Global sawlog prices on a downward trend in Q1/2019
The global flow of softwood logs from countries with a surplus of wood raw material to regions with tight, or [...]
June 18, 2019
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Overview of the Russian wood-based panel market
Russian wood-based panels consumption raised to historic records of 12.9 million m3 (12% year [...]
June 14, 2019
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West Fraser curtails production at five sawmills
West Fraser announced temporary production curtailments during which all mill activities will be curtailed for one week in June at [...]
June 14, 2019
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Kronospan to build a plant in Far East Russia
Kronospan plans to produce wood boards on the the territory of advanced development of Primorye, located in Far East Russia [...]
June 14, 2019
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Canfor to permanently close Vavenby sawmill
Canadian Canfor Corporation announced today it will be closing its Vavenby sawmill in British Columbia this July following an orderly [...]
June 14, 2019
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SCA acquires 10,000 hectares of forest land in Estonia
SCA acquired 93% of the shares in Forestum Group AB, a Swedish company which owns forest and land assets in [...]
June 14, 2019
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Chinese companies seeking alternatives to US timber
At present, Chinese companies have been able to absorb the increased tariff levels on imported US timber raw materials but [...]
June 13, 2019
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Tropical wood trade in EU strong this year
The EU’s trade in tropical wood products was more buoyant in the first quarter this year compared to the [...]
June 13, 2019
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Stora Enso’s forest holdings in Sweden increase to 1.4 million hectares
The shareholders of Bergvik Skog AB, a Swedish forest holding company, have finalised the previously announced [...]
June 13, 2019
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Canfor completed first phase acquisition of Elliott Sawmilling
Canfor Corporation announced that it has completed the first phase purchase of 49% of Elliott Sawmilling Co. Inc announced on [...]
June 13, 2019
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