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IKEA’s sales during pandemic drop by 60%

IKEA store owner Ingka Group, the world’s biggest furniture retailer, aims to start reopening shops in Europe in May [...]

Canfor to reopens two sawmills in BC

Canfor has announced the reopening of two B.C. area sawmills on Monday, 11th May. Its operations in Vanderhoof (Plateau [...]

Södra to return to full production at its Orrefors sawmill

    A cautious reopening of the UK economy again allows Södra to return to full production [...]

European timber importers freeze orders

    Accurate estimates of the specific effects on timber trade volumes this year will only become apparent [...]

Germany becomes the second supplier of logs to China

China’s log imports in the first two months of 2020 totalled 7.73 million cubic metres valued at US [...]

SCM restarts production in Italy

SCM has restarted its operations in Italy, in full compliance with the safety health protocols set out in the country [...]

Top global lumber producing companies in 2019

Top global lumber companies’ production recorded a net decline in 2019. The same 15 companies that made the list in [...]

Metsa buys EUR 500 million equipment for its new giant sawmill in Finland

    Metsä Fibre has agreed on the main equipment purchases for the new sawmill to be built [...]

Estonia: Roundwood prices way lower compared to last year

     In February 2020, roundwood prices in Estonia have dropped sharply as compared to a year ago [...]

Stora Enso, UPM and SCA not yet impacted by the coronavirus pandemic

Forestry giants in Northern Europe, Stora Enso, UPM and SCA, haven't been affected yet by the coronavirus crisis that [...]