Western Forest Products buys whole assets of Columbia Vista
Western Forest Products announced that a wholly owned subsidiary of Western has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets [...]
December 3, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
Egger begins construction for its first particleboard plant in the US
Austrian wood-based panel manufacturer Egger has started construction on its first U.S. particleboard manufacturing [...]
December 3, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Europe / North America
Georgia-Pacific inaugurates $100 million lumber facility in Alabama
Georgia-Pacific celebrated the official start of production at its newest lumber facility in Talladega, Alabama. The $100-million, 300 [...]
November 26, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Sawmilling / North America
Canfor’s CEO says that the company remains committed to BC, despite recent European acquisition
Canfor has reach an agreement to buy 70 per cent of Vida Group for about $580 million. The privately-held [...]
November 26, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Sawmilling / Europe
China plans a US$ 1.5 billion timber processing complex in Russia
China plans to invest up to 10 billion yuan (about $ 1.5 billion) in a timber processing complex in the [...]
November 26, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / Russia
Stora Enso notices oversupply in the sawn timber market
Finnish-Swedish forest industry company Stora Enso is preparing for oversupply in the sawn timber market. [...]
November 26, 2018
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Norra Timber plans to modernize its continuous kilns in Sweden
Norra Timber is currently modernising its kiln capacity with two new energy-efficient cross-circulation continuous kilns, also known as [...]
November 22, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Woodworking Machinery / Europe
Georgia-Pacific announced the closure of its Warm Springs plywood facility
Georgia-Pacific announced plans to close its Warm Springs plywood production facility, resulting in the loss of about 300 jobs [...]
November 22, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood-based Panels / North America
New merge to create UK’s largest independent timber distribution company
Arnold Laver & Co and The National Timber Group have merged to create a timber distribution business with combined revenue [...]
November 20, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Europe
Canfor buys 70% of Swedish sawmill company VIDA
Canfor Corporation announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase 70% of the VIDA [...]
November 20, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Europe / North America
