Metsä Wood to build new Kerto LVL line in Finland
Metsä Wood is considering the construction of a new, 65,000 m3 Kerto LVL line to [...]
November 20, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Wood Construction / Europe
Interfor to upgrade Meldrim mill
Interfor Corp. announced last month that it plans to invest $16.5 million to upgrade its [...]
November 17, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Woodworking Machinery / North America
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
China moves shipping containers to US logging sites
China is currently moving shipping containers directly to logging sites in the United States. This might be detrimental as they [...]
November 10, 2017
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / China / North America
Sarawak government wants to enforce mandatory certification for timber concessions by 2022
Sarawak's government has announced that it will be mandatory for all timber companies to obtain sustainable forest management (SFM [...]
November 9, 2017
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Asia & Middle East
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
Lumber prices in the US were stable during last week
The demand for framing lumber in the US remained steady to active during last week, even if traders usually experience [...]
November 7, 2017
Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / ...Forestry / Industry Prices / Wood-based Panels / North America
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
