Sweden: Martinsons to increase lumber production by half a million cubic meters
The Swedish sawmill and building materials manufacturer Martinsons aims to increase the production capacity of its [...]
January 30, 2020
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Italian Saviola Group to merge with German Nolte Holzwerkstoff
A relevant and strategic agreement between Saviola Group (Italy) and the majority shareholder of Nolte Holzwerkstoff [...]
January 30, 2020
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Climate change debate threatens the European hardwood market
Headline figures for sawn hardwood consumption in Europe show that demand has been flat for the last decade. However, these [...]
January 30, 2020
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Global softwood lumber production is projected to grow by 1.6% in 2020
In reviewing 2019, where Europe is grouped as “one region,” the five largest producers are Europe [...]
January 24, 2020
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Laminate flooring production in Europe falls in 2019
In 2019, the worldwide sales of the EPLF members was 447 million m² of laminate flooring from European production (2018 [...]
January 24, 2020
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European woodworking industry ‘lies at the heart of the circular bioeconomy’
The European Confederation of Woodworking Industries (CEI-Bois), the European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry (EOS) and the European Panel [...]
January 24, 2020
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European bark beetle crisis has multiple implications in global lumber markets
A new wildcard in the global supply of lumber, as well as log exports, is the rapid expansion of the [...]
January 23, 2020
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Russian wood pellet production continues to grow
Russia’s wood pellet industry will continue to increase production and exports in response to growing demand from European countries [...]
January 23, 2020
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Forecast: Tempered growth in European construction by 2022
Construction research network Euroconstruct anticipates building work to increase only slightly in the 19 member states up to 2022. According [...]
January 23, 2020
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Forecast: 2020 trends in global lumber demand
Many in the industry will not remember 2019 positively. Simply put, most global markets were awash [...]
January 21, 2020
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