Canfor’s CEO says that the company remains committed to BC, despite recent European acquisition
Canfor has reach an agreement to buy 70 per cent of Vida Group for about $580 million. The privately-held [...]
November 26, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Sawmilling / Europe
Mixed lumber production output in North America
U.S. sawmills produced 23.855 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first eight months of 2018 [...]
November 26, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / North America
China plans a US$ 1.5 billion timber processing complex in Russia
China plans to invest up to 10 billion yuan (about $ 1.5 billion) in a timber processing complex in the [...]
November 26, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / Russia
Stora Enso notices oversupply in the sawn timber market
Finnish-Swedish forest industry company Stora Enso is preparing for oversupply in the sawn timber market. [...]
November 26, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Norra Timber plans to modernize its continuous kilns in Sweden
Norra Timber is currently modernising its kiln capacity with two new energy-efficient cross-circulation continuous kilns, also known as [...]
November 22, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Woodworking Machinery / Europe
Lumber prices in the US keep on going up through November
US softwood lumber traders absorbed a heavy news week that sent mixed signals to an uncertain marketplace. However, chief among [...]
November 22, 2018
Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / ...Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / North America
Roundwood prices in Estonia continue to grow through September
The sharp rise in roundwood prices in Estonia at the beginning of the year consolidated in [...]
November 22, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Europe
New merge to create UK’s largest independent timber distribution company
Arnold Laver & Co and The National Timber Group have merged to create a timber distribution business with combined revenue [...]
November 20, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Europe
Canfor buys 70% of Swedish sawmill company VIDA
Canfor Corporation announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase 70% of the VIDA [...]
November 20, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Europe / North America
Resolute Forest Products curtails production capacity by 10%
Montreal-based Resolute Forest Products Inc. has decided to curtail production at many of its sawmills during the fourth quarter [...]
November 20, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / North America
