European companies gather to promote timber as replacement of steel and concrete in buildings
Armed with €10m in EU funding, a consortium of 21 European companies and organisations has formed to try and make [...]
October 21, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Europe
Katerra opens the largest CLT plant in N. America
Engineered wood and building development giant Katerra's new cross-laminated timber (CLT) and glulam plant is now open in [...]
October 1, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Construction / North America
China to recognize wood framing in new standard
Wood Frame Construction Technology (WFC) has officially been recognized for the first time by China’s Green Building Evaluation Standard [...]
July 1, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Construction / China
Swedish wood construction – a key point on the agenda at the first UN-Habitat Assembly
Swedish wood construction was a key point on the agenda at the first UN-Habitat Assembly, which focused on innovations [...]
June 27, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Wood Construction / Europe
Saint-Gobain sells German SGBDD for EUR 335 million
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA (SGO.FR) said Monday that it has reached an agreement to sell its entire stake [...]
June 3, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Construction / Europe
Strong European sawn softwood market due to booming demand in US and China
On the 15th of June 2018, the European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry (EOS) held its Summer General Assembly in [...]
June 21, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / China / Europe / North America
BlueLinx invests $345 million in buying Cedar Creek
BlueLinx, a leading distributor of building and industrial products in the US, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cedar [...]
March 20, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Wood Construction / North America
UAE huge construction projects determine wood products demand in the region
The demand for wood and wood related products in the United Arab Emirates are driven by planned and ongoing construction [...]
March 20, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Asia & Middle East
Sumitomo Forestry announces plans for 350 meter wooden skyscrapper in Tokyo
Sumitomo Forestry (SFC) summarized the concept W350 plan to realize a wooden high-rise building with a height of 350 [...]
February 12, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Construction / Asia & Middle East
World’s tallest timber building to be constructed in Norway
The world's tallest timber building is to be built in Norway. Mjøstårnet will be more than 80 [...]
December 7, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Construction / Europe
