Conifex to indefinitely curtail its El Dorado sawmill
Conifex Timber Inc. announced that it is indefinitely curtailing operations at its El Dorado sawmill. The curtailment is [...]
August 21, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
Stora Enso to close sawmill in Finland
Efora, that specialises in industrial maintenance and engineering services, owned by Finnish-Swedish forest industry company Stora Enso, begins employer [...]
August 21, 2019
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BC’s Sinclar Group to curtail lumber production
In another hit to the B.C. forest industry, the Sinclar Group announced temporary production curtailments at lumber operations in [...]
August 13, 2019
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New Zealand: New sawmill planned on former Waverley Sawmills site
While Waverley Sawmills is closed for business its new owner has been working towards a modern state-of-the-art [...]
August 8, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Australia and Pacific Region
Large merger in the Swedish sawmill industry
The owners of Bergkvist-Insjön AB and Siljan Group AB have decided to create a strong joint sawmill group [...]
July 17, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends
West Fraser announced operations curtailment in Alberta, US
On the 1st of July, West Fraser announced a temporary, two-week suspension of production at its Alberta Plywood operations [...]
July 10, 2019
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EOS GA reconfirms Sampsa Auvinen
The 2019 European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry (EOS) General Assembly elected its new Board of [...]
July 2, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Europe
EU sawmill industry hit by bark beetle outbreaks and wildfires
On 18 June 2019, EOS, together with its Member, Fachverband der Holzindustrie Österreichs, hosted the EOS General Assembly and [...]
July 1, 2019
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Investments and business outlook of the Russian sawmilling industry
The Russian sawmilling industry is characterized by fragmentation, a division between large export-oriented companies and [...]
June 24, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Russia
Former closed sawmill in BC converts to wood pellets
A sawmill in McBride, B.C., that shutdown 13 years ago is getting a new life [...]
June 24, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Wood Energy / North America