedish forest industry giant Stora Enso will suspend operations for more than two months at its Uimaharju Sawmill in [...]
October 17, 2019
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Largest North American hardwood producer to close one of its sawmills due to trade war with China
The largest North American hardwood supplier will close one of its Washington sawmills because of the [...]
October 14, 2019
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Stora Enso to shut down Kitee sawmill by the end of the year
Stora Enso will consolidate its spruce timber production at its mill in Varkaus, Finland, where spruce timber production has synergies [...]
October 7, 2019
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Tolko to curtail BC lumber mill indefinitely
Tolko Industries announced that, due to continued high log costs and poor North American market conditions [...]
September 24, 2019
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Bergs Timber plans to more than double production at Mörlunda sawmill
Bergs Timber applied for an increased production permit for the sawmill in Mörlunda, Sweden. Bergs Timber started sawmill production [...]
September 19, 2019
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Interfor announces closure of its Hammond sawmill in Maple Ridge, British Columbia
Interfor Corp. plans to permanently close its Hammond sawmill in Maple Ridge, B.C., affecting more than 100 workers. [...]
September 16, 2019
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Great Southern Wood Preserving opens new sawmill in Southeast Alabama
Since 8 July, 2019 logs are delivered in the new sawmill Abbeville Fiber in Henry County in Southeast Alabama. [...]
September 10, 2019
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Canfor reduces an additional 75 million board feet of production capacity in BC
Canfor Corporation announced additional operating curtailments which will reduce production capacity by 75 million board feet between September 3rd and [...]
September 5, 2019
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Finnish Polkky Group to build 100,000 m3/year planing sawmill
Pölkky Oy has announced the construction of a new planing mill in Taivalkoski, Finland. The [...]
August 22, 2019
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