Global sawlog prices keep on decreasing during Q3/2018
Softwood sawlog prices declined throughout the world in the 3Q/18. Consequently, the Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) fell 3 [...]
December 18, 2018
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UPM announces EUR 2 billion investment in new Uruguay pulp mill
UPM plans to invest Euro 2 billion in a new mill to be located near the city of Paso de [...]
December 18, 2018
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Domotex USA to debut in 2019
Hannover Fairs USA announced today that it will debut Domotex USA focused on the American residential [...]
December 18, 2018
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Holzindustrie Schweighofer to build biomass plant in Germany
Holzindustrie Schweighofer plans to construct a biomass cogeneration plant at its site in Kodersdorf, Germany. The plant is expected to [...]
December 17, 2018
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Russian lumber exports on the rise; log exports volumes descend
In January-October 2018, Russia increased its lumber exports, both in value and in volume terms, indicate the statistics published [...]
December 17, 2018
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Kronospan announces plans to expand its business in Russia
Kronospan announced plans to build a furniture materials plant in the Moscow region. This was announced by David Brenner, Commercial [...]
December 17, 2018
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Overview of the the current trends in the Chinese plywood market
There are around 5,500 major enterprises manufacturing plywood in China. The total production capacity of plywood by these enterprises [...]
December 17, 2018
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Finnish lumber production soared during Q3/2018
Sawmill lumber production volumes in Finland rose to 2.7 million cubic meters in July-September, up by 3.8 [...]
December 17, 2018
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Swedish sawmills seek new market segment in China
China does not have a well-developed quality system with third-party controls like the Nordic [...]
December 12, 2018
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EU imports of tropical sawnwood grow by 9% during Jan.-Sept. 2018
Despite a slow start to the year, EU imports of tropical sawnwood were 539,000 MT in the first nine [...]
December 12, 2018
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