Stora Enso plans lay-offs in Finland, oversupply in the sawn timber market blamed
Stora Enso prepares for temporary lay-offs in its Wood Products division in Finland. The provisional lay-off plans concern [...]
March 12, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Europe
Finland: Pine and spruce logs prices rise at the beginning of the year
In January 2019, the Finnish pine log stumpage price came up to EUR 60.0 per m3, and the spruce [...]
March 11, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Europe
Canfor reports 14% drop in lumber shipments in Q4 /2018
Canfor Corporation generated strong financial results in 2018 with reported operating income of $608.6 million [...]
March 4, 2019
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Roundwood prices in Finland grew by 6% during 2018
For the Finnish wood industry, the year 2018 was characterized by a clear rise in the real stumpage prices of [...]
March 4, 2019
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SCA inaugurates its the largest pulp mill in the world
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf inaugurated SCA’s pulp mill Östrand in Timrå. The expansion [...]
February 22, 2019
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Stora Enso plans to implement a EUR 120 million cost-cutting programme
Stora Enso is implementing a cost-cutting programme of Euro 120 million targeting reductions in variable and fixed costs, as [...]
February 19, 2019
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Russian forestry sector production announces growth for 2018
The Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) published the first final data on the volumes of timber [...]
February 18, 2019
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Canadian Canfor announces operations curtailment at three other mills in BC
Canadian lumber giant Canfor has again curtailed production at three of its British Columbia mills. Citing [...]
February 12, 2019
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Finnish pulp industry reports record results for the last decade
Global mega-trends are expected to provide Finland's thriving pulp production sector with a buffer [...]
February 12, 2019
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Steady growth for Brazilian wood-based products exports
In November 2018, Brazilian exports of wood-based products (except pulp and paper) increased 24% in value compared to November [...]
February 12, 2019
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