Finnish softwood sawn timber and plywood production up by almost 6%
Finnish softwood sawn timber production in January-September increased by 5.9% compared to the year ago period and totalled [...]
November 16, 2017
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Europe
UK: Lumber production up by 5%
UK's sawmills produced a total volume of 3.624m m³ softwood lumber during 2016, 5% more than in the [...]
November 15, 2017
Market Analysis / Sawmilling / ...Europe
UPM and Urugay gov. sign investment agreement for a new pulp mill
UPM and the Government of Uruguay have signed an investment agreement, which outlines the local prerequisites for a potential pulp [...]
November 9, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Europe / South America
Important Dutch company was found sourcing illegal teak from Myanmar
A major Dutch company was found to having placed illegally sourced teak from Myanmar on the European market, as a [...]
November 8, 2017
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Asia & Middle East / Europe
Helsinki District Court rules out underpricing accussations for Metsä, Stora Enso and UPM
Metsä Group informed that on October 31, 2017, the Helsinki District Court has ruled on 30 cases in which certain [...]
November 7, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Europe
Finland sawmills to target the Chinese market
Finland now ranks among the top five global exporters of softwood lumber. The Finnish Sawmills Industries association forecasts that production [...]
November 7, 2017
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / China / Europe
Ikea wants to access the housing market in Europe
Ikea plans to enter the housing market in Europe by building around 10,000 units a year of hybrid multi [...]
November 3, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Wood Construction / ...Wood Furniture / Europe
Roundwood prices in Finland have gone mostly up in September
Roundwood prices in Finland have mostly increased during September 2017, as compared to the same period in 2016. [...]
November 2, 2017
Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / ...Industry Prices / Europe
European companies boost investments in CLT
The global cross-laminated timber market experiences continuous growth, due to market advances from mechanical properties, which make the product [...]
October 29, 2017
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Construction / Europe
Schweighofer plans to boost capacity at Kodersdorf sawmill
The Austrian Group has bought the Kodersdorf sawmill in Saxony from the Klausner Group in 2015. Since then, the company [...]
October 26, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Europe
