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Vietnam’s wood companies speed up production to meet year-end orders

According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade Export and Import Department wood and wood product exports in November reached [...]

Recent lumber price surge could fuel more Canadian acquisitions in US next year

    Unprecedented transportation disruptions caused by floods in British Columbia have sent lumber prices soaring, boosting revenues [...]

Chinese demand for softwood logs very low due to market uncertainty

    The current enthusiasm of Chinese domestic timber businessmen to stock up at the end of the [...]

B.C. forestry sector hit hard by fallout from November floods

  Inability to move products forcing mills in the province to suspend operations.  Even before a series [...]

India: Greenlam enters plywood and particleboard market

Indian laminate manufacturer Greenlam Industries Ltd on Monday announced plans for a fast-tracked expansion of the firm. This includes [...]

UPM to boost plywood production in Joensuu

UPM is investing Euro 10 million in the development of UPM Plywood's plywood mill in Joensuu, Finland.   [...]

US lumber prices spike above $1,000

   Lumber prices jumped 5% to more than $1,000 for the first time since mid-June on Thursday [...]

Prices for logs in US South among the lowest in the world

The forest industry in the US South has attracted increased interest and investment over the past few years. This relatively [...]

Germany: Volume of bark beetle damaged wood expected fall sharply in 2022

According to the latest statistics, in 2021, Germany's logging of damaged timber will drop to 43 million cubic meters [...]
December 15, 2021 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe

Homanit plans to invest Euro 65 million in Germany

Homanit GmbH & Co KG, a subsidiary of Homann Holzwerkstoffe GmbH and a leading supplier of thin, high-quality finished [...]