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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 [...]

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 [...]

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.   [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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