UPM announces negotiations on possible temporary layoffs
The negotiations will affect over 2,200 employees at all the forestry firm's pulp mills, sawmills, and communication paper [...]
March 12, 2024
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UK’s softwood timber imports perform well despite challenging markets
Despite the challenging end to 2023 seen across the construction sector, UK timber import volumes for the year were actually [...]
March 12, 2024
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Indian woodbased panel producers set to do well in 2024
2023 it has been estimated that MDF consumption in India was around 7,000 cubic metres per day and looking [...]
March 12, 2024
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Germany: Pellet prices on a steep decline
The prices for wood pellets in Germany are falling dramatically. The speed and extent of the price decline also came [...]
March 9, 2024
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Canfor reports sustained pressure on lumber market
Canfor Corp. reported "sustained pressure on global lumber market conditions and pricing through most of the fourth quarter" and challenges [...]
March 9, 2024
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European Commission investigation confirms illegal imports of Russian birch plywood
The European Commission has disclosed the findings of its anti-circumvention investigation into illegal imports of Russian birch plywood. The [...]
March 7, 2024
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2024 European construction activity expected to be worse than in 2023, says Euroconstruct
Following an unexpected but welcome period of growth in 2022, the construction industry within the 19-Euroconstruct countries is facing [...]
March 7, 2024
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Junnikkala commissions new 350,000m3 sawmill from Veisto in Finland
Finnish sawmill company Junnikkala has commissioned its new €80m sawmill in Oulu. The company’s group staff were transported [...]
March 7, 2024
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ISC 2024 coming up in October in Sicily
The Italian Association of the Wood Trader Industries (Fedecomlegno of FederlegnoArredo) together with the European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF) and [...]
March 7, 2024
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Schilliger Holz starts CLT production in France
Schilliger Holz AG has started CLT production at its Volgelsheim mill in France. The construction of buildings in timber [...]
March 7, 2024
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