Europe

Accsys seeks business expansion for acetylated wood in Asia

 Technologies PLC has announced that its subsidiary, Tricoya Technologies Limited , has now entered into an agreement with Petronas Chemicals Group [...]

Finnish Raute gets €12 million order from Plyterra in Russia

    Finnish Raute Corporation has received orders worth over €12m from CJSC Plyterra in Russia.   [...]

LIGNA 2019 to focus on integrated woodworking technology

One of the big focus themes of LIGNA 2019, which runs from 27 to 31 May in Hannover, Germany, is [...]

The bark beetle might destroy 12.5 million m3 of wood in Sweden in 2019

The European spruce bark beetle is threatening Sweden's forests more than the record wild fires that occurred last year [...]

FSC disassociates Brazilian forestry company

    The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has disassociated from the Brazilian forestry company, Jari Group (Jari), after [...]

Lithuania: Roundwood prices decrease in March, still higher than in 2018

After rising prices registered in March, Lithuanian roundwood prices went down or remained stable in April. Pine, spruce and birch [...]

Norbord’s panel mills in Europe report 17% growth in Q1/2019

      Norbord’s European operations reported a 17% growth in Q1, 2019 adjusted earnings before [...]

Sawn timber production in Finland went up during Q1/2019

    Pulp and sawn timber production in Finland increased during the first quarter of the year. On [...]

SCA and Martinsons bring Swedish pine to China, for the construction of the world’s longest bridge

Pine from the northern parts of Sweden has been used at the world's longest bridge over water. The 55 [...]

Bark beetle infestation is destroying forests in Central Europe

    Hot, dry summers are fanning an unprecedented outbreak of bark beetles that are destroying vast swathes [...]