West Fraser temporarily stops production at 3 of its sawmills in BC
West Fraser announced temporary curtailments of approximately three weeks of production throughout the first quarter of [...]
January 22, 2019
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Chinese traders are worried over rising prices of US hardwoods caused by trade war
The trade friction between China and the United States has been on everyone’s mind in 2018, especially Chinese manufacturers [...]
January 21, 2019
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Södra lowers the spruce and pine logs prices as a result of economy slowdown
Södra is adjusting the purchase price for spruce and pine logs as well as fuel wood. Södra is [...]
January 21, 2019
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Kronospan plans to buy MDF company in Ukraine
Wood panels producers worldwide consider speeding up the expansion on the market in Ukraine, through building their own production facilities [...]
January 21, 2019
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IKEA sells a particleboard plant in France
IKEA Industry AB, part of the Inter Ikea Group, has accepted the takeover offer made at [...]
January 10, 2019
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Armstrong completes sale of its Wood Flooring division
Armstrong Flooring announced that it has completed the previously disclosed sale of its Wood Flooring segment to an affiliate of [...]
January 8, 2019
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Segezha Group started wood pellet production at its new plant in Russia
Segezha Group has started in December the production of wood pellets at the company’s Lesosibirsky LDK No. 1 factory [...]
January 8, 2019
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Egger Group reports major turnover increase for 2018
The Egger Group with headquarters in St. Johann in Tirol (Austria) closed with a consolidated turnover [...]
January 8, 2019
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Belarusian furniture companies’ number doubled in the last three years
In 2018 furniture output in Belarus may reach roughly $612 million, 60.6% up from 2013, the press service of [...]
December 20, 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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