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European laminate flooring industry grows sales in 2021

For the second year in a row, the Association of European Laminate Flooring Manufacturers (EPLF) members have continued to prosper [...]
March 3, 2022 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Europe

Canfor completed acquisition on Millar Western Forest Products

Canfor Corporation announced that it has finalized and completed the purchase of Millar Western Forest Product Ltd.’s solid wood [...]

Russian lumber exporters face struggles in supplying Europe due to sanctions

    Russian companies are suspending lumber supplies to European countries in search of new currencies for transactions [...]

War in Ukraine effects are still unclear for the Finnish forest industry

The Finnish forest industry had already prepared for export restrictions.    "The situation is very unclear," commented [...]

B.C.’s biggest forestry companies target U.S. lumber companies

  A handful of American lumber barons’ heirs stand to cash in for well into the near future, as [...]

Kronospan seeks approval to acquire Pfleiderer Polska

On 15 February 2022, the European Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration in the wood-based panels market [...]

Stella-Jones describes the post-Covid lumber market

Stella Jones has a long track record of steady and profitable growth. This was achieved organically and through selective acquisitions [...]

Big changes in US lumber futures prices

US lumber futures are on another wild ride, but trading them has gotten pretty boring.    In [...]

Finland: forest technology manufacturer cancels orders to Russia due to sanctions

    Kesla, a manufacturer of forest machine technology, has canceled deliveries of approximately EUR 10 million from [...]