UPM to close plywood mill in Finland
UPM Plywood is planning to permanently close its Jyväskylä plywood mill in Finland, which is [...]
June 15, 2020
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Evolution prospects for the global forest products industry after Covid-19
2020 will be marked as the year of change. Change sometimes occur innately to alter the strategic direction [...]
June 15, 2020
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US plywood market coming back to life after COVID-19
In the past three weeks we have seen Western US plywood markets building and coming alive, after about a ten [...]
June 8, 2020
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German sawmill industry exports hit with full force by the pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic severely hit the German sawmill and timber industry, especially export oriented companies, leading to production [...]
June 5, 2020
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West Fraser substantially resumes production in May
During May West Fraser has substantially resumed lumber and plywood production with only a few facilities [...]
June 5, 2020
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South Korea’s Dongwha to build large MDF plant in Vietnam
Dongwha Enterprise, one of South Korea’s best wood materials manufacturer, began construction of its very first independent production facility [...]
June 3, 2020
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Chinese plywood market still sluggish
According to Chinese merchants, after experiencing heavy volume in April, the recent dynamics of the Chinese plywood market has been [...]
June 3, 2020
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Global trade of forest products goes on despite coronavirus pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has negatively impacted the supply chains for numerous industry sectors worldwide the past few months.   [...]
June 3, 2020
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Russia’s exports of lumber, roundwood drop sharply in Q1/2020
In January-March 2020, Russian lumber suppliers reduced exports by 7.7%. The export volume amounted to 4.1 million [...]
June 3, 2020
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Finnish forestry giants prepared to face the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the early part of the year was still reasonably good for large Finnish forestry companies.   [...]
June 1, 2020
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