Wood-based Panels

Timber industry in UK warns of continuing shortages

Timber suppliers are warning that shortages are set to continue until next summer and possibly beyond.  Timber users [...]

Current export prices for Brazilian tropical logs, sawnwood and plywood

In October 2020, the value of Brazilian exports of wood-based products (except pulp and paper) increased 32% compared to [...]

Andritz to supply second MDF production line to Starwood, Turkey

Andritz has received an order from Starwood Orman Urunleri Sanayi A.S. to supply a fiber production line to its [...]

Wooden surfaces can fight against spread of coronavirus

The survival of viruses on wooden surfaces is studied in a project started last summer by the universities of Eastern [...]

China container shortage causes freight rates to more than double

The recovery in China's manufacturing activity after the Covid-19 lockdown has surged progressively and after a halt caused [...]

Market consequences of West Fraser’s acquisition of Norbord

    West Fraser Timber Company, a leading supplier of lumber and other wood products extensively used in [...]

Stora Enso ready to deliver CLT to the US market

Stora Enso has received approval for producing and delivering cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels to the United States in accordance [...]

German sawmill industry under rising pressure as Covid-19 infections skyrockets

The Corona crisis goes into the second round in winter and increases the pressure in the individual processing areas within [...]

Brazil: Exports of most wood products rising

    At the beginning of the pandemic there were forecasts of reductions in domestic demand and exports [...]

Global CLT production expected to double by 2025

CLT has become popular in Europe, Japan, North America and Oceania. The global production of  CLT (cross-laminated timber) in [...]