Global wood industry market predictions for 2018
In 2018, the US lumber producers will supply most of the 1.5bbf production gap in British Columbia, while the [...]
February 12, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Wood Energy / Wood-based Panels / China / Europe / North America
Domotex 2018 forecast to be world’s leading trade fair
DOMOTEX held in Hannover, Germany, between 12th and 15th January claims to be the world's leading trade fair for [...]
February 12, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Europe
German RWE to convert coal plant in the Netherlands to wood pellets this year
German utilities company, RWE AG, expects to start co-firing biomass at its 600 MW coal [...]
February 12, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / Europe
Valutec receives order for two kilns from Finnish Versowood
Versowood, Finland’s largest privately-owned sawmill group, ordered two Valutec OTC kilns for its sawmill in Vierumäki.   [...]
February 12, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Woodworking Machinery / Europe
The US turns to the European softwood lumber market
The US has imported 67% more softwood lumber from the European Union countries in 2017, as compared to 2016, as [...]
February 12, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe / North America
Laminate flooring is losing market share to non-wood alternatives
Much of the competitive pressure on real-wood flooring comes from the laminate flooring industry, which is large with sales [...]
February 12, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood-based Panels / Europe
Kastamonu raises wood-based panels production at Alabuga plant in Russia
Turkish Kastamonu increased its output in 2017 at the Alabuga plant in Russia. Production of wood-based panels and laminate [...]
February 12, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Market Analysis / ...Wood-based Panels / Europe / Russia
Tarkett invests EUR 70 million in LVT production capacity
Tarkett announced it will invest EUR 70 million during the next three years, for expanding its luxury vinyl tiles (LVT [...]
February 8, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Wood-based Panels / ...Europe / North America
Metsä Wood puts EUR 23 million order for Raute improving their LVL mill
Raute Corporation received from Metsä Wood, the Wood Products Business Area of Metsä Group, orders totaling [...]
February 8, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Wood Construction / Woodworking Machinery / Europe
Belarus organizes 3 joint ventures with EU wood pellet producing companies
Belarus wants to organize three joint ventures with European companies, as to manufacture wood pellets together.   [...]
February 8, 2018
Market Analysis / Wood Energy / ...Europe