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Finland’s sawmill production is expected to drop to 10.3 million m3 this year

Sawwood production in Finland is expected to decrease from the previous year. At present, Finland’s sawwood exports to China [...]

India to invest US$ 10 billion to build four major furniture industry clusters

Indian government intends to invest between 10 billion and 11 billion US dollars for the establishment of 3-4 furniture [...]

US to examine plywood imports from Vietnam

The United States on Wednesday said it would examine whether hardwood plywood imports completed in Vietnam using Chinese components are [...]

Latvian forestry product exports Jan.-Apr. drop by 10%

In January-April 2020, Latvia exported EUR 853.999 million worth of forestry products, which is a decrease of 10 [...]

Stora Enso to use drones to identify insect from the air

  Stora Enso’s drone research used a drone and a multispectral camera to detect insect damages in Finnish [...]

US companies warn against certifying unsafe plywood from Brazil

    Product Advisory notices have been sent to importers, Building Code Associations and Homebuilder Associations throughout the [...]

EOS GA concludes: Coronavirus crisis has taken a heavy toll for many sawmills across Europe

In general the coronavirus crisis has taken a heavy toll for many sawmills across Europe. While some forecasts some weeks [...]

Italian woodworking machinery hard hit by COVID-19

According to the analysis of data collected by the Studies Office of Acimall, the Confindustria-member association representing the Italian [...]

Global lumber producers more profitable in early 2020

    The US South and British Columbia have historically been the lowest-cost lumber-producing regions of [...]

Softwood lumber production in U.S. rises 5.2% in Q1/2020

    U.S. sawmills in the first three months of 2020 produced 9.161 billion board ft [...]