Global CLT capacity expected to reach almost 7 million m3 by 2024
Global nominal CLT capacity is expected to reach 6.8 million m³ (≈ 5.5 billion board feet) by 2024. More [...]
October 27, 2020
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EU launches anti-dumping procedure for birch plywood imports from Russia
The European Union has launched an anti-dumping procedure for the import of birch plywood from [...]
October 26, 2020
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Impact of corona crisis on the Austria’s sawmill industry
At the beginning of 2020 there was an undersupply of roundwood in Austria. The unlucky combination of high imports, an [...]
October 26, 2020
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European Parliament launches forest strategy
On October 7th, the EU Parliament launched the EU Forest Strategy from 2021 in a non [...]
October 26, 2020
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UPM to permanently close Kaipola mill in Finland
Employee consultations for UPM Communication Papers were concluded at the Jämsä River mills this week. The UPM Kaipola paper [...]
October 26, 2020
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Covid-19 and damaged wood, two major challenges of the German sawmill industry
In the German economy, Corona has led to a severe slump. The gross domestic product (GDP) in the 2nd quarter [...]
October 21, 2020
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Prices of roundwood under pressure in Estonia
Stilll under the influence of the Covid-19 pandemic and the price pressure of the bark beetle infestation in Central [...]
October 21, 2020
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Recovery of the European wood flooring market driven by renovation
The south of Europe which had experienced the toughest restriction measures during spring had been harshly hit but its parquet [...]
October 21, 2020
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IKEA loses 1.5 billion euros due to coronavirus crisis
IKEA announced retail sales of 35.2 billion euros in the financial year to September. That [...]
October 19, 2020
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European construction sector recovers from Covid-19 pandemic
The European construction sector was severely affected by the pandemic in April but recovered strongly in most countries in the [...]
October 19, 2020
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