Tropical timber imports to benefit from EU deforestation policies
Increasingly the twin concepts of “zero deforestation” and “embodied deforestation” lie at the heart of European policy making, both in [...]
June 24, 2019
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Massive curtailments in BC push US softwood lumber prices up
Additional and significant curtailments announced in British Columbia jolted the framing lumber market out of a five-week losing streak [...]
June 24, 2019
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Sonae-Arauco ceases laminate operations in Horn, Germany
GHP Glunz Holzwerkstoffproduktions - GmbH (“GHP”) intends to cease all operations at its Horn Bad Meinberg site [...]
June 24, 2019
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Swedish softwood lumber exports to China collapse, but compensated with booming deliveries to Egypt
Sweden increased softwood lumber exports to Egypt by 68.2% y-o-y in first quarter [...]
June 24, 2019
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Boise Cascade expands plywood plant in South Carolina
Boise Cascade Company will expand its existing operations in Chester County, South Carolina. The engineered wood products and plywood maker [...]
June 24, 2019
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Norbord to permanently close OSB mill in BC
Norbord Inc. has announced its intention to indefinitely curtail production at its oriented strand board (OSB [...]
June 24, 2019
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UPM’s sawmills are running at full speed
UPM Timber welcomed Aki Temmes, 41, to the position of Senior Vice President of Business in late April. He transferred [...]
June 24, 2019
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Södra expands drying capabillity in Sweden
Södra chose Heinola to supply new Progressive kilns for the sawmill in Värö, Sweden. Heinola will deliver two [...]
June 24, 2019
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Metsä Wood opens Kerto® LVL line in Punkaharju, Finland
Metsä Wood, the Wood Products Industry of Metsä Group, inaugurated the new Kerto® LVL line in Punkaharju, Finland. The decision [...]
June 19, 2019
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Myanmar allows plantation teak exports
The Myanmar government will again allow the exportation of raw teak and timber from state and privately-owned plantations, Ministry [...]
June 19, 2019
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