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The Swedish forest industry faces major challenges

    The world is currently facing major challenges. Interest rates are rising rapidly and sharply, the costs [...]

Binderholz to start production at new solid wood panel plant by year end

At the end of 2022, Binderholz wants to start production in its new solid wood panel plant in St. Georgen [...]

Stora Enso inaugurates new CLT production site in the Czech Republic

    Stora Enso’s new production site for cross-laminated timber (CLT) in Ždírec, the Czech [...]

Conifex to temporarily curtail production at its Mackenzie sawmill

Conifex Timber Inc. on Friday said it would temporarily curtail its Mackenzie, British Columbia, sawmill operations for two weeks, starting [...]

Vietnam boosts wood pellet exports and prices

Vietnam has emerged as the world’s second largest exporter of wood pellets, one of the important export items of [...]

Arauco to build $235 million MDF line in Mexico

Arauco Board of Directors approved the construction of a new MDF line in Zitácuaro, Mexico. The project includes an [...]

Romania to cap the price of pellets and firewood

The price of wood used for heating is capped at RON 500 per cubic meter (EUR 100), including VAT, according [...]

Latvia’s forest industry affected by current global events

    Last week, representatives of the Latvian Wood Industry Federation (LKF) and the board of JSC "Latvijas [...]

World’s largest pellet plant starts production in Mississippi

    The world’s largest wood pellet plant is nearly fully operational in Lucedale, Mississippi.   [...]

Wood energy: European forest industry reacts to the amendments voted by the European Parliament

The EU Parliament recently voted on numerous initiatives that will have a significant impact on the sawmill and timber industry [...]