SCA acquires 10,000 hectares of forest land in Estonia
SCA acquired 93% of the shares in Forestum Group AB, a Swedish company which owns forest and land assets in [...]
June 14, 2019
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Chinese companies seeking alternatives to US timber
At present, Chinese companies have been able to absorb the increased tariff levels on imported US timber raw materials but [...]
June 13, 2019
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Tropical wood trade in EU strong this year
The EU’s trade in tropical wood products was more buoyant in the first quarter this year compared to the [...]
June 13, 2019
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Stora Enso’s forest holdings in Sweden increase to 1.4 million hectares
The shareholders of Bergvik Skog AB, a Swedish forest holding company, have finalised the previously announced [...]
June 13, 2019
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Canfor completed first phase acquisition of Elliott Sawmilling
Canfor Corporation announced that it has completed the first phase purchase of 49% of Elliott Sawmilling Co. Inc announced on [...]
June 13, 2019
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Sharp fall in US lumber prices
Mills idled by wildfires in Western Canada and expectations that more market- or resource-related shutdowns [...]
June 13, 2019
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Ligna 2019 attracted more than 90,000 visitors
The five-day LIGNA 2019 closed on an impressive note. The world's leading trade fair for woodworking and wood [...]
June 13, 2019
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China: Boom in timber delivered via railway
How will the competition between railway transported timber and port timber affect the market structure in [...]
June 12, 2019
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Interfor curtails production in BC
Interfor announced plans to temporarily reduce production across its operating platform in the BC Interior during the month of June [...]
June 12, 2019
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Metsä’s plans for a new pine sawmill in Finland ongoing
Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, has awarded ÅF Pöyry with the pre-engineering assignment [...]
June 12, 2019
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