Keyword: sawmilling

European sawmills expect tough months ahead

    On June 16, the European Sawmill Association EOS met in Skellefteå in northern Sweden for its [...]

UPM cuts up to 170 jobs in Europe

    As a result of the weakening world economic outlook as well as the COVID-19 related [...]

Södra appoints new President and CEO

    The Board of Södra has appointed Lotta Lyrå (in the left photo) as new President [...]

Lumber production in North America drops, while Canadian output goes 10% down

    U.S. sawmills produced 14.647 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first [...]

Argentina’s Grupo Garabi and Belgium’s Forestcape to build $250m sawmill in Argentina

Argentina's Grupo Garabi and Belgium's Forestcape are to invest a joint US$250mil in the Argentinian province of [...]

Largest Canadian lumber companies announce sawmill production curtailments in May

Major Canadian forestry products companies have announced sawmill production curtailments for the month of May. All complain about the surge [...]

Interfor temporarily reduces lumber production at three of its sawmills in BC

Interfor Corp., one of Canada's leading lumber producers and among the largest lumber companies in the world, will curtail [...]

Swedish sawmills exported -5% less softwood lumber in 2018

    The Swedish sawmills have decreased their sawn and planed softwood lumber exports by -5%, to 12 [...]

Finnish lumber production increased during 2018

      Production volumes of the Finnish sawmills in the fourth quarter of 2018 fell slightly [...]
February 19, 2019 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe

Sawmill industry in Austria forecast at record levels in 2018

Wood processing in Austria has benefited from the vibrant construction economy at home and abroad for more than 3 years [...]