Archives: 2019

Södra to extend production stoppages at its sawmills due to spruce bark beetle infestation

    Södra has decided to extend production stoppages at its sawmills during the Christmas and New [...]

Interfor reports 3Q results

Interfor Corporation recorded a net loss in Q3’19 of $35.6 million, or $0.53 per share, compared to [...]

Finland: Oversupply in sawnwood markets drag down export prices

    Oversupply in key export markets is reflected in the average export price of Finland’s sawnwood [...]

Growth reported in EU wood pellet production and consumption

Georgia-Pacific recently opened its newest lumber facility in Warrenton, Georgia. The $135-million, 340,000-square-foot plant is [...]

Georgia-Pacific opens US$ 135 million lumber plant in Georgia

Georgia-Pacific recently opened its newest lumber facility in Warrenton, Georgia. The $135-million, 340,000-square-foot plant is [...]

Some Canfor’s shareholders might oppose acquisition by Great Pacific

    One of Canfor Corporation’s shareholders says it will oppose the pending acquisition of the remaining [...]

Homag Group to close Hemmoor plant in Germany

Homag Group’s Supervisory Board approved shutting down production at its Hemmoor site, Germany, effective December 31, 2020. Homag has [...]

New Zealand’s timber industry to benefit from the newly signed FTA with China to benefit

The just announced phased reduction of tariffs for wood and paper exports to China will assist, in a long term [...]

Unusual stocks of roundwood in Sweden

Stocks of softwood, pulpwood and pulp chips have fallen since this summer but are nonetheless unusually large for the season [...]

Sawmill curtailments in the Northern European countries continue

    Nordic sawmillers have reported weaker results and curtailment of production to manage lower prices, oversupply and [...]