Conifex to temporarily curtail production at its Mackenzie sawmill
Conifex Timber Inc. on Friday said it would temporarily curtail its Mackenzie, British Columbia, sawmill operations for two weeks, starting [...]
October 11, 2022
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
Vietnam boosts wood pellet exports and prices
Vietnam has emerged as the world’s second largest exporter of wood pellets, one of the important export items of [...]
October 11, 2022
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Industry Prices / Wood Energy / Asia & Middle East
Arauco to build $235 million MDF line in Mexico
Arauco Board of Directors approved the construction of a new MDF line in Zitácuaro, Mexico. The project includes an [...]
October 11, 2022
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood-based Panels / South America
Romania to cap the price of pellets and firewood
The price of wood used for heating is capped at RON 500 per cubic meter (EUR 100), including VAT, according [...]
October 11, 2022
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Europe
Latvia’s forest industry affected by current global events
Last week, representatives of the Latvian Wood Industry Federation (LKF) and the board of JSC "Latvijas [...]
October 7, 2022
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Europe
World’s largest pellet plant starts production in Mississippi
The world’s largest wood pellet plant is nearly fully operational in Lucedale, Mississippi. [...]
October 7, 2022
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Wood Energy / North America
Wood energy: European forest industry reacts to the amendments voted by the European Parliament
The EU Parliament recently voted on numerous initiatives that will have a significant impact on the sawmill and timber industry [...]
October 7, 2022
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Wood Energy / Europe
Interfor to buy Chaleur Forest Products for $236 million
Canadian lumber giant Interfor Corp said on Monday it will buy Chaleur Forest Products for C$325 million ($236.40 [...]
October 7, 2022
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
Mercer completes acquisition of German HIT Torgau for EUR 270 million
Mercer International Inc. has completed its previously-announced acquisition of all of the shares of the parent company of Holzindustrie [...]
October 7, 2022
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Sawmilling / Europe / North America
Substitutes for Russian birch plywood in the European market
Global plywood production was around 105 million m3 in 2021. The Asia-Pacific region is the biggest plywood producer, followed [...]
October 7, 2022
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood-based Panels / Europe / Russia
