SCA Wood considers merger in France
SCA Wood France and the French company Innovation Solutions Bois, ISB, are considering a merger of its operations on wood [...]
February 11, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Conifex curtails sawmill operations due to high log costs
Conifex Timber Inc.announced that it is temporarily curtailing sawmill operations at its Fort St. James, British Columbia sawmill for [...]
February 8, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
Western Forest Products completes purchase of Columbia Vista assets
Western Forest Products Inc. completed the acquisition of certain assets of Columbia Vista Corporation and related entities located in Vancouver [...]
February 8, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / North America
Finland: UPM, Metsä and Stora Enso escape accusations of underpricing
In 2011, Metsähallitus (a Finnish state enterprise, which administers state-owned land) filed a claim for damages against UPM [...]
February 6, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Industry Prices / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Europe
Arauco completes acquisition of Masisa’s Mexican panel mills
An USD 160 million acquisition agreement of two industrial plants in Mexico was established by Arauco to Masisa, following the [...]
February 6, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood-based Panels / South America
Bergs Timber to increase production capacity in Sweden
Bergs Timber installed a new edger at its mill in Orrefors, Sweden. According to the announcement [...]
February 6, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Europe
Dockers’ strike affects lumber exports, as ports shut down in Sweden
Lumber exporters in Sweden were hit by a strike of over 1,000 dockers across eight ports in the country [...]
February 5, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Swiss Krono to invest in a new OSB plant in Russia
Swiss Krono Group, based in Lucerne, Switzerland, increased its consolidated gross revenue by more than 11% to reach CHF 2 [...]
February 5, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Wood Furniture / ...Wood-based Panels / Europe
IKEA Group will conduct an audit at Kronospan’s mills in Poland
The IKEA Group will conduct an audit at the Polish mills of the Austrian company Kronospan, which is [...]
January 28, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Wood Furniture / ...Wood-based Panels / Europe
IKEA plans a $450 million investment in Vietnam
Swedish furniture giant IKEA plans to invest an estimated $450 million to set up a retail system and warehouses in [...]
January 23, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Asia & Middle East / Europe
