Stora Enso completed divestment of mill in Germany
Stora Enso has completed the sale of its KVH plant in Pfarrkirchen, Germany to the financial [...]
March 16, 2020
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Swedish forest industry impacted by weak European markets
As a whole, 2019 was a good year for the Swedish forest industry, but not as [...]
March 6, 2020
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Södra announces investments in its Värö CLT plant
Swedish forest owners association Södra has announced that it will make "extensive investments" in its sawmill at Vär [...]
March 6, 2020
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Coronavirus disrupts wood trade in China; global timber industry starts to shake
As the coronavirus is spreading throughout China, there are many fears that the virus could disrupt the wood trade in [...]
March 4, 2020
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France to require 50% timber in all new public buildings
As part of the French governments push for sustainable urban development all new public buildings financed [...]
February 27, 2020
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The European Green Deal creates new opportunities for timber
The Green Deal, published on 11 December 2019 by the new European Commission and adopted by [...]
February 18, 2020
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Stora Enso’s sales drop in 2019
Despite achieving a turnover in excess of €10bn, each of Stora Enso’s group operations – packaging [...]
February 17, 2020
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Buildings could avoid greenhouse gas emissions if wood replaces cement, steel
Replacing cement and steel in urban construction by wood could avoid greenhouse gas emissions from cement and steel production and [...]
February 12, 2020
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Mayr-Melnhof to invest EUR 130 million in a new cross-laminated timber plant
Austrian company Mayr-Melnhof will invest € 130 million on new cross-laminated timber production plant at the company's site [...]
February 10, 2020
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Gelo Holzwerk to invest in a new sawmill in Germany
Gelo Holzwerk announced EUR 38.5 million greenfield investment in a completely new sawmill location at the Wunsiedel energy park [...]
February 10, 2020
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