Europe

Italy: SICAM 2017 confirms the upward trend of the furniture industry

Once more, SICAM did not fail to meet expectations this year, with more exhibitors and more visitors compared to the [...]

Dieffenbacher increases manufacturing capacities at its production site in the Czech Republic

Dieffenbacher, manufacturer of press and production systems for the wood industry, has increased the manufacturing capacities at its production site [...]

Arauco and the European Panel Federation joined PEFC as Stakeholders members

Chilean Arauco, the European Panel Federation (EPF) and the European Pulp Industry Sector Association AISBL (EPIS) have recently joined PEFC [...]

Stora Enso wants to acquire forest assets from Bergvik Skog AB

Shareholders representing 98% of the owners in Bergvik Skog AB, a Swedish forest holding company, have agreed to initiate discussions [...]

French competition authority fines leading flooring producers for price fixing

    The French competition authority (The Autorité) has imposed sanctions totalling €302 million on the three leading [...]

Italian woodworking technology performs well this year

    The Italian woodworking technology has registered very good results for the second quarter of 2017, along [...]

Masisa to sell Brazil wood-based panel operations plant to Arauco

    Masisa announced the sale of its manufacturing operations in Brazil to Arauco (Chile), for USD 102 [...]

Södra’s completes investment in Långasjö sawmill

    Södra’s investment of SEK 100 million in Långasjö has now been completed. The [...]

Bergs Timber to upgrade Vimmerby sawmill

Bergs Timber has recently announced it will invest SEK 27.5mn in reconstructing the sawline at the sawmill in Vimmerby [...]

Metsä Wood to build new Kerto LVL line in Finland

    Metsä Wood is considering the construction of a new, 65,000 m3 Kerto LVL line to [...]